Ghaziabad Junction railway station

Ghaziabad Junction railway station (station code: GZB) is on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line,New Delhi - Meerut - Saharanpur line and New Delhi–Bareilly–Lucknow line. It is located in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Ghaziabad.

Ghaziabad Junction
Indian Railway and Delhi Suburban Railway station
Ghaziabad Junction railway station Platform 1.
General information
Location	Station Road, Guru Govind Singh Marg, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	28°39′02″N 77°25′54″E
Elevation	217.00 metres (711.94 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Kanpur–Delhi section Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line
Platforms	6
Tracks	13
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GZB
Division(s)	Delhi
History
Opened	1865–66
Electrified	1971–72
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Passengers
46,00,000	5,00,000
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Chipyana Buzurg towards ? Northern Railway zone Kanpur–Delhi section Sahibabad towards ? Terminus Northern Railway zone Delhi–Moradabad line Mahrauli towards ? Northern Railway zone Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line New Ghaziabad towards ?
Route map Legend 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 NH 58 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 Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Chander Nagar Vivek Vihar 009 Delhi–Shamli– Saharanpur line Anand Vihar Terminal Delhi Shahdara 006 Yamuna Yamuna Delhi Junction 000 Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Fazilka line New Delhi 023 Shivaji Bridge 024 Tilak Bridge 026 Pragati Maidan 028 Hazrat Nizamuddin 030 Delhi–Jaipur line NH 2 Agra Chord to Kanpur–Delhi section km Sources: Google Maps 54505 Delhi–Ambala Passenger 54402 Meerut–Khurja Passenger
Location Ghaziabad railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh Interactive map

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History

Main article: Northern Railway zone history

Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company's Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.^[1]

The railway line between Meerut and Delhi was constructed in 1864.^{[citation needed]}

The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483-kilometre-long (300 mi) Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.^[2]

The Ghaziabad–Moradabad link was established by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1900.^[3]

Electrification

The Tundla–Aligarh–Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76, and the Ghaziabad–Nizamuddin–New Delhi–Delhi sector in 1976–77,^[4]

The 140-kilometre long (87 mi) Ghaziabad–Moradabad line was completely electrified in January 2016. The Ghaziabad–Meerut–Muzaffarnagar–Saharanpur–Roorkee–Haridwar line is also open to electric trains with effect from March 2016.

Local electric trains

Local electric trains are available regularly from Ghaziabad for stations in the National Capital Region. Distance: New Delhi (26 km), Old Delhi (20 km), Hazrat Nizamuddin (23 km), Anand Vihar Terminal (13 km).^[5]

List of local trains

Local trains which run on a regular interval are EMUs, MEMUs, Passengers. Local trains start in the early morning and run till midnight.

Amenities

Amenities for passengers at Ghaziabad include: waiting rooms, escalators, water coolers, automated teller machines, pure vegetarian restaurants, refreshment rooms, book stall, computerized reservation office, and telephone booths.^[5]

Electric Loco Shed

The Ghaziabad electric locomotive shed serves the Delhi area. It houses and maintains India's fastest locomotives which are mostly used in the Rajdhani, the Shatabdi and the Duronto Expresses. It stores 3 phase locomotives like WAP-5 & WAP-7 locomotives.

It is currently holds 100+ WAP-5 locomotives and 150+ WAP-7 locomotives.

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References

1. "IR History: Early History (1832–1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
3. "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Management E-books6. Retrieved 28 June 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
5. "Ghaziabad". Make my trip. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

External links

• Ghaziabad Junction railway station at the India Rail Info