Hathras Junction railway station

Hathras Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Hathras district, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates 27°37′30″N 78°08′13″E / 27.6249°N 78.1370°E / 27.6249; 78.1370Coordinates: 27°37′30″N 78°08′13″E / 27.6249°N 78.1370°E / 27.6249; 78.1370
Elevation 183 metres (600 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Central Railway
Line(s) Kanpur-Delhi section
Hathras-Hathras Kila link
Platforms 4?
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code HRS
Division(s) Allahabad
History
Opened 1865-86
Electrified 1975-76
Location
Location of Hathras Junction railway station in Uttar Pradesh

Hathras Junction railway station is on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line. It is located in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Station oddity

Hathras Junction railway station is one having an oddity. The station is on the 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Kanpur-Delhi section. A broad gauge line takes off from this station and goes to Hathras Kuila railway station. At the Kanpur-end of the Hathras Junction railway station, the Mathura-Kasganj {now broad gauge} line cuts across the broad gauge line at right angles and has a separate overhead station named Hathras Road within the same premises. Hathras lies 9 km away in the west and is served by Hathras City railway station on the broad gauge (previously metre gauge) line.[1]

History

Through trains started running on the Howrah-Delhi line in 1865-66.[2][3][4]

The 29 mi (47 km) long Hathras Road-Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. It was transferred to North Eastern Railway in 1952. The Mathura-Kasganj line was converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 2009.[5][6][7]

Electrification

The Tundla-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electirified in 1975-76.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Trivia". Station Oddities. IRFCA. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Early History (1832–1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Allahabad Division: A Historical Perspective". North Central Railway. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Railways enter 159th year of its journey". The Times of India, 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "IR History:Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Indian Railways line history, 2 North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway. wordpress. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "IR History:Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
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