Kanpur–Delhi section

Kanpur–Delhi section including Agra Chord and Etah link
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Gangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi
Termini	Kanpur Central Delhi
Operation
Opened	1866
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	North Central Railway for main line and Northern Railway for other lines
Depot(s)	Kanpur
Rolling stock	WAP-4 and WAG-7
Technical
Track length	Main line: 435 km (270 mi) Kanpur-Tundla231 km (144 mi) Tundla-Delhi204 km (127 mi) Branch lines: Agra-New Delhi 195 km (121 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	25kV 50Hz AC OHLE in 1976-77
Operating speed	Main line: up to 160 km/h

Kanpur–Delhi section

Legend Yamuna to Delhi-Kalka line to Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur line to Delhi-Fazilka line 204 Delhi 198 Delhi Shahdara 196 Vivek Vihar Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border 191 Sahibabad 184 Ghaziabad 195 New Delhi 194 Shivaji Bridge 192 Tilak Bridge Chander Nagar 190 Pragati Maidan Anand Vihar Terminal 188 Hazrat Nizamuddin NH2 to Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line to Delhi-Moradabad line 174 Maripat 168 Dadri NTPC Dadri 163 Boraki Railway Station 159 Ajaibpur 151 Dankaur 141 Wair 136 Chola 131 Gangraul 127 Sikandarpur to Khurja-Meerut link 122 Khurja 118 Kamalpur 111 Dawar 100 Somna 90 Kulwa 85 Maharwal to Moradabad 78 Aligarh Aligarh Airport 178 Okhla Badarpur TPS Tughlakabad Haryana-Delhi border 167 Faridabad 163 Faridabad New Town 159 Ballabhgarh NH2 149 Asaoti 138 Palwal 128 Rundhi 118 Sholaka 115 Banchari Haryana-Uttar Pradesh border 107 Hodal 95 Kosi Kalan NH2 85 Chata 75 Ajhal 71 Daud Khan 64 Mandrak 59 Sasni 48 Hathras Junction to Bareilly 64 Vrindaban Road to Alwar 56 Bhuteshwar Hathras City Hathras Kila Mursan Raya Vrindavan Mathura Cantt NH2 54 Mathura Junction NH2 to Mathura-Vadodara Section/Bharatpur 44 Baad NH2 Mathura Refinery NH2 35 Farah 33 Farah Town 24 Kitham 15 Runkuta 38 Pora 28 Jaleswar Road 22 Charola 15 Barhan 51 Shivwala Tehu 44 Shanagar Timarua 40 Jalesar City 29 Kuswa 21 Awagarh 12 Jawaharpur Kamsan 0 Etah 6 Bilochpura 25 Raja ki Mandi 23 Agra City 21 Yamuna Bridge Agra Fort Idgah to Bharatpur and Bayana 0 Agra Cantonment Agra airport to Agra-Bhopal section 15 Chhalesar 11 Kuberpur 4 Etmadpur NH2 0 / 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 97 Pata UP Petrochemical Complex of GAIL Auraiya Thermal Power Station 90 Phaphund 83 Kanchausi 69 Para Jani Halt 63 Jhinjak 53 Ambiapur 44 Rura 37 Roshan Mau 33 Maitha 23 Bhaupur Panki Thermal Power Station 11 Panki to Kanpur-Jhansi branch line 4 Govindpuri to Farukkhabad Kanpur Anwarganj 0 Kanpur Central / to Lucknow to Mughalsarai-Kanpur section Source: 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 Hathras Road-Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 and the Agra-Gwalior line was opened in 1881.^[4]

The 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 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Barhan-Etah line was constructed in 1959.^[7]

The 54.3 km (34 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide 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.^[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]

References

1. "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
2. "Allahabad Division: A Historical Perspective". North Central Railway. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
3. "Railways enter 159th year of its journey". The Times of India, 23 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
4. "IR History:Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
5. "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
6. "A fine balance of luxury and care". Hindusthan Times, 21 July 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
7. Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal. "Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy". page 60. Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi - 110059. ISBN 81-7022-089-0. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
8. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
9. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
10. "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
11. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 24 June 2013.