Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
The Old Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line is a railway line connecting and via Meerut with includes the – link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and Delhi division.
History
The railway line between and was constructed in 1864.The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the ––– line in 1870 connecting with.
Some main stations at this section between and Saharanpur are Delhi Shahdara,,, Modinagar, Meerut, Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, Deoband,.
Infrastructure works
Electrification
As of 12 March 2016, the Old Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line including the –Meerut–Saharanpur sector are electrified. Trains can now seamlessly run with electric locomotives from Delhi to Haridwar and Delhi to Ambala via Meerut and Saharanpur.Double line
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur section is double track. In 1977 doubling of Ghaziabad–Muradnagar section was completed. Doubling of Muradnagar–Meerut section was completed in 2000. Meerut–-Daurala section was doubled on 13 August 2017. Daurala–Khatauli section was doubled on 19 Jan 2018. Khatauli–Muzaffarnagar section was doubled on 22 May 2019.Muzaffarnagar–Deoband section was doubled on 6 March 2020. Deoband– was doubled on 23 Dec 2020.