Delhi Junction railway station
Delhi Junction Dilli Junction | |||||||
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Northern Railways | |||||||
Platforms | 16 | ||||||
Tracks | 18 | ||||||
Connections | Auto stand, Taxi stand | ||||||
Construction | |||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||
Accessible | Available | ||||||
Other information | |||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||
Station code | DLI | ||||||
Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone | ||||||
Division(s) | Delhi | ||||||
History | |||||||
Opened | 1864 | ||||||
Rebuilt | 1903 | ||||||
Electrified | 1967 | ||||||
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Delhi Junction railway station is the oldest railway station in
History
The station started with a broad gauge train from
The present building of the station was built in 1900 and opened for the public in 1903. Started with just 2 platforms and 1000 passengers, Delhi railway station now handles more than 180,000 passengers and around 190 trains starts, ends, or passes through the station daily.
In 1904 the Agra–Delhi line was opened. Delhi then was a part of six railway systems.
Old Delhi railway station was built in red stone to give the effect of nearby historic Red Fort. The station building had six clock towers and tower 4 is still in use as a water tank.
This station served as the main station of Delhi, hosting junction of four railways until the opening of
The station was remodelled in 1934–35, when its platforms were extended and power signals were introduced.
Delhi earlier handled both broad and meter gauge trains. Since 1994, it is a purely broad-gauge station, meter gauge traffic having been shifted to Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station.[5]
In 2016, it was planned to install 2.2 MW of
Facilities
The station has eighteen platforms two of which can accommodate two trains of 24-coach length end-to-end.
The station has four pit lines for washing and cleaning trains.[6]
The entrance and exist of the nearest Delhi Metro station is now within the compound of the Delhi junction. It was achieved by constructing an underground walkway from Chandni Chowk metro station. Now one does not have to walk half a kilometre on crowded roads and lanes to reach the Metro station.
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Railway lines from five routes connect at the Delhi Junction:
- Saharanpur
- Sadar Bazar towards New Delhi
- Delhi Kishanganj towards Rohtak
- Subzi Mandi towards Ambala
- Rewari
Gallery
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Delhi Junction railway station view from flyover bridge
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Old Delhi Junction
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Old Delhi railway station
See also
References
- ^ "Delhi District: Trade and communications". The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 11. Oxford at Clarendon Press. 1909. p. 229.
- ^ "A fine balance of luxury and care". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
- ^ "When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi". Hindustan Times. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Confusion after Old Delhi Railway Station reverses order of platforms". The Indian Express. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
- ^ "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Briefly about Coaching Depots & Pitlines in Northern Railway Zone:" (PDF). st2.indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
External links
- Delhi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info