Haridwar Junction railway station
Railway Station in Uttarakhand, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haridwar railway station (Station code: HW), is one of the major railway stations in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. It falls under the Moradabad division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.
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Haridwar Junction | |||||||||
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Railway station | |||||||||
General information | |||||||||
Location | NH 58, Haridwar, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand India | ||||||||
Coordinates | 29°56′54″N 78°9′19″E | ||||||||
Elevation | 294.00 metres (964.57 ft) | ||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
Operated by | Northern Railway zone | ||||||||
Line(s) | Laksar–Dehradun line | ||||||||
Platforms | 9 (4 terminal platforms) | ||||||||
Tracks | 13 | ||||||||
Construction | |||||||||
Structure type | On ground | ||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||
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Status | Operating | ||||||||
Station code | HW | ||||||||
Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone | ||||||||
Division(s) | Moradabad | ||||||||
History | |||||||||
Opened | 1886; 138 years ago (1886) | ||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||
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Haridwar was first connected with railways, via Laksar, through branch line in 1886, when the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway line was extended through Roorkee to Saharanpur Junction, this was later extended to Dehradun in 1906.[1]