Meerut Cantt railway station

Meerut Cantt (code: MUT), is a railway station in the city of Meerut. It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line in Delhi division of Northern Railway zone of India .

Meerut Cantt. railway station
Indian Railways station Passenger Station
Meerut Cantt railway station
General information
Location	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh  India
Coordinates	29°00′59″N 77°41′13″E
Elevation	229 metres (751 ft)
Owned by	Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Platforms	3
Tracks	8
Construction
Parking	Available
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	MUT
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Delhi
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Meerut City towards ? Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Pabli Khas towards ?
Location Meerut Cantt. railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh

v t e Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
Legend
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

Main article: Northern Railway zone history

The railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864. This station was established by British India government around 1865 after the Sepoy mutiny of 1857.^[1] It lies on the Delhi to Haridwar/Dehradun line.

Lines and Routes

It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line that connects Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur. Delhi to Meerut City is double-line and electrified while Meerut–Saharanpur section is single-electrified line.^[2] Doubling of Meerut–Saharanpur section is on full swing.^[3]

Trains

A total of 35 trains halt at Meerut Cantt railway station.^[4] 1 train, Meerut Cantt–New Delhi–Rewari passenger (MNR) originate from Meerut Cantt.^[4]

Meerut City, a major railway station, is located 4 km south.

Infrastructure

The station was primarily built to facilitate army movement by rail by British India Government. It has dedicated infrastructure(siding and platform) for same.^[5] The station premises also has a butt welding plant with a dedicated siding that welds small segment of rails into continuous rails.^[5]

Gallery

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  Meerut Cantt railway station entrance
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  Meerut Cantt railway station from outside
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  Meerut Cantt platform 1
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  Meerut Cantt railway station inside view

References

1. "Meerut Cantonment Railway Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
2. "Meerut–Saharanpur rail stretch goes electric". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
3. "दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
4. banerjee, Rahul. "MUT/Meerut Cantt. Station – 37 Train Departures NR/Northern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
5. STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT. "STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT" (PDF).