Hathras Junction railway station is on the
Kanpur–Delhi section
The Kanpur–Delhi section is a railway line connecting and Delhi. This section includes Agra Chord and Etah link. The main line is part of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. The Agra–Delhi chord is part of Delhi–Mumb ...
of
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 ...
and
Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
The Howrah–Gaya–Delhi is a railway line connecting and Delhi cutting across Indo-Gangetic Plain and a comparatively small stretch of the line crossing over the Chota Nagpur Plateau. It covers a distance of across, West Bengal, Jharkhand, ...
. It is located in
Hathras district
Hathras district (previously called Mahamaya Nagar district) is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India. The city of Hathras is the district headquarters. Hathras district is a part of Aligarh division. The district occupies an area of and ...
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
Hathras
Hathras is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is a part of the Aligarh Division.
The primary spoken language is a ...
and surrounding areas.
Station oddity
Hathras Junction railway station is one having an oddity. The station is on the
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
Kanpur–Delhi section
The Kanpur–Delhi section is a railway line connecting and Delhi. This section includes Agra Chord and Etah link. The main line is part of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. The Agra–Delhi chord is part of Delhi–Mumb ...
. A meter-gauge line takes off from this station and goes to
Hathras Kila railway station
Hathras Kila railway station is a freight Terminus train station in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is HRF. It serves Hathras city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including ...
. At the Kanpur-end of the Hathras Junction railway station, the Mathura–Kasganj (now broad gauge) line cuts across the broad-gauge line at right angles and has a separate overhead station named Hathras Road within the same premises.
Hathras
Hathras is a historical city in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is also the headquarters of Hathras district, formed on 3 May 1997 by merging parts of Aligarh, Mathura and Agra. It is a part of the Aligarh Division.
The primary spoken language is a ...
lies 9 km away in the west and is also served by
Hathras City railway station
Hathras City railway station is a railway station in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh. Its station code is HTC.
About
Hathras City railway station is a two-platform station serving Hathras City. From this station there are links to the Hathras ...
on the broad gauge (previously metre gauge) line.
History
Through trains started running on the Howrah–Delhi line in 1865–66.
The long Hathras Road-Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (reporting mark BB&CI) was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing railway lines between Bombay to the erstwhile Baroda State, that became the present-day Baroda (Vadoda ...
. It was transferred to
North Eastern Railway in 1952. The Mathura–Kasganj line was converted from -wide
metre gauge
Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.
The metre gauge is used in around of tracks around the world. It was used by European colonial powers, such as the French, British and German Empires. In Europe, la ...
to
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
in 2009.
Electrification
The Tundla-Hathras-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76.
Connectivity
The station provides connectivity to neighbouring major railway stations like , , , , , , ,
Agra Cantt.,
Etawah
Etawah also known as Ishtikapuri is a city on the banks of Yamuna River in the state of Western Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. Etawah's population of 256,838 (as per 2011 population census) m ...
, , etc.
It also facilitates connectivity to many cities like
New Delhi
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,
Chandigarh
Chandigarh () is a planned city in India. Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It constitutes the bulk of the Chandigarh Capital Region or Greater Chandigarh, which al ...
,
Lucknow
Lucknow (, ) is the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is also the second largest urban agglomeration in Uttar Pradesh. Lucknow is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous district and division ...
,
Kanpur
Kanpur or Cawnpore ( /kɑːnˈpʊər/ pronunciation (help·info)) is an industrial city in the central-western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Founded in 1207, Kanpur became one of the most important commercial and military stations o ...
Kota,
Jaipur
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,
Tatanagar
Tatanagar Junction railway station, station code TATA, is the main railway station serving the city of Jamshedpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is located on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line of the Indian Railways. It has 6 platforms an ...
,
Patna
Patna (
), historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. ...
,
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
etc.
See also
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Hathras Kila railway station
Hathras Kila railway station is a freight Terminus train station in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is HRF. It serves Hathras city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including ...
•
Hathras City railway station
Hathras City railway station is a railway station in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh. Its station code is HTC.
About
Hathras City railway station is a two-platform station serving Hathras City. From this station there are links to the Hathras ...
•
Hathras Road railway station
Hathras Road railway station is a small railway station in Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh with the station code HTJ. The station consists of a single platform and lacks many facilities including water, sanitation, and shelter.
About
Hathras ...
•
Tundla Junction railway station
Tundla Junction is an important station in Uttar Pradesh. It is located on the Delhi–Howrah main line 25 km from Agra City. Tundla is a technical halt for changing drivers and guards for almost all of the trains on the New Delhi–Mugha ...
•
Aligarh Junction railway station
Aligarh Junction railway station is an 'A' class junction station on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Aliga ...
•
Agra Fort railway station
Agra Fort railway station, is located near Agra Fort, in Rawatpara, Agra. It used to be one of the stations in India that had both broad gauge and metre gauge, until the line to Jaipur was converted to broad gauge. Agra Fort railway station c ...
•
New Delhi railway station
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Kanpur Central railway station
Kanpur Central (formerly known as Cawnpore North Barracks, station code: CNB) is a central and junction railway station in the city of Kanpur and is one of the five central Indian railway stations. It is third busiest in country after Howrah ...
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Allahabad railway division
1865 establishments in India
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