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Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line

Railway line connecting Old Delhi and Saharanpur From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
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The Old DelhiMeerutSaharanpur line is a railway line connecting Old Delhi and Saharanpur via Meerut with includes the MeerutKhurja link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and Delhi division.

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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) AmritsarAmbalaSaharanpurGhaziabad 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.

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Infrastructure works

Electrification

As of 12 March 2016, the Old DelhiMeerutSaharanpur 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–MeerutSaharanpur section is double track. In 1977 doubling of GhaziabadMuradnagar 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]

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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]

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