Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line

Railway line connecting Old Delhi and Saharanpur

Delhi Junction – Meerut City – Saharanpur

Muzaffarnagar railway station lies on the Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line

Overview
Status| Operational
Owner| Indian Railways
Locale| Uttar Pradesh
Termini|

* Delhi Junction,New Delhi,Anand Vihar Terminal
* Saharanpur

Service
Operator(s)| Northern Railway
History
Opened| 1870
Technical
Track length| 181 km (112 mi)
Track gauge| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification| Yes
Operating speed| 100 Km/Hr

Route map

Legend

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Saharanpur Junction |

181

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Moradabad–Ambala line

Tapri  |

174

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| Delhi–Shamli–

Saharanpur line

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Nangal  |

164

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Talheri Buzurg  |

156

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Deoband  |

147

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Rohana Kalan  |

135

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SH 59

Bamanheri  |

128

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Muzaffarnagar |

123

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SH 58

Jaraudanara  |

118

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Mansurpur  |

110

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Miranpur–Khatauli Road

Khatauli |

101

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SH 58

Shakoti Tanda  |

091

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Daurala  |

083

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Pabli Khas  |

076

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Meerut Bypass Road

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NH 58

Meerut Cantt |

072

Meerut City |

067

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| Nurnagar
Partapur  |

061

| Chandsara
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| Kharkhauda

SH 119

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| Kalli
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Hapur Road

Mohiuddinpur  |

056

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Delhi–Moradabad line

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| Hapur Junction
Modinagar |

048

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Delhi–Moradabad line

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| Hafizpur

Upper Ganga Canal

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| Gulaothi
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| Chhaprawat
Muradnagar  |

038

| Baral
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| Numaishgarh halt
Duhai halt  |

033

| Bulandshahr
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| Maman
Guldhar  |

030

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NH 91

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| Khurja City
New Ghaziabad |

026

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Kanpur–Delhi section

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|  | Khurja Junction

Delhi–Moradabad line

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Kanpur–Delhi section

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Kanpur–Delhi section

Ghaziabad |

020

Sahibabad Junction |

013

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| Uttar Pradesh

Delhi
border

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Vivek Vihar  |

009

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| Delhi–Shamli–

Saharanpur line

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Delhi Shahdara  |

006

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Yamuna

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Yamuna

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Delhi Junction |

000

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Delhi–Kalka line

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Delhi–Fazilka line

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New Delhi |

023

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Shivaji Bridge  |

024

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Tilak Bridge  |

026

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Pragati Maidan  |

028

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Hazrat Nizamuddin |

030

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Delhi–Jaipur line

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NH 2

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| Agra Chord to

Kanpur–Delhi section

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54505 Delhi–Ambala Passenger
54402 Meerut–Khurja Passenger

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The Old Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line is a railway line connecting Old Delhi and Saharanpur via Meerut with includes the Meerut–Khurja link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and Delhi division.

## History

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The railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864.[1]

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

Some main stations at this section between Delhi Junction and Saharanpur are Delhi Shahdara, Sahibabad Junction, Ghaziabad Junction, Modinagar, Meerut, Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, Deoband, Tapri Junction.

## Infrastructure works

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### Electrification

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As of 12-03-2016, the Old Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line including the Khurja Junction–Meerut–Saharanpur sector are electrified. Trains can now seamlessly run with electric locomotives from Delhi to Haridwar and Delhi to Ambala via Meerut and Saharanpur.

### Double line

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Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur section is double track. In 1977 doubling of Ghaziabad–Muradnagar section was completed. Doubling of Muradnagar–Meerut section was completed in 2000. Meerut–-Daurala section was doubled on 13 August 2017. Daurala–Khatauli section was doubled on 19 Jan 2018. Khatauli–Muzaffarnagar section was doubled on 22 May 2019. Muzaffarnagar–Deoband section was doubled on 6 March 2020. Deoband–Tapri Junction was doubled on 23 Dec 2020.[3]

## Loco shed

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Ghaziabad electric loco shed serves the Delhi area. It housed 47 WAP-1 locos in 2008. It also has WAM-4, WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAG-5HA locos.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Indian Railways Construction and Progress in 1931, Retrieved 24 September 2020
2. ^ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
3. ^ "दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल – Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
4. ^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

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Railways in Northern India

National network/
trunk lines|

* Howrah–Delhi main line
* New Delhi–Chennai main line
* New Delhi–Mumbai main line
* Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
* Delhi–Jaipur line
* Jaipur–Ahmedabad line

Branch lines/
sections|

* Agra–Bhopal section
* Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
* Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line
* Ambala–Attari line
* Amritsar–Khem Karan line
* Amritsar–Pathankot line
* Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
* Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
* Bathinda–Rewari line
* Bathinda–Rajpura line
* Bikaner–Rewari line
* Bhanupli–Leh line
* Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
* Delhi–Fazilka line
* Delhi–Kalka line
* Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
* Delhi–Moradabad line
* Jalandhar–Firozpur line
* Jalandhar–Jammu line
* Jammu–Baramulla line
* Jodhpur–Bathinda line
* Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line
* Kanpur–Delhi section
* Laksar–Dehradun line
* Lucknow–Gorakhpur line
* Lucknow–Moradabad line
* Ludhiana–Fazilka line
* Ludhiana–Jakhal line
* Marwar Junction–Munabao line
* Mathura–Vadodara section
* Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line
* Merta Road–Rewari line
* Moradabad–Ambala line
* Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
* Rewari–Rohtak line
* Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line
* Suratgarh–Bathinda line
* Varanasi–Chhapra line
* Varanasi–Lucknow main line
* Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line
* Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line

Urban and suburban
rail transport|

* Delhi Suburban Railway
* Delhi Metro (Blue
* Green
* Grey
* Magenta
* Orange
* Pink
* Red
* Violet
* Yellow)
* Rapid Metro Gurgaon
* Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
* Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
* Delhi–Meerut RRTS

Heritage railways|

* Kalka–Shimla Railway

Monorails|

* Patiala State Monorail Trainways

Defunct lines|

* Jammu–Sialkot line

Manufacturing units
and workshops|

* Banaras Locomotive Works
* Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala
* Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli

Railway companies|

* Northern Railway
* North Eastern Railway
* North Central Railway
* North Western Railway
* East Indian Railway Company
* Kangra Valley Railway
* Rajputana–Malwa Railway
* Tirhut Railway
* Oudh and Tirhut Railway
* Indian Branch Railway Company
* Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
* Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway
* Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
* Lucknow–Bareilly Railway
* Bengal and North Western Railway
* Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
* Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway
* Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway
* Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
* Segowlie–Raxaul Railway
* Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
* National Capital Region Transport Corporation

See also|

* Indian Railways
* Bholu (mascot)
* 1974 railway strike in India
* Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor

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