Moradabad railway station

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Moradabad railway station
LocationNH 24, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates28°49′52″N 78°45′58″E / 28.831°N 78.766°E / 28.831; 78.766
Elevation271.230 metres (889.86 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway zone
Line(s)Lucknow–Moradabad line
Moradabad–Ambala line
Delhi–Moradabad line
Chandausi loop
Moradabad–Aligarh line
Ramnagar–Moradabad line
Platforms7
Tracks11
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesyes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMB
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Moradabad
History
Opened1873; 148 years ago (1873)
Electrified2012; 9 years ago (2012)
Location
Moradabad railway station is located in India
Moradabad railway station
Moradabad railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

Moradabad railway station is located in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and serves Moradabad which is namesake for its brassware industries. Moradabad is major railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh and located just 157 kilometres (98 mi) from national capital New Delhi, Moradabad also has the divisional headquarters of Northern Railway. Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Garib Rath Express, Double Decker Express and many Superfast Express trains pass through and stop at Moradabad Junction.

History[]

After connecting Varanasi with Lucknow, the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway started working west of Lucknow and it reached Bareilly 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. It was extended to Shahranpur in 1886.[1][2] A branch line to Aligarh via Chandausi was opened in 1894.[1] Moradabad was linked to Ghazabad in 1900.[1]

Electrification[]

Electrification of the 646 km (401 mi)-long Mughasarai–Moradabad line was completed in 2013.[3][4] Many trains on the Ambala and Lucknow line run with electric locomotives (including Freight trains). Electrification of the Delhi–Moradabad line was completed in 2015. Being one of the important sections of the Northern Railways, Indian railway gave this project a high priority.

Passenger movement[]

Moradabad is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5] Moradabad is one of the highest-booking stations in Uttar Pradesh.

Amenities[]

Moradabad railway station is a category 'A' railway station. It has a Tourist Information Centre, Post Office, telegraph office, General Railway Police office, computerised reservation counters, retiring room, vegetarian and non vegetarian refreshment rooms, tea stall and book stall.[6] It also has the Tatkal seat booking counter.[7]

Importance[]

Moradabad is called an interchange station due to its five-line junction. Many passengers change trains at Moradabad because there are plenty of trains to different destinations. After electrification the Delhi–Moradabad line railway has planned to make this route an alternative to the Delhi–Kanpur–Mugalsarai grand chord route. Moradabad is a preferred option to get trains for the tourists who want to go to Ramnagar, Jim Corbett National Park, Nainital, Almora and other parts of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand because it is the nearest station which is connected by train to the Kumoun region.

Connectivity[]

Moradabad is the busiest railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh with more than 200 stopping trains.[8] Many local passenger trains are available to nearby Cities. There are many trains to major cities like Mau, Ghazipur City, New Delhi, Guwahati, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Varanasi, Dehradun, Patna, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Dibrugarh, Amritsar, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Jammu Tawi, Tatanagar, Kanpur, Aligarh, Gwalior and Agra etc. Daily about 10 trains run from Moradabad to Ramnagar[9] and more than 60 trains run to Lucknow.[10] More than 50 trains run to New Delhi. Even though Moradabad has more than 200 stopping trains it does not have any direct train to cities like Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Bhopal, Hyderabad and other important cities of Central, Western and Southern parts of the Country.

Gallery[]

  • Moradabad railway station entrance

  • A chilly sunny morning at Moradabad railway station

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway". Management Ebooks. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  2. ^ "IR History – Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Railway projects an amenities to transform Rae Bareli and surrounding areas". Northern Railway. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Railways roll out schemes in Rae Bareli, Amethi". Taaza Khabar. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  6. ^ "Moradabad railway station". Make my trip. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  7. ^ "Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger Reservation Enquiry".
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ^ "Moradabad to Ramnagar: 4 COV-Reserved Trains - Railway Enquiry".
  10. ^ "Moradabad to Lucknow Charbagh NR: 73 COV-Reserved Trains - Railway Enquiry".

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