Ghaziabad Junction railway station

Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, India

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 / ﻿28.6505°N 77.4318°E﻿ / 28.6505; 77.4318
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

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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

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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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|  | Chander Nagar
Vivek Vihar  |

009

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| Delhi–Shamli–

Saharanpur line

|  | Anand Vihar Terminal
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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|  | Sources: Google Maps
54505 Delhi–Ambala Passenger
54402 Meerut–Khurja Passenger

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Location

Ghaziabad railway station

Location in Uttar Pradesh

Interactive map

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.

## Proposed Image

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## History

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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

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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

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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

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

## Amenities

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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

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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.

## Gallery

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## References

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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. ^ a b "Ghaziabad". Make my trip. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ghaziabad Junction railway station.

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| Dhanbad|

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Danapur|

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Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya|

* Chandauli Majhwar
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NRTooltip Northern Railway zone|

| Ambala|

* Saharanpur Junction

|

Delhi|

* Baghpat Road
* Ghaziabad Junction
* Khatauli
* Meerut City
* Meerut Cantt
* Modinagar
* Muzaffarnagar
* New Ghaziabad
* Sahibabad Junction
* Tapri Junction

Lucknow NR|

* Acharya Narendra Dev Nagar
* Akbarganj
* Akbarpur Junction
* Amausi
* Amethi
* Ayodhya Junction
* Faizabad Junction
* Balrampur
* Barabanki Junction
* Goshainganj
* Jarauna
* Jaunpur City
* Jaunpur Junction
* Lucknow Charbagh
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* Rae Bareli Junction
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* Sri Krishna Nagar
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* Zafarabad Junction

Moradabad|

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* Bareilly Cantt
* Bareilly City
* Bareilly Junction
* Basharatganj
* Bhitaura
* Bijnor
* Bilaspur Road
* Bilpur
* Chandausi
* Chodiala
* Clutterbuckganj
* Dhaneta
* Hapur Junction
* Iqbalpur
* Kakori
* Moradabad
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* Nisoi
* Parsa Khera
* Pitambarpur
* Pt Ram Prasad Bismil
* Rampur Junction
* Rasuiya
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* Shahjahanpur
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NCRTooltip North Central Railway zone|

| Agra|

* Agra Cantonment
* Agra City
* Agra Fort
* Bhuteshwar
* Idgah
* Mathura Junction
* Mathura Cantt
* Raja ki Mandi
* Vrindavan
* Vrindaban Road
* Yamuna Bridge

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Prayagraj|

* Aligarh Junction
* Barhan Junction
* Chakeri
* Chandari Junction
* Chunar
* Chamrola
* Dadri
* Etah
* Etawah Junction
* Fatehpur
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* Govindpuri
* Hathras Junction
* Hathras Kila
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* Kanpur Central
* Kanpur Bridge Left Bank
* Kanpur
* Khurja Junction
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* Mitawali
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Jhansi|

* Banda
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NERTooltip North Eastern Railway zone|

| Izzatnagar|

* Agsoli
* Bastoi Halt
* Baheri
* Bhojipura Junction
* Bijauria Junction
* Budaun
* Farrukhabad Junction
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See also|

* Delhi & NCR Metro stations

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*[ECR]: East Central Railway zone
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*[NCR]: North Central Railway zone
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