Moradabad railway station
Moradabad Junction मोरादाबाद जंक्शन | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
 Moradabad railway station entrance | |
| Location |
NH 24, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 28°49′52″N 78°45′58″E / 28.831°N 78.766°ECoordinates: 28°49′52″N 78°45′58″E / 28.831°N 78.766°E |
| Elevation | 193.230 metres (633.96 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Line(s) |
Lucknow–Moradabad line Moradabad-Ambala line Delhi-Moradabad line Chandausi loop Moradabad-Aligarh line Ramnagar-Moradabad line |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Tracks | 11 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | MB |
| Division(s) | Moradabad railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1873 |
| Electrified | 2012 |
| Location | |
  Moradabad railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh | |
Moradabad railway station is located in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and serves Moradabad which is namesake for its Brassware Industries. Moradabad is major railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh and located just 167 km from National Capital New Delhi, Moradabad also has the divisional headquarters of Northern Railway. It lies on Lucknow–Moradabad line Moradabad-Ambala line and Delhi–Moradabad line. Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Garib Rath Express, Double Decker Express and many Super Fast Express trains pass through and stop at Moradabad junction.
History
After connecting Varanasi with Lucknow, the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway started working west of Lucknow and it reached Bareilly in 1873. A line connecting Moradabad to Chandausi was also built in 1872 and it was continued up to Bareilly in 1873. The Bareilly-Moradabad chord was completed in 1894. The former main line became Chandausi Loop and the one via Rampur became main line. It was extended to Shahranpur in 1886.[1][2] A branch line to Aligarh via Chandausi was opened in 1894.[1] Moradabad was linked to Ghazabad in 1900.[1]
Electrification
Electrification of the 636 km (395 mi) long Mughasarai-Moradabad line was completed in 2013.[3][4] Many trains on the Ambala and Lucknow line run with electric locomotives (including Freight trains). Electrification of the Delhi-Moradabad line was completed in 2015. Being one of the important sections of the Northern Railways, Indian railway gave this project a high priority.
Passenger movement
Moradabad is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5] Moradabad is one of the highest booking stations in Uttar pradesh.
Amenities
Moradabad railway station is a categeory 'A' railway station. It has a Tourist Information Centre, Post Office, telegraph office, General Railway Police Office, computerised reservation counters, retiring room, vegetarian and non vegetarian refreshment rooms, tea stall and book stall.[6] It also has the Tatkal seat Booking counter.[7]
Importance
Moradabad is called an inter-change station due to its 5 line junction. Many passengers change trains at Moradabad because there are plenty of trains to different destinations. After electrification the Delhi-Moradabad line railway has planned to make this route an alternative to the Delhi-Kanpur-Mugalsarai grand chord route. Moradabad is a preferred option to get trains for the tourists who want to go to Ramnagar, Jim Corbett National Park, Nanital, Almoda and other parts of Kumaon region of Uttrakhand because it is the nearest station which is connected by train to the Kumoun region.
Connectivity
Moradabad is Busiest Railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh with more than 200 stopping trains.[8] Many local passenger trains are available to nearby Cities. There are many trains to major cities like Kolkata, New Delhi, Guwahati, Ahemedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Varanasi, Dehradun, Patna, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Dibrugarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jammu Tawi, Tatanagar, Kanpur, Aligarh, Gwalior and Agra Etc. Daily about 10 trains run from Moradabad to Ramnagar [9] and more than 60 trains run to Lucknow.[10] More than 50 trains run to New Delhi.–Even though Moradabad has more than 200 stopping trains it does not have any direct train to cities like Mumbai, Channai, Banglore, Bhopal, Hyderabad and other important cities of Central, Western and Southern parts of the Country.
Major trains
Some major trains at Moradabad are as follows:[11]
12435/12436 Dibrugarh Town New Delhi, Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express
12235/12236 Dibrugarh New Delhi, Rajdhani Express
12429/12430 Lucknow Rajdhani Express
12583/12584 Lucknow Jn. Anand Vihar Terminal(Delhi) Double Decker Express
12039/12040 Anand Vihar Kathgodam Shatabdi Express
12203/12204 Saharsa Amritsar Garib Rath Express
12207/12208 Jammu Tawi Kathgodam Garib Rath Express
22407/22408 Varanasi Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
12211/12212 Anand Vihar Muzaffarpur Garib Rath Express
14605/14606 Lal Kuan Amritser, Garibrath Express
12331/12332 Kolkata Hawrah Junction Jammutawi Himgiri SF Express
12229/12230 Lucknow New Delhi, Lucknow mail
12317/12318 Sealdah Kolkata Amritsar, Akal takth SF Express
12357/12358 Kolkata Chitpur Amritsar, Durgiana Superfast Express
13005/13006 Hawrah Amritsar, (Punjab) Mail
15013/15014 Kathgodam Jaisalmer, Ranikhet Express
15035/15036 Kathgodam Delhi, Uttarakhand Sampark Kranti Express
12237/12238 Varansi Jammutawi, Begampura SF Express
12369/12370 Hawrah Haridwar, Kumbha Express
12327/12328 Hawrah Dehradun, Upasana Express
14311/14312 Barielly Bhuj, Ala Hazrat Express
15609/15610 Tinsukia Lalgarh, Avadh Assam Express
12557/12558 Muzzafarpur Anand Vihar, Sapt Kranti Express
15715/15716 Kishanganj Ajmer, Garib Nawaz Express
54055/54056 Moradabad Delhi Passenger
54307/54308 Moradabad Delhi Passenger
54315/54316 Moradabad Saharanpur Passenger
54391/54392 Aligarh Moradabad Passenger
References
- 1 2 3 "Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway". Management Ebooks. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "IR History – Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Railway projects an amenities to transform Rae Bareli and surrounding areas.". Northern Railway, 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Railways roll out schemes in Rae Bareli, Amethi". Taaza Khabar, 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. Indian Railways. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ "Moradabad railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ↑ http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl_ck.html
- ↑ http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=MB&name=MORADABAD
- ↑ http://indiarailinfo.com/search/moradabad-mb-to-ramnagar-rmr/338/0/1652
- ↑ http://indiarailinfo.com/search/moradabad-mb-to-lucknow-charbagh-lko/338/0/336
- ↑ "Moradabad railway station". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
External links
- Trains at Moradabad
Moradabad travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| Northern Railway zone Lucknow-Shahranpur main line | Harthala |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone Chandausi loop | Macharya |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone Moradabad-Ghaziabad link | Lodipur Bishanpur |
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