Delhi – Meerut – Saharanpur | |
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Overview | |
Status | Operational |
Locale | Uttar Pradesh |
Termini |
Old Delhi Saharanpur |
Operation | |
Opened | 1870 |
Owner | Indian Railway |
Operator(s) | Northern Railway |
Technical | |
Track length | 181 km (112 mi) |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
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.
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.
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.