Kanpur–Delhi section (including Agra Chord and Etah link)
Etawah Junction an important railway station on Kanpur–Delhi section
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Gangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi
Termini	Kanpur Central Delhi
Service
Operator(s)	North Central Railway for main line and Northern Railway for other lines
Depot(s)	Kanpur
Rolling stock	WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAG-9
History
Opened	1866
Technical
Track length	Main line: 435 km (270 mi) Kanpur–Tundla 231 km (144 mi) Tundla–Delhi 204 km (127 mi) Branch lines: Agra–New Delhi 195 km (121 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE
Operating speed	Main line: up to 160 km/h
Route map km km Yamuna 198 Delhi Shahdara Delhi Junction 204 Delhi–Shamli– Saharanpur line Delhi–Kalka line 196 Vivek Vihar Delhi–Fazilka line New Delhi 195 Shivaji Bridge 194 191 Sahibabad Tilak Bridge 192 184 Ghaziabad Pragati Maidan 190 Chander Nagar Yamuna Hazrat Nizamuddin 188 Anand Vihar Terminal NH 2 Okhla 178 Delhi–Meerut– Saharanpur line Badarpur Thermal Power Station Delhi–Moradabad line Tughlakabad 174 Maripat Haryana Delhi border 168 Dadri Faridabad 167 National Capital Power Station Faridabad New Town 163 163 Boraki Ballabhgarh 159 159 Ajaibpur NH 2 151 Dankaur Asaoti 149 141 Wair Palwal 138 136 Chola Rundhi 128 131 Gangraul Sholaka 118 127 Sikandarpur Banchari 115 Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Khurja–Meerut link Haryana Uttar Pradesh border 122 Khurja Hodal 107 118 Kamalpur Kosi Kalan 095 111 Dawar NH 2 100 Somna Chata 085 90 Kulwa Ajhal 075 85 Maharwal Vrindaban Road 064 to Lucknow–Moradabad line to Alwar 78 Aligarh Bhuteshwar 056 71 Daud Khan 64 Mandrak Vrindavan 59 Sasni Masani 48 Hathras Junction to Bareilly Hathras City Mursan Hathras Kila Raya 38 Pora Yamuna 28 Jaleswar Road Mathura Cantt 22 Charola 15 Barhan NH 2 Mathura Junction 54 51 Shivwala Tehu NH 2 44 Shanagar Timarua Mathura–Vadodara section to Bharatpur 40 Jalesar City Baad 44 29 Kuswa NH 2 21 Awagarh Mathura Refinery 12 Jawaharpur Kamsan NH 2 0 Etah Farah 35 Farah Town 33 Kitham 24 Runkuta 15 Bilochpura 06 Raja ki Mandi 02 to Bharatpur & Bayana Agra–Bhopal section 0 Agra Cantonment Idgah Agra Fort 23 Agra City Yamuna Yamuna Bridge 21 Chhalesar 15 NH 2 Kuberpur 11 Etmadpur 04 00 231 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 NH 2 130 Ekdil 119 Bharthana 109 Samhon 104 Ghasara Halt 100 Achalda 91 Pata GAIL Uttar Pradesh Petrochemical Complex Auraiya Thermal Power Station 83 Phaphund 74 Kanchausi 69 Para Jani Halt 63 Jhinjak 53 Ambiapur 44 Rura 37 Roshan Mau 33 Maitha 23 Bhaupur Panki Thermal Power Station 11 Panki Agra–Bhopal section 4 Govindpuri to Farrukhabad Kanpur Anwarganj Mughalsarai–Kanpur section 0 Kanpur Central Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway km Sources: Google maps Kanpur–Tundla Passenger 51809 Tundla–Delhi Passenger 64583 Tundla–Agra MEMU Shuttle 64956 Agra Cantt–New Delhi Inter City Express Etah–Tundla Passenger 54470

The Kanpur–Delhi section is a railway line connecting Kanpur Central and Delhi. This section includes Agra Chord and Etah link. The main line is part of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. The Agra–Delhi chord is part of Delhi–Mumbai line and Delhi–Chennai line.

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.^[1][2][3]

The 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874.^[4] The lines were converted to broad gauge in early 2000s.

The Hathras Road–Mathura Cantt broad-gauge line was opened in 1875 and the Agra–Gwalior broad-gauge line was opened in 1881.^[4]

The broad-gauge Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904.^[5] Some parts of it were relaid during the construction of New Delhi (inaugurated in 1927–28).^[6]

The 61.80 km (38 mi) long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barhan–Etah line was constructed in 1959.^[7]

The 54.3 km (34 mi) long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Ghaziabad–Tughlakabad line, including bridge across Yamuna, was completed in 1966.^[7]

Electrification

The Kanpur–Panki sector was electrified in 1968–69, Panki–Tundla in 1971–72, Tundla–Aligarh–Ghaziabad in 1975–76, Ghaziabad–Nizamuddin–New Delhi–Delhi in 1976–77, Tilak Bridge-Fairdabad in 1982–83, Raja ki Mandi-Agra–Dhoulpur in 1984–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1998–99 and Yamuna Bridge-Agra in 1990–91.^[8]

Loco sheds

Kanpur Central electric loco shed accommodates WAP-4 and WAG-7 electric locos. Agra diesel loco shed houses WDS-4 locomotives. The shed serves the requirement of shunting locos at different stations and Jhansi Workshop. Ghaziabad electric loco shed serves the Delhi area. It housed 47 WAP-1 locos in 2008. It also has WAM-4, WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAG-5HA locos.^[9]

Speed limits

The entire Howrah–Delhi line, via Howrah–Bardhaman chord and Grand Chord is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h (99 mph).^[10]

Passenger movement

Kanpur Central and Delhi on the main line, and Agra Cantonment and Mathura Junction on the Agra–Delhi chord are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[11]

Major railway stations

Some of the important railway stations that lie in this section are-

• Kanpur Central
• Kanpur Anwarganj Terminal
• Govindpuri Terminal
• Panki Dham railway station
• Rura
• Phaphund
• Bharthana
• Etawah Junction
• Jaswantnagar
• Sikohabad Junction
• Firozabad
• Tundla Junction
• Hathras Junction
• Aligarh Junction
• Khurja Junction
• Mathura Junction
• Vrindavan
• Mathura Cantt
• Agra Fort
• Idgah Agra Junction
• Agra City
• Agra Cantonment
• Palwal
• Faridabad
• Delhi Tughalkabad
• Dadri
• Ghaziabad Junction
• Sahibabad Junction
• Delhi Shahdara Junction
• Anand Vihar Terminal
• Hazrat Nizamuddin Terminal
• Tilak Bridge
• New Delhi
• Delhi Junction (Old Delhi)
• Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal
• Delhi Cantonment

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