Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line

Delhi Junction – Meerut City – Saharanpur
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Uttar Pradesh
Termini Delhi Junction
Saharanpur
Operation
Opened 1870
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Northern Railway
Technical
Track length 181 km (112 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
181 Saharanpur Junction
on Moradabad-Ambala line
174 Tapri
to Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur line
164 Nangal
156 Talheri Buzurg
147 Deoband
135 Rohana Kalan
State Highway 59
128 Bamanheri
123 Muzaffarnagar
State Highway 58
118 Jaraudanara
110 Mansurpur
Miranpur-Khatauli Road
101 Khatauli
State Highway 58
91 Shakoti Tanda
83 Daurala
76 Pabli Khas
Meerut Bypass Road
NH 58
72 Meerut Cantt
67 / 0 Meerut City
9 Nurnagar
11 Chandsara
18 Kharkhauda
23 Kalli
Hapur Road
to Delhi –Moradabad line
30 Hapur Junction
to Delhi –Moradabad line
39 Hafizpur
49 Gulaothi
54 Chhaprawat
59 Baral
68 Numaishgarh (halt)
71 Bulandshahr
78 Maman
NH 91
87 Khurja City
Khurja Junction
in Kanpur-Delhi section
61 Partapur
State Highway 119
56 Mohiuddinpur
48 Modinagar
Upper Ganga Canal
38 Muradnagar
33 Duhai (Halt)
30 Guldhar
26 New Ghaziabad
to Delhi-Kalka line
to Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur line
to Delhi-Fazilka line
0 Delhi Junction
6 Delhi Shahdara]
9 Vivek Vihar
Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border
13 Sahibabad Junction
20 Ghaziabad
23 New Delhi
24 Shivaji Bridge
26 Tilak Bridge
Chander Nagar
28 Pragati Maidan
Anand Vihar Terminal
30 Hazrat Nizamuddin
NH2
to Delhi-Moradabad line
to Agra Chord
to Kanpur-Delhi section

Source: Google maps
54505 Delhi-Ambala Passenger
54402 Meerut-Khurja Passenger

The Old Delhi – Meerut – Saharanpur line is a railway line connecting Old Delhi and Saharanpur. This page includes the Meerut - Khurja link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

The railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864.[1]

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.[2]

Infrastructure works

Electrification

As of 12-03-2016, the Khurja - Meerut - Saharanpur line including the Ghaziabad - Meerut - Saharanpur sector are electrified. Trains can now seamlessly run with electric locomotives from Delhi to Haridwar and Delhi to Ambala via Meerut and Saharanpur.

Double Line

The Meerut City - Saharanpur section of the track was previously single-line. Doubling of section is on full swing.[3]

Loco shed

Ghaziabad electric loco shed serves the Delhi area. It housed 47 WAP-1 locos in 2008. It also has WAM-4, WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAG-5HA locos.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Meerut". Triposo. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल - Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2017-06-02.
  4. ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 March 2010.


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