Ghaziabad railway station

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Ghaziabad Indian Railway Junction Station

Station statistics
Address	Station Road, Daulatpura, Ghaizabad, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	28°39′02″N 77°25′54″E / 28.6505°N 77.4318°E / 28.6505; 77.4318Coordinates: 28°39′02″N 77°25′54″E / 28.6505°N 77.4318°E / 28.6505; 77.4318
Elevation	217.00 metres (711.94 ft)
Line(s)	Kanpur-Delhi section
Structure type	Standard on ground
Platforms	6
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1865-66
Electrified	1971-72
Station code	GZB
Division(s)	Delhi
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	Northern Railway
Station status	Functioning
Formerly	East Indian Railway Company
Location
Ghaziabad railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh

Ghaziabad railway station is on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line. It is located in Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Ghaziabad.

History

Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company’s Howrah-Delhi line in 1866.^[1]

The Ghaziabad-Moradabad link was established by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1898.^[2]

Ghaziabad Junction

Electrification

The Tundla-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975-76, and the Ghaziabad-Nizamuddin-New Delhi-Delhi sector in 1976-77,^[3]

The 140 km (87 mi) long Ghaziabad-Moradabad line was taken up for electrification in 2010-11.^[4]

The 254 km (158 mi) long Khurja-Meerut-Saharanpur line, including Ghaziabad-Meerut link was under electrification in 2010-11, with 142 km still to be completed.^[4]

Local electric trains

Local electric trains are available regulalrly from Ghaziabad for stations in the National Capital Region. Distance: New Delhi railway station 27.5 km, Old Delhi railway station (25.1 km), Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station (28.9 km), Anand Vihar (18.0 km).^[5]

Amenities

Amenities for passengers at Ghaziabad include:Waiting rooms, water coolers, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, book stall, computerized reservation office, and telephone booths.^[5]

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.^[6]

References

↑ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway". Management E-books6. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ 4.0 4.1 "Railway Electrification". Railway Electrification Directorate. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ghaziabad". Make my trip. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

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Trains at Ghaziabad

Preceding station	Indian Railways	Following station
Maripat	Northern Railway zone Kanpur-Delhi section	Sahibabad
Terminus	Northern Railway zone Ghaziabad-Moradabad line	Mehrauli
Terminus	Northern Railway zone Ghaziabad-Saharanpur line	New Ghaziabad

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