Phaphund railway station

Phaphund railway station is an "A" graded railway station in Auraiya district, Uttar Pradesh, India. Its code is PHD. It serves Auraiya district and Dibiyapur town. It is located on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is one of the main serving railway stations on the Kanpur–Delhi section of the Allahabad railway division. Built during British rule, the station is owned by Indian Railways and operated by North Central Railway and consists of five tracks and four platforms.

Phaphund
Indian Railways station
Phaphund (Dibiyapur) railway station
LocationNear Baba Paramhansh Ashram, Railway ground, Station Road, Dibiyapur, Uttar Pradesh
India
Coordinates26.6324°N 79.5544°E / 26.6324; 79.5544
Elevation145 metres (476 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorth Central Railway zone
Line(s)Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line
Platforms4
Tracks5 (double electrified BG)
ConnectionsAuto and Bus stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePHD
Zone(s) North Central Railway zone
Division(s) Allahabad
History
Opened1886 (1886)
Electrified1961–63
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Kanchausi railway station
North Central Railway zone
Pata railway station
Location
Phaphund railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh


Kanpur–Phaphund-Tundla Sub-section
231 Tundla
222 Hirangaon
215 Firozabad
204 Makkhanpur
195 Shikohabad
to Farrukhabad
184 Kaurara
174 Bhadan
167 Balrai
155 Jaswant Nagar
to Farrukhabad
to Gwalior
139 Etawah
130
Ekdil
119
Bharthana
109
Samhon
104
Ghasara Halt
100
Achalda
91
Pata
UP Petrochemical Complex of GAIL
83
Phaphund
74
Kanchausi
69
Para Jani Halt
63
Jhinjak
53
Ambiapur
44
Rura
37
Roshan Mau
33
Maitha
23
Bhaupur
11
Panki
to Kanpur–Jhansi branch line
4
to Farukkhabad
0 Kanpur Central / to Lucknow
to Mughalsarai–Kanpur section


Source: Google Maps

Location

Phaphund railway station is located on Kanpur–Phaphund–Tundla Sub-section of the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located 83 kilometers (52 mi) from the Kanpur Central railway station and 148 kilometers (92 mi) from Tundla Junction railway station.

History

The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid-nineteenth century. Even when the line to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859 and the Kanpur–Etawah section was opened to traffic in the 1860s. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Allahabad. With the completion of the Old Naini Bridge across the Yamuna, through trains started running in 1865–66.

Connectivity

It provides connectivity to the cities of Kota, Agra, Lucknow, Aligarh, Allahabad, Varanasi, Kolkata, Guwahati, Patna, New Delhi and more.[1][2][3]

Electrification

The Kanpur–Panki sector was electrified in 1968–69, Panki–Tundla in 1971–72.

Facilities

The platforms are well sheltered. The station is well connected by auto and bus stands. It provides free Wi-Fi in the station campus, parking and bicycle facilities. Smart card based booking machines are also installed in the station campus. A booking office also sits beside the railway overbridge. Modern cleaning machines are also operating in the campus thrice a day to maintain cleanliness standards in the station campus. Recently CCTV cameras have been installed and are operating soundly in the station campus.

Infrastructure

The station consists of four platforms and five tracks. A new railway overbridge has been built. This new overbridge has been made more favourable by providing and iron ceiling to facilitate shelter in the rainy and humid season. CCTV cameras have been also installed in the campus recently for better security of passengers.

Construction

Two waiting halls on the platforms 1, 2, 3, and 4 are under construction. Expected:the end of April 2018, they will be constructed to provide passengers with more comfort. The increment in length of platforms is under construction. The Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor[4] is under construction which will facilitate movement of goods train.

  • Creation of more friendly and secure environment for passengers is under construction.

References

  1. "Allahabad among 400 railway stations to be redeveloped". The Times of India. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. NCR cancels passenger trains due to maintenance work at Etawah station
  3. Several trains to stop at smaller stations
  4. Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC)

Dibiyapur travel guide from Wikivoyage

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