Hathras Junction railway station
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.
Station oddity
Hathras Junction railway station is one having an oddity. The station is on the 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 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 line.History
Through trains started running on the Howrah–Delhi line in 1865–66.The 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 -wide metre gauge to broad gauge in 2009.
Electrification
The Tundla-Hathras-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76.Major trains
- Neelachal Express
- Amrapali Express
- Gomti Express
- Unchahar Express
- Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express
- Sangam Express
- Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)
- Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt)
- Netaji Express
- Sikkim Mahananda Express
Connectivity
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