Dadri railway station

Dadri railway station is a small railway station serving the city of Dadri in Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh, India, on the Ghaziabad–Tundla section of the Delhi–Kanpur main line, on the outskirts of Ghaziabad and 50 kilometers east of Delhi. Its station code in Indian Railways terminology is DER. Dadri is a wayside station at which only a few commuter trains stop. The station consists of four platforms which are not well sheltered and lack most facilities including sanitation.[1][2][3] Electronic interlocking and massive yard remodelling has been commissioned at Dadri station.[4] Dadri is a complex yard in North Central Railway spread over six kilometres on busiest route of Delhi–Howrah section and also having connectivity with National Thermal Power Corporation Power Plant and Container Depot.[5]

Dadri Railway Station
Indian Railways station
Indian Railways logo
LocationDadri, Gautam Buddh Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates28.5388°N 77.5374°E / 28.5388; 77.5374
Elevation212 metres (696 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Central Railway
Platforms4
Tracks5 (double electrified BG)
ConnectionsAutorickshaw stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDER
Zone(s) North Central Railway
Division(s) Allahabad
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Dadri Railway Station
Location within India
Dadri Railway Station
Dadri Railway Station (Uttar Pradesh)

Trains

Trains that halt at Dadri:

  • Hathras Killah–Delhi–Hathras Killah MEMU[6]
  • Delhi–Aligarh–Delhi MEMU
  • Tundla–Delhi–Tundla MEMU
  • Lichchavi Express

Dedicated Freight Corridor

Dadri is the point where the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is proposed to join the Eastern DFC, making Dadri a junction station, though for major freight movements only. Both DFCs are under construction.[7]

References
  1. "DER/Dadri". India Rail Info.
  2. "दादरी और बोड़ाकी रेलवे स्टेशन हो सकते हैं एक". Jagran News (in Hindi). 27 October 2014.
  3. "एक्सप्रेस ट्रेनों का ठहराव खत्म होने पर आंदोलन करेंगे यात्री". Jagran News (in Hindi). 11 October 2013.
  4. "Dadri yard remodelling commissioned by Railways". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. "The mobility in Train Operations on the busiest route of Delhi Howrah section of Indian Railway network gets a boost with the commissioning of Electronic Interlocking & massive Yard Remodeling commissioned at Dadri". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  6. status, Train running. "HRF-DLI MEMU (64581) Train Live Running status". trainsrunningstatus.net. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  7. "Western Dedicated Freight Corridor". www.dfccil.gov.in. Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd.


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