Ghaziabad Junction railway station

Ghaziabad Junction railway station (station code:- GZB) is on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and New Delhi–Bareilly–Lucknow line. It is located in Ghaziabad district in the ndian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Ghaziabad.


Ghaziabad Junction
LocationStation Road, Guru Govind Singh Marg, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates28°39′02″N 77°25′54″E
Elevation217.00 metres (711.94 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway
Line(s)Kanpur–Delhi section
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
Delhi–Moradabad line
Platforms6
Tracks18
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGZB
Division(s) Delhi
History
Opened1865–66
Electrified1971–72
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Passengers
46,00,0005,00,000
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Maripat
Northern Railway zone
Sahibabad
TerminusNorthern Railway zone
Mehrauli
TerminusNorthern Railway zone
Location
Ghaziabad railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

History
Main article: Northern Railway zone history

Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company's Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.[1]

The railway line between Meerut and Delhi was constructed in 1864.

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483-kilometre-long (300 mi) Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]

The Ghaziabad–Moradabad link was established by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1900.[3]

Electrification

The Tundla–Aligarh–Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76, and the Ghaziabad–Nizamuddin–New Delhi–Delhi sector in 1976–77,[4]

The 140-kilometre long (87 mi) Ghaziabad–Moradabad line was completely electrified in January 2016. The Ghaziabad–Meerut–Muzaffarnagar–Saharanpur–Roorkee–Haridwar line is also open to electric trains with effect from March 2016.

Local electric trains

Local electric trains are available regularly from Ghaziabad for stations in the National Capital Region. Distance: New Delhi (26 km), Old Delhi (20 km), Hazrat Nizamuddin (23 km), Anand Vihar Terminal (13 km).[5]

List of local trains

Local trains which run on a regular interval are EMUs, MEMUs, Passengers. Local trains start in the early morning and run till midnight.

Amenities

Amenities for passengers at Ghaziabad include: waiting rooms, escalators, water coolers, automated teller machines, pure vegetarian restaurants, refreshment rooms, book stall, computerized reservation office, and telephone booths.[5]

Electric Loco Shed

The Ghaziabad electric locomotive shed serves the Delhi area. It houses and maintains India's fastest locomotives which are mostly used in the Rajdhani, the Shatabdi and the Duronto Expresses. It stores 3 phaser locomotives like WAP-5 & WAP-7 locomotives.

It is currently holds 100+ WAP-5 locomotives and 150+ WAP-7 locomotives.

References
  1. "IR History: Early History (1832–1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  3. "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Management E-books6. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  5. "Ghaziabad". Make my trip. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
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