Delhi Junctionrailway station is the oldest railway station in Old Delhi, Delhi, India. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India in terms of frequency. Around 250 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. It was established near Chandni Chowk in 1864 when trains from Howrah, Calcutta started operating up to Delhi. Its present building was constructed by the British Indian government in the style of the nearby Red Fort and opened in 1903. It has been an important railway station of the country and preceded the New Delhi by about 60 years. Chandni Chowk station of the Delhi Metro is located near it.
The present building of the station was built in 1900 and opened for the public in 1903. Started with just 2 platforms and 1000 passengers, Delhi railway station now handles more than 180,000 passengers and around 190 trains starts, ends, or passes through the station daily.
Old Delhi railway station was built in red stone to give the effect of nearby historic Red Fort. The station building had six clock towers and tower 4 is still in use as a water tank.
This station served as the main station of Delhi, hosting junction of four railways until the opening of New Delhi in 1926 ahead of the inauguration of the New Delhi city in 1931. Agra–Delhi railway track had been laid through the site that got earmarked for the hexagonal War Memorial (now called India Gate) and Kingsway (now called Rajpath) when New Delhi city was planned. Therefore East Indian Railway Company shifted the tracks to run along the Yamuna river and opened the new track in 1924.
The station was remodelled in 1934–35, when its platforms were extended and power signals were introduced.[2][3] A new entrance from Kashmere Gate side was created in 1990s and new platforms were added. The platforms were renumbered in September 2011. The numbers that started from Kashmere Gate entrance as 1A and ended at 18 near the main entrance were renumbered starting as 1 from the main entrance and ending at 16 at Kashmere Gate entrance and some platforms were merged to form long platforms to accommodate trains of 24 coaches.[4] The station building was renovated in 2012–13.
Delhi earlier handled both broad and meter gauge trains. Since 1994, it is a purely broad-gauge station, meter gauge traffic having been shifted to Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station.[5]
In 2016, it was planned to install 2.2 MW of rooftop solar project at the railway station.
Facilitiesedit
The station has eighteen platforms two of which can accommodate two trains of 24-coach length end-to-end.
The station has four pit lines for washing and cleaning trains.[6]
The entrance and exist of the nearest Delhi Metro station is now within the compound of the Delhi junction. It was achieved by constructing an underground walkway from Chandni Chowk metro station. Now one does not have to walk half a kilometre on crowded roads and lanes to reach the Metro station.
^. Hindustan Times. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
^. Hindustan Times. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
^"Confusion after Old Delhi Railway Station reverses order of platforms". The Indian Express. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^"Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
^"Briefly about Coaching Depots & Pitlines in Northern Railway Zone:" (PDF). st2.indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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Delhi Junction railway station is the oldest railway station in Old Delhi Delhi India It is one of the busiest railway stations in India in terms of frequency Around 250 trains start end or pass through the station daily It was established near Chandni Chowk in 1864 when trains from Howrah Calcutta started operating up to Delhi Its present building was constructed by the British Indian government in the style of the nearby Red Fort and opened in 1903 It has been an important railway station of the country and preceded the New Delhi by about 60 years Chandni Chowk station of the Delhi Metro is located near it Delhi JunctionDilli JunctionIndian Railways StationGeneral informationOther namesOld Delhi Purani DilliLocationNear Chandni Chowk metro station Mori Gate Old Delhi Delhi 110006 IndiaCoordinates28 39 40 N 77 13 40 E 28 6610 N 77 2277 E 28 6610 77 2277Elevation218 760 metres 717 72 ft Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorthern RailwaysPlatforms16Tracks18ConnectionsAuto stand Taxi standConstructionParkingYesAccessibleAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeDLIZone s Northern Railway zoneDivision s DelhiHistoryOpened1864 160 years ago 1864 Rebuilt1903 121 years ago 1903 Electrified1967 57 years ago 1967 LocationInteractive map Contents 1 History 2 Facilities 3 Junction 4 Gallery 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editSee also Indian railway history NR history NWR history NCR history and NER history The station started with a broad gauge train from Calcutta in 1864 Metre gauge track from Delhi to Rewari and further to Ajmer was laid in 1873 by Rajputana State Railway and metre gauge trains from this station started in 1876 The present building of the station was built in 1900 and opened for the public in 1903 Started with just 2 platforms and 1000 passengers Delhi railway station now handles more than 180 000 passengers and around 190 trains starts ends or passes through the station daily In 1904 the Agra Delhi line was opened Delhi then was a part of six railway systems East Indian Railway North Western Railway and Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway entered from Ghaziabad crossing the Yamuna river Delhi Panipat Ambala Cantonment Kalka Railway ran northwards from Delhi and the Rajputana Malwa Railway traversed the Delhi district for a short distance in the direction of Gurgaon and Rewari Junction 1 Old Delhi railway station was built in red stone to give the effect of nearby historic Red Fort The station building had six clock towers and tower 4 is still in use as a water tank This station served as the main station of Delhi hosting junction of four railways until the opening of New Delhi in 1926 ahead of the inauguration of the New Delhi city in 1931 Agra Delhi railway track had been laid through the site that got earmarked for the hexagonal War Memorial now called India Gate and Kingsway now called Rajpath when New Delhi city was planned Therefore East Indian Railway Company shifted the tracks to run along the Yamuna river and opened the new track in 1924 The station was remodelled in 1934 35 when its platforms were extended and power signals were introduced 2 3 A new entrance from Kashmere Gate side was created in 1990s and new platforms were added The platforms were renumbered in September 2011 The numbers that started from Kashmere Gate entrance as 1A and ended at 18 near the main entrance were renumbered starting as 1 from the main entrance and ending at 16 at Kashmere Gate entrance and some platforms were merged to form long platforms to accommodate trains of 24 coaches 4 The station building was renovated in 2012 13 Delhi earlier handled both broad and meter gauge trains Since 1994 it is a purely broad gauge station meter gauge traffic having been shifted to Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station 5 In 2016 it was planned to install 2 2 MW of rooftop solar project at the railway station Facilities editThe station has eighteen platforms two of which can accommodate two trains of 24 coach length end to end The station has four pit lines for washing and cleaning trains 6 The entrance and exist of the nearest Delhi Metro station is now within the compound of the Delhi junction It was achieved by constructing an underground walkway from Chandni Chowk metro station Now one does not have to walk half a kilometre on crowded roads and lanes to reach the Metro station Junction editvteRailways around Delhi Legend Delhi Fazilka line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Kalka line Delhi Metro Green line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Patel Nagar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Metro Blue line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Dayabasti nbsp Kirti Nagar nbsp nbsp Vivekanand Puri Halt nbsp nbsp Delhi Sarai Rohilla nbsp Delhi Jaipur line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Kishanganj nbsp Naraina Vihar nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Kalka line Indrapuri nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Barar Square nbsp nbsp nbsp Sadar Bazar nbsp Delhi MetroAirport Express nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Sadar Bazar Coaching Yard Sardar Patel Marg nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Old Delhi Chanakyapuri nbsp nbsp nbsp New DelhiCoaching Yard Safdarjung nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp New Delhi nbsp Sarojini Nagar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Metro Yellow line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Metro Yellow line Lodhi Colony nbsp nbsp nbsp Shivaji Bridge Sewa Nagar nbsp nbsp nbsp Tilak Bridge Delhi Metro Violet line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Metro Violet line nbsp Lajpat Nagar nbsp nbsp nbsp Agra Chord nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp NH 44 nbsp Hazrat Nizamuddin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp NH 44 nbsp Pragati Maidan nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp NH 44 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Yamuna River nbsp nbsp nbsp Yamuna River Delhi Metro Blue line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Metro Pink line MandawaliChander Vihar nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Shahdara Anand Vihar Rail Yard nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Shamli Saharanpur line Anand Vihar Terminal nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp DelhiUttar Pradesh Chander Nagar Halt nbsp nbsp Shahdara B Panel nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Shahdara A Panel nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Sahibabad nbsp Hindon River Ghaziabad nbsp nbsp Ghaziabad ElectricLoco Shed nbsp nbsp nbsp Kanpur Delhi section nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp NH 34 Delhi Moradabad line nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Delhi Meerut Saharanpur line Railway lines from five routes connect at the Delhi Junction Delhi Shahdara Junction towards Ghaziabad and Saharanpur Sadar Bazar towards New Delhi Delhi Kishanganj towards Rohtak Subzi Mandi towards Ambala Sarai Rohilla towards RewariGallery edit nbsp Delhi Junction railway station view from flyover bridge nbsp Old Delhi Junction nbsp Old Delhi railway stationSee also editNew Delhi Delhi Sarai Rohilla Hazrat Nizamuddin Anand Vihar Terminal railway station Delhi MetroReferences edit Delhi District Trade and communications The Imperial Gazetteer of India Vol 11 Oxford at Clarendon Press 1909 p 229 A fine balance of luxury and care Hindustan Times 21 July 2011 Archived from the original on 14 December 2014 When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi Hindustan Times 18 January 2011 Archived from the original on 26 September 2013 Confusion after Old Delhi Railway Station reverses order of platforms The Indian Express 6 September 2011 Retrieved 3 September 2023 Northern Railways Indian Railways Portal www nr indianrailways gov in Retrieved 2 June 2017 Briefly about Coaching Depots amp Pitlines in Northern Railway Zone PDF st2 indiarailinfo com Retrieved 2 September 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delhi Junction railway station Delhi Junction railway station at the India Rail Info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Delhi Junction railway station amp oldid 1194409683, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
