Ghaziabad_Junction_railway_station Knowpia

Route map
	Legend
	Delhi–Shamli–
	Saharanpur line
	Uttar Pradesh
	Delhi
	Delhi–Shamli–
	Saharanpur line
	Agra Chord to
	Kanpur–Delhi section

Ghaziabad Junction
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
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
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Delhi–Shamli–
	Saharanpur line
	Uttar Pradesh
	Delhi
	Delhi–Shamli–
	Saharanpur line
	Agra Chord to
	Kanpur–Delhi section
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.

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History edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Amenities edit

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 edit

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 edit

References edit

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