Meerut Cantt (code: MUT), is a

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in the city of

Meerut Meerut (, IAST: ''Meraṭh'') is a city in Meerut district of the western part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city lies northeast of the national capital New Delhi, within the National Capital Region and west of the state capital ...

. It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

division of

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of India .

History

The railway line between

Old Delhi Old Delhi or Purani Dilli is an area in the Central Delhi district of Delhi, India. It was founded as a walled city named Shahjahanabad in 1648, when Shah Jahan (the Mughal emperor at the time) decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra. T ...

and

was constructed in 1864. This station was established by British India government around 1865 after the

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of 1857. It lies on the Delhi to Haridwar/Dehradun line.

Lines and Routes

It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line that connects Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur. Delhi to Meerut City is double-line and electrified while Meerut–Saharanpur section is single-electrified line. Doubling of Meerut–Saharanpur section is on full swing.

Trains

A total of 35 trains halt at Meerut Cantt railway station. 1 train, Meerut Cantt–New Delhi–Rewari passenger (MNR) originate from Meerut Cantt. , a major railway station, is located 4 km south.

Infrastructure

The station was primarily built to facilitate army movement by rail by British India Government. It has dedicated infrastructure( siding and platform) for same. The station premises also has a

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plant with a dedicated siding that welds small segment of rails into continuous rails.

References

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