Mughalsarai Junction railway station

Mughalsarai Junction, officially known as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction (station code: DDU, formerly MGS), is a railway station in the city of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. The station contains the largest railway marshaling yard in Asia.[1] The yard caters to around 450-500 trains in a month.[2] All east bound Rajdhani trains halt at this station.



Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
Mughalsarai Junction
Express and passenger station
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar Junction
LocationPandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar – 232101, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates25°16′36″N 83°07′02″E
Elevation79.273 metres (260.08 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byECR
Line(s)Howrah-Delhi main line
Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line
Howrah-Prayagraj-Mumbai line
Gaya-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar section
Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar–Kanpur section
Grand Chord
Patna-Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar section
Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar-Varanasi-Lucknow section
Platforms8
Tracks23
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDDU, formerly MGS
Zone(s) ECR
Division(s) Pt Deen Dayal Upadhyaya
History
Opened1862 (1862)
Electrified1961–63
Previous namesEast Central Railway zone
Traffic
Passengers3 lakh passengers per day
Location
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction
Location in Uttar Pradesh

History
Mughalsarai Junction railway station

The East Indian Railway Company started connecting Delhi and Howrah from the mid nineteenth century. In 1862, the railway tracks crossed Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar and reached the western bank of the Yamuna.[3] The through link to Delhi was established in 1866.[4] The Grand Chord was commissioned in 1906.[5]

The Dufferin Bridge across the Ganges was opened in 1887, connecting Mughalsarai to Benares.[6]

The officially renamed station

In 1992, the BJP led government of the state of Uttar Pradesh attempted to rename Mughalsarai after Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, a Jan Sangh leader who was killed in a train theft incident and was found dead on 11 February 1968 on a railway track near Mughalsarai station.[7] However, the plan was shelved when Kalyan Singh, the chief minister was forced to resign after an outbreak of violence in the state following the Babri Masjid demolition.[8] In 2017, the Indian government approved a fresh proposal forwarded by the Yogi Adityanath-led government to rename the station.[9] The station was officially renamed to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar junction in August 2018.[10]

Electrification

The Gaya-Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar sector was electrified between 1961–63 and the yard was electrified between 1963–65.[11]

Marshalling yard

The station's marshalling yard is the largest in Asia.[12][13][14] It is 12.5 km long and handles around 1,500 wagons daily. Wagon handling has come down after the railways discontinued piecemeal loading. At its peak, it handled 5,000 wagons a day.[12][15]

Sheds and workshops

The Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar diesel loco shed is home to WDM-2, WDM-3A and WDS-5 diesel locos. There was a Northern Railway diesel loco shed at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar. It was decommissioned in 2001. The Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar electric loco shed can hold more than 150 electric locos. Amongst them are WAM-4, WAP-4 and more than 70 WAG-7 locos. Kanpur Central electric loco shed accommodates WAP-4 and WAG-7 electric locos.[16]

The largest wagon repair workshop of Indian Railways is located at Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar.[16]

Passenger movement

Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar Junction is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[17]

Amenities

Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar Junction has 2 AC rooms, 4 non-AC retiring rooms, and a ten-bedded non-AC dormitory. It has a food plaza and a ‘Jan Aahar’ (affordable food) facility. The station has ATMs of nationalised banks.[18]

See also

References
  1. "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Freight Sheds and Marshalling Yards". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  2. "Railways to invest Rs 3,000 crore to mechanize, automate yards". 17 October 2017.
  3. "Mughalsarai: The many names of Mughalsarai". The Times of India. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "IR History: Early History (1832–1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  5. "IR History: Part III (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  6. "IR History: Part II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  7. Noorani, A.G. (2012). Islam, South Asia and the Cold War. Tulika Books. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. "Mughalsarai station is now Deen Dayal Upadhyay station". India Today. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  9. "Mughalsarai railway station renamed after Deen Dayal Upadhyaya: A look at stations that have been renamed recently". The Indian Express. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. "Mughalsarai station is now Deen Dayal Upadhyay station". India Today. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  12. "Freight Sheds and Mashalling Yards". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  13. "General Information" (PDF). East Central Railway. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  14. "Mughalsarai: Tracks to Nowhere". Outlook India, 8 January 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  15. "Marshalling Yards". Indian Railway Employee. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  16. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  17. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  18. "Mughalsarai Division, Commercial Department" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
Preceding station   Indian Railway   Following station
Kuchman
East Central Railway zone
Howrah-Delhi main line
Jeonathpur
Ganjkhwaja
East Central Railway zone
Grand chord line
Jeonathpur
TerminusEast Central Railway zone
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar-Varanasi-Lucknow line
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