Etah railway station

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Etah Indian Railway Station
Station statistics
Address	Etah-Kasganj Road, Etah, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	25°34′19″N 78°39′15″E / 25.5720°N 78.6543°E / 25.5720; 78.6543Coordinates: 25°34′19″N 78°39′15″E / 25.5720°N 78.6543°E / 25.5720; 78.6543
Elevation	174 metres (571 ft)
Line(s)	Barhan-Etah branch line
Structure type	Standard on ground
Platforms	2?
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1959
Station code	ETAH
Division(s)	Allahabad
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	North Central Railway
Station status	Functioning
Location
Location of Etah railway station in Uttar Pradesh

Etah railway station is on the Barhan-Etah branch line. It is located in Etah district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Etah and the surrounding areas.

History

Trains started running on the Howrah-Delhi main line of East Indian Railway Company in 1865-66.^[1]

The 61.80 km (38 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Barhan-Etah branch line was constructed in 1959.^[2]

Train

There is only one train, the Etah-Tundla Passenger, running on this line.^[3]

References

↑ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
↑ Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. "Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy". page 60. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
↑ "Etah residents hold demonstration at railway station". The Times of India, 24 August 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2013.

External links

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Barhan-Etah branch line		Jawahar Kamsan

v t e Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh

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North Central Railway¹	Agra Cantonment Agra City Agra Fort Allahabad Aligarh Bhuteshwar Chakeri Chandari Chunar Etah Etawah Fatehpur Firozabad Govindpuri Hathras Junction Idgah Jhansi Kanpur Central Kanpur Junction Mandhana Mainpuri Mathura Junction Mirzapur Raja ki Mandi Shikohabad Tundla Vrindavan Yamuna Bridge

North Eastern Railway¹	Ghazipur City Gorakhpur Kanpur Anwarganj Manduadih Padrauna

East Central Railway¹	Chandauli Majhwar Dildarnagar Mughalsarai

See also	Delhi & NCR Metro stations

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