The Laksar–Dehradun line is a railway route on the

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. This route plays an important role in rail transportation of Garhwal division of

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state. The corridor passes through the hilly areas of Uttarakhand. Some portions are near the bank of

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with a stretch of 79 km which connects situates on Moradabad–Ambala line and . It has a branch line which starts from and ends at with a stretch of 12 km.

Speed Limit

Laksar-Dehradun line is classified as a "Group D" line and can take speeds up to 100 km/h. and Raiwala-Rishikesh branch line is classified as a "Group D" line and can take speeds up to 100 km/h but Haridwar to Dehradun is PSR caution of 50 kmph so the train can not attain max speed.

History

The main railway line from to via was originally built by

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portion as

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was constructed on different phases. * The first phase, from Laksar Junction to Jwalapur was opened on 1 January 1886. * The second phase, from Jwalapur to was opened on 20 August 1886. * The third phase, from Haridwar to Dehradun was sanctioned on 18 November 1896 and opened on 1 March 1900. Whereas, the branch line between Raiwala Junction and Rishikesh which were comes under the East Indian Railway Garhwal district portion was opened on 2 April 1927. And the extension of the line to Karnaprayag by '' Rishikesh–Karnaprayag line'', the railway station was inaugurated on 12 January 2021.

Electrification

The electrification was done on dividing the three sections of this route, the first section is Laksar Junction–Haridwar, the second section is Haridwar–Dehradun and the third section is Raiwala–Rishikesh branch. The First section is electrified on 28 September 2015. The second section is electrified on 20 October 2016. And the third section was opened on 2018.

Trains Passing through this line

Main

* Kathgodam–Dehradun Express * Nanda Devi AC Express * Mussoorie Express * Dehradun–Amritsar Express * Naini Doon Jan Shatabdi Express * Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express * Dehradun Shatabdi Express * Rapti Ganga Express *

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* Upasana Express *

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* Uttaranchal Express * Dehradun Banaras Express *

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Branch

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* Yoga Express * Yog Nagari Rishikesh–Prayagraj Sangam Express * Yog Nagari Rishikesh–Jammu Tawi Express * Udaipur City–Yog Nagari Rishikesh Express * Doon Express * Kochuveli–Yog Nagari Rishikesh Superfast Express * Hemkunt Express

References

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