Dadri railway station

Dadri railway station
Indian Railway Station
Dadri railway station
Location Dadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 28°32′20″N 77°32′15″E / 28.5388°N 77.5374°E / 28.5388; 77.5374Coordinates: 28°32′20″N 77°32′15″E / 28.5388°N 77.5374°E / 28.5388; 77.5374
Elevation 212 metres (696 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Central Railway
Platforms 4
Tracks 5 (double electrified BG)
Connections Autorickshaw stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code DER
Zone(s) North Central Railway
Division(s) Allahabad railway division
Electrified Yes

Dadri railway station is a small railway station serving the city of Dadri in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, on the Ghaziabad - Tundla section of the Delhi - Kanpur main line, on the outskirts of Ghaziabad and 50 kilometers east of Delhi. Its station code in Indian Railways terminology is DER. Dadri is a wayside station at which only a few commuter trains stop. The station consists of 4 platforms which are not well sheltered and lack most facilities including sanitation.[1][2][3] Electronic interlocking and massive yard remodelling has been commissioned at Dadri station.[4] Dadri is a complex yard in North Central Railway spread over six kilometres on busiest route of Delhi-Howrah section and also having connectivity with National Thermal Power Corporation Power Plant and Container Depot.[5]

Trains

Trains that halt at Dadri:

  • Hathras Killah - Delhi - Hathras Killah MEMU[6]
  • Delhi - Aligarh - Delhi MEMU
  • Tundla - Delhi - Tundla MEMU
  • Lichchavi Express
  • Suhaildev Express

Dedicated Freight Corridor

Dadri is the point where the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is proposed to join the Eastern DFC, making Dadri a junction station, though for major freight movements only. Both DFCs are under construction.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "DER/Dadri". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "दादरी और बोड़ाकी रेलवे स्टेशन हो सकते हैं एक". Jagran News (in Hindi). 27 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "एक्सप्रेस ट्रेनों का ठहराव खत्म होने पर आंदोलन करेंगे यात्री". Jagran News (in Hindi). 11 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Dadri yard remodelling commissioned by Railways". Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  5. ↑ "The mobility in Train Operations on the busiest route of Delhi Howrah section of Indian Railway network gets a boost with the commissioning of Electronic Interlocking & massive Yard Remodeling commissioned at Dadri". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 2017-04-24.
  6. ↑ status, Train running. "HRF-DLI MEMU (64581) Train Live Running status". trainsrunningstatus.net. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  7. ↑ "Western Dedicated Freight Corridor". www.dfccil.gov.in. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd.


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