Aligarh Junction railway station

Aligarh Junction railway station is an 'A' class junction station on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Aligarh.

Aligarh Junction.
Express train and Passenger train station
Aligarh Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	NH 91, Church compound, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh,  India
Coordinates	27°53′22.49″N 78°4′28.42″E
Elevation	193 metres (633 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line, Aligarh–Bareilly Branch line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Platforms	7
Connections	Cabs, City Bus, Auto-rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ALJN
Division(s)	Prayagraj
History
Opened	1865-66
Electrified	1975–76
Passengers
205,000 daily[citation needed]
Services
Location Aligarh railway station Location within Uttar Pradesh

History

Trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company's Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.^[1]

The Bareilly–Moradabad Chord via Rampur, with a branch line to Aligarh, was built by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1894.^[2][3]

Electrification

The Tundla–Hathras—Aligarh–Ghaziabad and Aligarh–Harduaganj sectors were electrified in 1975–76.^[4]

Infrastructure

There are Seven platforms with three foot bridges. Lift facility is available at platform numbers 1&2,3&4,5&6. Escalators also available at platform 2 and 7. A new terminal at city side is now also in working.

It also has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms.^[5]

Accident

Five people were killed and many others injured in an accident at Aligarh railway station on the evening of Sunday 19 June 2011. The accident took place when a goods train was passing a crowded platform. According to officials, a brake lever snapped from the train, and the projecting wheel ploughed into passengers waiting at the platform. There were many people waiting for the Delhi–Tundla passenger train on the platform. The hand brake and the connecting rod had come loose and the protruding object turned deadly for the victims. While two people died on the spot, three others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. At least six other injured people were admitted to Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College Hospital at Aligarh Muslim University.^[6]

Major trains

• Anand Vihar Terminal–Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
• Mau–Anand Vihar Terminal Express
• Neelachal Express
• Nandan Kanan Express
• Lucknow–New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express
• Kanpur–New Delhi Shatabdi Express
• Darbhanga–Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express
• Champaran Humsafar Express
• Kaifiyat Express
• Brahmaputra Mail
• Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)
• Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt)
• Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express
• Rewa–Anand Vihar Superfast Express
• Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
• North East Express
• Lichchavi Express
• Magadh Express
• Amrapali Express
• Sangam Express
• Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Bareilly Weekly Express
• Indore–Bareilly Weekly Express
• Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express
• Muri Express
• Gomti Express
• Swatantra Senani Superfast Express
• Mahabodhi Express
• Sikkim Mahananda Express
• Netaji Express
• Seemanchal Express
• Poorva Express (via Patna)
• Poorva Express (via Gaya)
• Unchahar Express
• Kalindi Express
• Bhrigu Superfast Express
• Vaishali Express
• Prayagraj Express
• Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express

See also

• Tundla Junction railway station
• Hathras Junction railway station
• Khurja Junction railway station
• Ghaziabad Junction railway station
• Bareilly Junction railway station