Status Operational Opened 1870 Track length 181 km (112 mi) | ||
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge Terminis Saharanpur Junction railway station, Delhi Junction railway station | ||
The Old Delhi – Meerut – Saharanpur line is a railway line connecting Old Delhi and Saharanpur. This page includes the Meerut - Khurja link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.
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History
The railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864.
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483-kilometre-long (300 mi) Amritsar – Ambala - Saharanpur – Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.
Electrification
As of 12.3.2016, the Khurja - Meerut - Saharanpur line including the Ghaziabad - Meerut - Saharanpur sector are electrified. Trains can now seamlessly run with electric locos from Delhi to Haridwar and Delhi to Ambala via Meerut and Saharanpur.
Loco shed
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.