Tughlakabad railway station

Tughlakabad
Indian Railway Station

Tughlakabad Railway Station
Location Tughlakabad, Delhi
 India
Coordinates 28°30′13″N 77°17′47″E / 28.5035°N 77.2965°E / 28.5035; 77.2965Coordinates: 28°30′13″N 77°17′47″E / 28.5035°N 77.2965°E / 28.5035; 77.2965
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s) Agra-Delhi chord
Platforms 2?
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code TKD
Division(s) Delhi
History
Opened ?
Location
Tughlakabad railway station

Tughlakabad railway station is on the Kanpur-Tundla-Agra-Delhi line. It is located in the Indian state of Delhi.

History

The Agra-Delhi chord was opened in 1904.[1] Some parts of it were relaid during the construction of New Delhi (inaugurated in 1927-28).[2]

Passengers

Tughlakabad railway station serves around 33,000 passengers every day.[3]

Suburban railway

Tughlakabad is part of the Delhi Suburban Railway and is served by EMU trains.[4]

Tughlakabad metro station is about 1 km from Tughlakabad railway station.[5] It is on the Violet Line of Delhi Metro. The line operates underground from Central Secretariat till Jangpura metro station. From there it is an elevated line till Escorts Mujesar metro station. The Violet Line was opened up to Sarita Vihar in 2010 and up to Badarpur in 2011.[6]

Loco sheds

Tughlakabad broad gauge diesel loco shed houses WDM-2, WDM 3A, WDM-3C, WDM-3D, WDP-1, WDP-3A and WDP-4. It has more than 150 locos.[7]

Tughlakabad electric loco shed is a West Central Railway shed located in Northern Railway territory. It was a Western Railway shed till 2003. It was originally built to serve freight traffic on the busy Delhi-Mumbai route. It houses more than 140 locos of WAG-5, WAG-7 and WAG-9 class.[7]

Yards and depots

Tughlakabad marshalling yard is a mechanized hump yard with retarders. It has an Inland Container depot with container freight station and also a domestic container terminal.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "A fine balance of luxury and care". Hindusthan Times, 6 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Tuglakabad (TKD)". Indian Rail Enquiry. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Delhi Suburban Railways". Metro trains. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Tughlakabad Metro Station Tughlakabad Railway Station Distance". Distances Between. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Violet line Delhi Metro". Delhi Metro. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  7. 1 2 "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Freight Sheds and Mashalling Yards". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
External video
Tamilnadu Express speeds through Tughlakabad
Tughlakabad metro station
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