The Lucknow–Moradabad line (also known as Lucknow–Moradabad main line) is a railway line connecting

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 ...

and railway stations, both 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 ...

. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

After connecting Varanasi with Lucknow, the

Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was an extensive railway network in the North India, mostly north of the Ganges, starting from Benares and subsequently up to Delhi. History The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was formed in 1872 with the assets of ...

started working west of Lucknow. Construction of railway line from Lucknow to Sandila and then on to Hardoi was completed in 1872. The line up to Bareilly was completed in 1873. A line connecting Moradabad to Chandausi was also built in 1872 and it was continued up to Bareilly in 1873. The Bareilly–Moradabad chord was completed in 1894. The former main line became Chandausi loop and the one via Rampur became main line. A branch line linked Chandausi to Aligarh in 1894. A short -long line linked Raja ka Sahaspur to Sambhal Hatim Sarai.

Electrification

The -long Moradabad–Shahjahanpur–Lucknow line is an electrified double line. Electrification of the -long Mughalsarai–Moradabad line was completed in 2013. The survey for railway electrification of the Moradabad–Aligarh line, including the Chandausi–Bareilly sector, was sanctioned in the budget for 2012–13.

Sheds

Lucknow diesel loco shed or Alambagh diesel shed is home to 160+ locomotives, including

WDM-2 The Indian locomotive class WDM-2 is a class of diesel-electric locomotive that was developed in 1962 by American Locomotive Company (ALCO) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), Diesel (D), Mixed traffic (M) engine, ...

, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A and

WDG-4 The Indian locomotive class WDG-4 (EMD GT46MAC) is a freight-hauling diesel-electric locomotive with AC electric transmission designed by General Motors Electro-Motive Diesel in 1997–1998 for Indian Railways, where they are classed as WDG-4. ...

varieties. Charbagh locomotive workshops handle periodical overhaul jobs.

Speed limit

Moradabad–Lucknow line is classified as a "Group D" line and can take speeds up to 110 km/ h.

Passenger movement

, and on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

Railway reorganisation

Around 1872, the

Indian Branch Railway Company The Indian Branch Railway Company was formed in 1862 to build short branch and feeder lines. It received no guarantee but was offered a 20-year subsidy. In the 1850s, it secured a guaranteed return. In 1863, it built the wide narrow gauge rai ...

was transformed into

. Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with

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 ...

in 1925. The Government of India took over the Bengal and North-Western Railway and merged it with the Rohilkhand and Kumaon Railway to form the

Oudh and Tirhut Railway The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was a Railway company operated in India. History On 1 January 1943, the Bengal and North Western Railway and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&K worked) were acquired by the Government of India and they were amalg ...

in 1943. In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of

, east of Mughalsarai and

Bengal Nagpur Railway The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway. History The opening of the ...

. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughal Sarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of

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 ...

. East Central Railway was created in 1996–97. North Central Railway was formed in 2003.

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Trains at Lucknow Charbagh

Trains at Bareilly

Trains at Moradabad
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