Delhi Suburban Railway

Suburban railway service in India's National Capital Region

Delhi Suburban Railway

Overview
Owner| Indian Railways
Locale| National Capital Region, India
Transit type| Suburban Rail
Number of stations| 46
Operation
Operator(s)| Northern Railway
Technical
Track gauge| 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) Indian gauge
| System map

Delhi Suburban Railway is a suburban rail service operated by Northern Railway for the National Capital Region (NCR). Originating in 1975 with the Delhi Ring Railway, the network of this local railway service has expanded to covers Delhi, along with the adjoining districts of Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Sonipat and other adjoining places in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. These services are mostly run using EMU and MEMU rakes. This also includes passenger trains and DMU services up to Rewari in Haryana, a part of the NCR. Presently there are 46 railway stations in Delhi.

According to the railway ministry, plans were under way in 2018 to renovate and integrate the network with the Delhi Metro through construction of interchanges with metro stations. The project is aimed to reduce congestion in the city.[1]

## Services

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Delhi Suburban Railway uses the same tracks that are also used for long-distance trains. In 2009 Ladies Special trains were introduced between New Delhi and Palwal and from New Delhi to Ghaziabad and Panipat.[2]

At present, EMUs in Delhi run with 12 coaches, of which ten are general compartments and two are ladies compartment. As per the Northern Railway estimates, there are more than 110 suburban trains, which ply on important sections.

## Future development

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With Delhi Metro growing at a rapid pace, there has been very little focus to improve the condition of the Delhi Suburban Railway. There have been reports of strengthening the services so that more commuters can avail themselves of the facility. Feasibility studies have also been done, and in deference to the commuter demand, there were also plans to start EMU services from Gurgaon[citation needed]. An integrated rail-bus transit (IRBT) system to connect Delhi with the satellite towns of Gurgaon, Ghaziabad, and Sahibabad is being promoted by the government.[3] A feasibility study has already been completed, and a steering committee has been appointed to monitor the project. The IRBT will have two dedicated tracks.

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## See also

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* Transport in Delhi
* Urban rail transit in India
* List of railway stations in Delhi
* Delhi Ring Railway

## References

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1. ^ "Delhi's mega plan to link capital ring rail metro network". Hindustan Times.
2. ^ "Delhiites can ride a new train to Bengal this puja". 31 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
3. ^ "IRBT system to connect the Indian capital, Delhi". International Railway Journal. 2004.

## External links

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* Dedicated tracks to run EMU
* Delhi ring railway timetable

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Urban rail transit in India

Suburban
rail|

| Operational|

* Chennai Suburban Railway
* Delhi Suburban Railway
* Delhi–Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System
* Hyderabad Multi-Modal Transport System
* Kolkata Suburban Railway
* Lucknow
* Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
* Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
* Mumbai Suburban Railway
* Pune Suburban Railway

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Under
construction

* Bengaluru Suburban Railway
* Delhi–Alwar Regional Rapid Transit System

Planned|

* Ahmedabad Suburban Railway
* Nagpur broad-gauge Metro

Proposed|

* Delhi–Sonipat–Panipat Regional Rapid Transit System

Rapid
transit|

| Operational|

* Agra Metro
* Ahmedabad Metro
* Bengaluru Metro
* Chennai Metro
* Chennai MRTS
* Delhi Metro
* Hyderabad Metro
* Indore Metro
* Jaipur Metro
* Kanpur Metro
* Kochi Metro
* Kolkata Metro
* Lucknow Metro
* Mumbai Metro
* Nagpur Metro
* Navi Mumbai Metro
* Noida Metro
* Pune Metro
* Rapid Metro Gurgaon

|

Under
construction|

* Bhoj Metro (Bhopal)
* Patna Metro
* Surat Metro
* Bhubaneswar Metro
* Meerut Metro

Planned|

* Chandigarh Metro
* Coimbatore Metro
* Gorakhpur Metro
* Guwahati Metro
* Jabalpur Metro
* Ludhiana Metro
* Madurai Metro
* Thiruvananthapuram Metro
* Varanasi Metro

Proposed|

* Bareilly Metro
* Jammu Metro
* Ranchi Metro
* Srinagar Metro
* Thane Metro
* Trichy Metro
* Warangal Metro

Monorail|

| Operational|

* Mumbai Monorail

|

Proposed|

* Aizawl Monorail
* Indore Monorail
* Kanpur Monorail
* Patna Monorail
* Warangal Monorail

Cancelled|

* Bengaluru Monorail
* Chennai Monorail
* Kolkata Monorail
* Pune Monorail
* Tiruchirappalli Monorail
* Goa Skybus Metro

Metrolite|

| Planned|

* Gorakhpur Metro
* Greater Nashik Metro
* Kolkata Light Rail Transit
* Kozhikode Light Metro

|

Proposed|

* Prayagraj Metro
* Uttarakhand Metro

Cancelled|

* Chennai Metrolite
* Delhi Metrolite

Tram|

| Operational|

* Kolkata Tram

|

Defunct|

* Bhavnagar Tram
* Chennai Tram
* Delhi Tram
* Kanpur Tram
* Kochi Tram
* Mumbai Tram
* Nashik Tram
* Patna Tram

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Indian Railways

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Rail Bhavan
* Railway Board

Related
organisations|

* Central Organisation for Modernisation of Workshops (COFMOW)
* Central Organisation for Railway Electrification (CORE)
* Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS)
* Commission of Railway Safety (CRS)
* Container Corporation of India (CCI)
* Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India (DFCCIL)
* High Speed Rail Corporation of India Limited (HSRI)
* Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
* Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)
* Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDC)
* Ircon International (IRCON)
* Konkan Railway Corporation (KRC)
* Mumbai Railway Vikas Corporation (MRVC)
* National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)
* Passenger Amenities Committee (PAC)
* Rail India Technical and Economic Service (RITES)
* Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA)
* Rail Vikas Nigam (RVNL)
* RailTel
* Railway Protection Force (RPF)
* Railway Recruitment Control Board (RRCB)
* Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB)
* Research Design and Standards Organisation (RDSO)

Zones|

* Central
* East Central
* East Coast
* Eastern
* Kolkata Metro
* North Central
* North Eastern
* North Western
* Northeast Frontier
* Northern
* South Central
* South Coast
* South East Central
* South Eastern
* South Western
* Southern
* West Central
* Western

Rolling stock|

| Coaching Stock|

* ICF coach
* LHB coach
* Tejas coach

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Trainsets|

* Amrit Bharat
* Namo Bharat Rapid Rail
* Multiple units
* Shinkansen
* Vande Bharat
* Vande Bharat Sleeper

* Locomotives
* Wagon Numbering

Manufacturing
units|

* Banaras Locomotive Works
* BEML Limited
* Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
* Bharat Wagon and Engineering
* Braithwaite & Co.
* Burn Standard Company
* Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
* Diesel Locomotive Factory
* Electric Locomotive Factory
* Integral Coach Factory
* Marathwada Rail Coach Factory
* Modern Coach Factory
* Patiala Locomotive Works
* Rail Coach Factory (Kapurthala)
* Rail Coach Factory (Sonipat)
* Rail Wheel Factory
* Rail Wheel Plant
* Titagarh Wagons

Railway
depots|

| Diesel Loco|

* Abu Road
* Alambagh
* Andal
* Bandra
* Bardhaman
* Bhagat Ki Kothi
* Bondamunda
* Coonoor
* Ernakulam
* Erode
* Gandhidham
* Golden Rock
* Gonda
* Gooty
* Guntakal
* Howrah
* Hubli
* Itarsi
* Izzatnagar
* Jamalpur
* Jhansi
* Kalka
* Kalyan
* Kazipet
* Kharagpur
* Krishnarajapuram
* Kurla
* Ludhiana
* Lumding
* Malda Town
* Maula Ali
* Mhow
* Motibagh
* Mughalsarai
* New Guwahati City
* New Katni Jn.
* Patratu
* Pratapnagar
* Pune
* Raipur
* Ratlam
* Sabarmati
* Samastipur
* Shakurbasti
* Siliguri
* Tondiarpet
* Tughlakabad
* Vatva
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

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Electric Loco|

* Ajni
* Angul
* Arakkonam
* Asansol
* Barauni
* Bhilai
* Bhusawal
* Bilaspur
* Bokaro Steel City
* Bondamunda
* Erode
* Ghaziabad
* Gomoh
* Gorakhpur
* Guntakal
* Howrah
* Ispat Nagar
* Itarsi
* Jhansi
* Kalyan
* Kanpur
* Kazipet
* Khanalampura
* Lallaguda
* Ludhiana
* Mughalsarai
* Nagpur
* New Katni Jn.
* Rourkela
* Royapuram
* Saharanpur
* Saiyedpur Bhitri
* Tatanagar
* Tughlakabad
* Vadodara
* Valsad
* Vijayawada
* Visakhapatnam

Steam Loco|

* Coonoor
* Rewari

Multiple Unit|

| DEMU/DMU|

* Bangalore
* Budgam
* Gondia
* Jalandhar
* Jamalpur
* Motibagh
* Maula Ali
* Shakurbasti
* Vijayawada

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EMU|

* Avadi
* Bandel
* Barasat
* Ghaziabad
* Howrah
* Kalwa
* Kandivali
* Kharagpur
* Kurla
* Maula Ali
* Mumbai Central
* Narkeldanga
* Panskura
* Ranaghat
* Saharanpur
* Sanpada
* Sonarpur
* Tambaram
* Tikiapara
* Velachery
* Virar

MEMU|

* Asansol
* Bhilai
* Kanpur
* Kollam
* Palakkad
* Rajahmundry
* Vadodara

Kolkata Metro|

* Noapara
* Tollygunge
* New Garia
* Central Park
* Joka

Lines|

| Main|

* Chennai–Bangalore
* Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai
* Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai
* Howrah–Chennai
* Howrah–Delhi
* Howrah–Gaya–Delhi
* Mumbai–Chennai
* New Delhi–Chennai
* New Delhi–Mumbai

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High-speed|

* Mumbai–Ahmedabad (Under construction)

Suburban|

* Chennai MRTS
* Chennai Suburban
* Delhi Suburban
* Pune Suburban
* Hyderabad MMTS
* Kolkata Suburban
* Mumbai Suburban

Mountain|

* Darjeeling
* Kalka-Shimla
* Nilgiri

Passenger
trains|

| Semi-High speed|

* Amrit Bharat Express
* Duronto Express
* Gatimaan Express
* Tejas Express
* Rajdhani Express
* Shatabdi Express
* Vande Bharat Express

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Premium|

* AC Express
* AC Double Decker Express
* Humsafar Express
* Uday Express

Express|

* Antyodaya Express
* Garib Rath Express
* Intercity Express
* Jan Sadharan Express
* Jan Shatabdi Express
* Mahamana Express
* Sampark Kranti Express
* Suvidha Express
* Rajya Rani Express
* Vivek Express
* Yuva Express

Luxury|

* Deccan Odyssey
* Fairy Queen
* Golden Chariot
* Mahaparinirvan Express
* Maharajas' Express
* Palace on Wheels
* Ramayana Express
* Royal Orient
* Royal Rajasthan on Wheels
* Village on Wheels

Special|

* Lifeline Express
* Red Ribbon Express
* Science Express

Others|

* Passenger trains
* Namo Bharat Rapid Rail

Stations|

| Major|

| Chennai|

* Chennai Central
* Chennai Egmore
* Tambaram

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Delhi|

* Delhi Jn.
* Hazrat Nizamuddin
* New Delhi

Kolkata|

* Howrah
* Howrah South
* Sealdah

Mumbai|

* Dadar
* Kalyan Jn.
* Mumbai Central
* Mumbai CSMT
* Mumbai LTT
* Panvel
* Thane

Others|

* Ahmedabad Jn.
* Gorakhpur Jn.
* KSR Bengaluru
* Patna Jn.
* Pune Jn.
* Secunderabad Jn.
* Surat
* Vijayawada Jn.
* Visakhapatnam Jn.

Others|

* Junctions
* Metro

Training
institutes|

* Indian Railways Institute of Civil Engineering (IRICEN)
* Indian Railways Institute of Electrical Engineering (IRICEE)
* Indian Railways Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (IRIMEE)
* Indian Railways Institute of Signal Engineering and Telecommunications (IRISET)
* Indian Railways Track Machine Training Centre (IRTMTC)
* National Academy of Indian Railways (NAIR)
* National Rail and Transportation Institute (NRTI)
* Jagjivan Ram Railway Protection Force Academy (JRRPFA)

Trade unions|

* All India Railwaymen's Federation (AIRF)
* All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)
* Konkan Railway Corporation Employees Union (KRCEU)

Related articles|

* Accidents
* Anti-collision device
* Kavach
* Future
* Diamond Quadrilateral
* History of Rail Transport
* Last vehicle board
* Railway budget
* Railway schools
* Train Warning System
* Urban Rail Transit

* Category

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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 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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Public transportation in Greater Delhi

Delhi Metro lines|

* Revenue service
* Red
* Yellow
* Blue
* Green
* Violet
* Airport Express
* Pink
* Magenta
* Grey

* Completed
* Phase 1
* Phase 2
* Phase 3
* Under construction
* Phase 4

Other urban rail|

* Rapid Metro Gurgaon
* Noida Metro
* Approved
* Gurgaon Metro
* Proposed
* Delhi LRT

Commuter/intercity|

* Revenue service
* Indian Railways
* Delhi Suburban Railway
* Delhi Ring Railway

* Under construction
* Delhi–Meerut RRTS
* Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor (HORC)

* Approved
* Delhi–Panipat RRTS
* Delhi–Alwar RRTS

Urban bus|

* Delhi Transport Corporation
* Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited
* Haryana Roadways
* Noida Metro Rail Corporation (feeder bus services)
* Delhi BRT (defunct)

Major terminals|

* Airports
* Indira Gandhi International Airport (gateway)
* Hindon (Ghaziabad)
* Jewar Noida (under construction)
* Heliports
* Rohini
* Rail
* New Delhi (NDLS)
* Old Delhi
* Hazrat Nizamuddin
* Anand Vihar
* Delhi Sarai Rohilla
* Delhi Shahdara Jct
* Delhi Cantonment
* Interstate bus
* DTIDC Kashmere Gate
* DTIDC Sarai Kale Khan
* DTIDC Anand Vihar

Misc.transport|

* Water ferry/roro
* Inland Waterways Authority Delhi-Tronica/Ghaziabad Ferry (operational), Allahabad extension (proposed)
* Indian Railways Delhi-Gurugram roro
* Auto rickshaw
* Electric rickshaw
* Rickshaw
* Ridesharing company
* Ola Cabs
* Share taxi

* India: Greater Delhi
* Maharashtra
* Tamil Nadu
* W Bengal
* Kerala
* Bengaluru
* Hyderabad
* Rajasthan
* Gujarat
* NE India

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