Etawah Junction railway station

Etawah Junction
इटावा जंक्शन
Indian Railway Station
Location Station Road, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Coordinates 26°47′11″N 79°01′20″E / 26.7865°N 79.0223°E / 26.7865; 79.0223Coordinates: 26°47′11″N 79°01′20″E / 26.7865°N 79.0223°E / 26.7865; 79.0223
Elevation 154 metres (505 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Central Railway
Line(s) Howrah–Delhi main line
Etawah-Gwalior-Jhansi line
Etawah-Bah-Agra line
Mainpuri-Etawah line.
Platforms 5
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code ETW
Division(s) Allahabad
History
Opened 1866
Electrified 1961-63
Location
Etawah railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

Etawah Junction railway station (station code ETW) is one of the main railway stations on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line. It is 139 km away from Kanpur Central.Tundla is 92 km from here, from where lines to Agra bifurcates. It is located in Etawah district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Etawah and the surrounding areas. Etawah stands near the confluence of the Yamuna and the Chambal.

Kanpur–Phaphund-Tundla Sub-section
231 Tundla Jn.
222 Hirangaon
215 Firozabad
204 Makkhanpur
195 Shikohabad Jn.
to Farrukhabad Jn.
184 Kaurara
174 Bhadan
167 Balrai
155 Jaswantnagar
147 Sarai Bhopat
139 Etawah Jn.
to Gwalior Jn. (Via Bhind)
to Mainpuri
130 Ekdil
119 Bharthana
109 Samhon
104 Ghasara Halt
100 Achalda
91 Pata
UP Petrochemical Complex of GAIL
Pata Plant
83 Phaphund
74 Kanchausi
69 Parjani
63 Jhinjhak
53 Ambiapur
44 Rura
39 Patra
37 Roshan Mau
33 Maitha
23 Bhaupur
Panki Thermal Power Station
11 Panki
4 Govindpuri Junction
0 Kanpur Central
to Mughalsarai-Kanpur section


Source: Google Maps

History

The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid nineteenth century. Even when the line to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859 and the Kanpur-Etawah section was opened to traffic in the 1860s. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Allahabad. With the completion of the Old Naini Bridge across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865-66.[1][2][3]

In 2015, Etawah railway station was developed into a Junction after completion of Etawah-Bhind-Gwalior & Etawah-Mainpuri railline.The first passenger train on this route was started on 27 February, 2016.The Etawah–Mainpuri railway line is also operational since 2017.

Another line goes to Agra Via Bah which was too started in 2016. Line from Etawah Jn. goes to Udi Morh Jn. where the line bifurcates, one going to Gwalior via Bhind & another going to Agra Cantt. Via Bah.

Electrification

The Kanpur–Panki sector was electrified in 1968-69, Panki-Tundla in 1971-72.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Allahabad Division: A Historical Perspective". North Central Railway. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Railways enter 159th year of its journey". The Times of India, 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Ekdil
North Central Railway zone
Sarai Bhopat
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