Hathras Junction railway station
Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India
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Hathras Junction railway station is on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Hathras and surrounding areas.
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| General information | |||||
| Location | NH 530B, Devinagar, Hathras Junction, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 27°37′30″N 78°08′13″E | ||||
| Elevation | 183 metres (600 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | North Central Railways | ||||
| Lines | Kanpur–Delhi section Hathras Junction–Hathras Fort Line | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||
| Connections | Auto, E-Rickshaw, Bus Stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | HRS | ||||
| Zone(s) | North Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Prayagraj | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1885-86 | ||||
| Electrified | 1975–76 | ||||
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Station oddity
Hathras Junction railway station is one having an oddity. The station is on the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Kanpur–Delhi section. A Broad gauge line takes off from this station and goes to Hathras Kila railway station. At the Kanpur-end of the Hathras Junction railway station, the Mathura–Kasganj (now broad gauge) line cuts across the broad-gauge line at right angles and has a separate overhead station named Hathras Road within the same premises. Hathras lies 9 km away in the west and is also served by Hathras City railway station on the broad gauge (previously metre gauge) line.[1]
History
Through trains started running on the Howrah–Delhi line in 1865–66.[2][3][4]
The 47 km (29 mi) long Hathras Road-Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. It was transferred to North Eastern Railway in 1952. The Mathura–Kasganj line was converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2009.[5][6][7]
Electrification
The Tundla-Hathras-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76.[8]
Major trains
Connectivity
The station provides connectivity to neighbouring major railway stations like Delhi Junction, Ghaziabad Junction, Aligarh Junction, Meerut City Junction, Amritsar Junction, Chandigarh Junction, Tundla Junction, Agra Cantt., Etawah, Phaphund, Kanpur Central etc.
It also facilitates connectivity to many cities like New Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Varanasi, Kota, Jaipur, Tatanagar, Patna, Kolkata etc.
