Ghaziabad Junction railway station
Ghaziabad ग़ाज़ियाबाद | |
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| Location |
Station Road, Guru Govind Singh Marg, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 28°39′02″N 77°25′54″E / 28.6505°N 77.4318°ECoordinates: 28°39′02″N 77°25′54″E / 28.6505°N 77.4318°E |
| Elevation | 217.00 metres (711.94 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Line(s) |
Kanpur-Delhi section Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line Delhi-Moradabad line |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 18 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | GZB |
| Division(s) | Delhi |
| History | |
| Opened | 1865-66 |
| Electrified | 1971-72 |
| Previous names | East Indian Railway Company |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers (46,00,000) | 5,00,000 |
| Location | |
  Ghaziabad railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh | |
Ghaziabad railway station is on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line And New Delhi-Moradabad-Lucknow line. It is located in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Ghaziabad.
History
Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company’s Howrah-Delhi line in 1866.[1]
The railway line between Meerut and Delhi was constructed in 1864.[2]
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483-kilometre-long (300 mi) Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[3]
The Ghaziabad-Moradabad link was established by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1900.[4]
Electrification
The Tundla-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975-76, and the Ghaziabad-Nizamuddin-New Delhi-Delhi sector in 1976-77,[5]
The 140 km (87 mi) long Ghaziabad-Moradabad line was completely electrified in January 2016. The Ghaziabad-Meerut-Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur-Roorkee-Haridwar line is also open to electric trains with effect from March 2016.
Local electric trains
Local electric trains are available regulalrly from Ghaziabad for stations in the National Capital Region. Distance: New Delhi railway station (26 km), Old Delhi railway station (20 km), Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (23 km), Anand Vihar (13 km).[6]
List Of local trains
Local trains which run on a reguler interwell are EMUs MEMUs Passengers. Local trains starts in the early morning and runs till midnight.
Amenities
Amenities for passengers at Ghaziabad include:Waiting rooms, water coolers, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, book stall, computerized reservation office, and telephone booths.[6]
Loco shed
Ghaziabad electric loco shed serves the Delhi area. It houses and maintains India's fastest locomotives which are mostly used in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto Expresses. It holds 47 WAP-1 locos as of 2008. It also has WAM-4, WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAG-5HA locos.[7]
References
- ↑ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ↑ "Meerut". Triposo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ↑ "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Management E-books6. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Ghaziabad". Make my trip. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
External links
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Maripat | Northern Railway zone | Sahibabad |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone | Mehrauli |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone |
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