Delhi–Moradabad line

The Delhi–Moradabad line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Moradabad the latter in the Indian state of the Uttar Pradesh. The Gajraula-Najibabad branch line is included in this line. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

Delhi–Moradabad line including Gajraula-Najibabad branch line
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Uttar Pradesh
Termini	Old Delhi Moradabad
Operation
Opened	1900
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	Northern Railway
Technical
Track length	New Delhi-Moradabad: 167 km (104 mi) Gajraula-Najibabad: 107 km (66 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Highest elevation	New Delhi 239 m (784 ft), Moradabad 201 m (659 ft)

Delhi–Moradabad line

km 161 Moradabad Left: to Moradabad-Ambala line Right: to Lucknow-Moradabad line 148 Lodipur Bishnpur 144 Hakeempur 140 Chak Kali Lait 137 Kailsa State Highway 78 130 Amroha State Highway 77 119 Kafurpur 116 Maheshra to Moradabad-Ambala line 107 Najibabad NH 119 101 Fazalpur 96 Muzzampur Narayan to Moradabad-Ambala line NH 119 91 Kiratpur 88 Suaheri 71 Bijnor State Highway 12 61 Khari Jhalu 54 Haldaur Haldaur Road 50 Amhera State Highway 76 45 Sisauna Chandpur Nahtaur Road State Highway 51 36 Chand Siau State Highway 51 29 Bagarpur (Halt) 24 Bakaina (Halt) 21 Chuchela Kalan 15 Mandi Dhanaura 10 Sherpur 107 / 0 Gajraula Gajraula Chandpur Road 100 Kankather Ganges 93 Garhmukteshwar Bridge State Highway 14 86 Garhmukteshwar 77 Simbhaoli 70 Kuchesar Road 64 Babugarh Kali Nadi to Khurja-Meerut link 57 Hapur to Khurja-Meerut link 50 Kastla Kasmabad (Halt) 46 Pilkhua Upper Ganges Canal 33 Dasna 31 Adhamtik Nagar 27 Mahrauli to Delhi-Kalka line to Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur line to Delhi-Fazilka line 0 Delhi 6 Delhi Shahdara] 9 Vivek Vihar Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border 13 Sahibabad 20 Ghaziabad 23 New Delhi 24 Shivaji Bridge 26 Tilak Bridge Chander Nagar 28 Pragati Maidan Anand Vihar Terminal 30 Hazrat Nizamuddin NH2 to Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line to Agra Chord to Kanpur-Delhi section Source: Google maps 54056 Delhi-Moradabad Passenger 54381 Gajraula Najibabad Passenger

History

The Ghaziabad-Moradabad link was established by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1900.[1]

Electrification

The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Hapur-Moradabad line, as of 19 January 2016, is a fully electrified double line and Gajraula-Najibabad branch is also electrified as on 12 April 2019.

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.[2]

Since this stretch is now electrified, this stretch would start seeing electric locomotives mostly.

Passenger movement

Moradabad is the only station on this line, which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[3] But this station has not any originating Mail/express train.

References

1. "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Management E-books6. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
2. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
3. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.