Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line

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.

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 Saharanpur
Service
Operator(s)	Northern Railway
History
Opened	1870
Technical
Track length	181 km (112 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Route map 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

History

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

Electrification

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

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

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

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.