Fatehpur railway station is on the

Mughalsarai–Kanpur section The Mughalsarai–Kanpur section, officially Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar–Kanpur section, is a railway line connecting and . This track is part of the Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. The main line is under the j ...

of the

Howrah–Delhi main line The Howrah–Delhi main line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Kolkata cutting across northern India. The railway line was opened to traffic in 1866 with the introduction of the "1 Down/2 Up Mail" train. Sections The long trunk line, ha ...

under

Allahabad railway division Prayagraj railway division is one of the three railway divisions under North Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 5 November 1951 and its headquarter is located at Prayagraj in the state of Uttar Pradesh of ...

. It is located in Fatehpur district in the Indian state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was established in 1950 ...

. It serves Fatehpur and the surrounding areas.Other major station in the city of fatehpur are Aung, bindki road, kanspur guguali, Malwa, kurasti kalan, Ramva, Faizullapur, Rasulabad, Sath naraini, Khaga railway station.

History

The

East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway (reporting mark EIR), introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian Railway, Bombay, Barod ...

initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid nineteenth century. Even when the line from Howrah to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859 and the Kanpur–Etawah section was opened to traffic in the 1860s. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the

Yamuna The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of B ...

at Allahabad. With the completion of the

Old Naini Bridge The Old Naini Bridge is one of the longest and oldest bridges in India, located in Prayagraj. It is a double-decked steel truss bridge which runs across the Yamuna river in the southern part of the city. The bridge runs north-south across the ...

across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865–66.

Electrification

The Subedarganj–Manoharganj–Athasarai–Kanspur Gugauli-Panki and Chandari loops were electrified in 1966–67.

Amenities

Fatehpur railway station has 1 double-bedded non-AC retiring room.

References

External links

Trains at Fatehpur
{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh Railway stations in Fatehpur district Allahabad railway division Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh