Shikohabad railway station

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Shikohabad Indian Railway Junction Station
Station statistics
Address	Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	27°05′10″N 78°34′31″E / 27.0861°N 78.5754°E / 27.0861; 78.5754Coordinates: 27°05′10″N 78°34′31″E / 27.0861°N 78.5754°E / 27.0861; 78.5754
Elevation	166 metres (545 ft)
Line(s)	Kanpur-Delhi section
Structure type	Standard on ground
Platforms	4
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1865-66
Electrified	1971-72
Station code	SKB
Division(s)	Allahabad
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operator	North Central Railway
Station status	Functioning
Formerly	East Indian Railway Company
Location
Location of Shikohabad railway station in Uttar Pradesh

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

History

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

A branch line was opened from Shikohabad to Mainpuri in 1905 and extended to Farrukhabad in 1906.^[2]

Electrification

The Panki-Tundla sector was electirified in 1971-72.^[3]

Passengers

Shikohabad railway station handles around 132,000 passengers every day.^[4]

References

↑ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ "Mainpuri". Chapter 7: Communication. Mainpuri district administration. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
↑ "Shikohabad Jn". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 28 June 2013.

External links

Trains at Shikohabad

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Kaurara		North Central Railway zone Kanpur-Delhi section		Makkhanpur
Terminus		North Central Railway zone Shikohabad-Farrukhabad branch line		Aaraon

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East Central Railway¹	Chandauli Majhwar Dildarnagar Mughalsarai

See also	Delhi & NCR Metro stations

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