Meerut Cantt railway station

Meerut Cantt (code: MUT), is a railway station in the city of Meerut. It lies on Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line in Delhi division of Northern Railway zone of India .

Meerut Cantt. railway station
Indian Railway Station
Passenger Station
Indian Railways Logo
LocationMeerut, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Coordinates29°00′59″N 77°41′13″E
Elevation229 metres (751 ft)
Owned byNorthern Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Platforms3 ,Tracks 8
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Disabled accessYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMUT
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Delhi
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
Pabli Khas
Location
Meerut Cantt. railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

History

The railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864. This station was established by British India government around 1865 after the sepoy mutiny of 1857.[1] It lies on the Delhi to Haridwar/Dehradun line.

Lines and Routes

It lies on Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line that connects Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur. Delhi to Meerut City is double-line and electrified while Meerut-Saharanpur section is single-electrified line.[2] Doubling of Meerut-Saharanpur section is on full swing.[3]

Trains

A total of 35 trains halt at Meerut Cantt railway station.[4] 1 train, Meerut Cantt-New Delhi-Rewari passenger(MNR) originate from Meerut Cantt.[4]

Meerut City, a major railway station, is located 4 km South.

Infrastructure

The station was primarily built to facilitate army movement by rail by British India Government. It has dedicated infrastructure(siding and platform) for same.[5] The station premises also has a butt welding plant with a dedicated siding that welds small segment of rails into continuous rails.[5]

References

  1. "Meerut Cantonment Railway Station - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "Meerut-Saharanpur rail stretch goes electric - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल - Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. banerjee, Rahul. "MUT/Meerut Cantt. Station - 37 Train Departures NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT. "STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT" (PDF).
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
km
Saharanpur Junction
181
Moradabad-Ambala line
Tapri
174
Delhi-Shamli-
Saharanpur line
Nangal
164
Talheri Buzurg
156
Deoband
147
Rohana Kalan
135
SH 59
Bamanheri
128
Muzaffarnagar
123
SH 58
Jaraudanara
118
Mansurpur
110
Miranpur-Khatauli Road
Khatauli
101
SH 58
Shakoti Tanda
091
Daurala
083
Pabli Khas
076
Meerut Bypass Road
Meerut Cantt
072
km
Meerut City
067
0
9
Nurnagar
Partapur
061
11
Chandsara
18
Kharkhauda
SH 119
23
Kalli
Hapur Road
Mohiuddinpur
056
Delhi–Moradabad line
30
Hapur Junction
Modinagar
048
Delhi–Moradabad line
39
Hafizpur
Upper Ganga Canal
49
Gulaothi
54
Chhaprawat
Muradnagar
038
59
Baral
68
Numaishgarh halt
Duhai halt
033
71
Bulandshahr
78
Maman
Guldhar
030
NH 91
87
Khurja City
New Ghaziabad
026
Kanpur-Delhi section
Khurja Junction
Delhi-Moradabad line
Kanpur-Delhi section
Kanpur-Delhi section
Ghaziabad
020
km
Sahibabad Junction
013
Chander Nagar
Vivek Vihar
009
Delhi-Shamli-
Saharanpur line
Anand Vihar Terminal
Delhi Shahdara
006
Delhi Junction
000
Delhi-Kalka line
Delhi-Fazilka line
New Delhi
023
Shivaji Bridge
024
Tilak Bridge
026
Pragati Maidan
028
Hazrat Nizamuddin
030
Agra Chord to
Kanpur-Delhi section
km
Sources: Google maps
54505 Delhi-Ambala Passenger
54402 Meerut-Khurja Passenger
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