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Mughalsarai-Kanpur section

Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
Overview
Status Operational
Locale Gangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh
Termini Mughalsarai Junction
Kanpur Central
Operation
Opened 1859 (partial, locally)
1866 (through main line)
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) North Central Railway for main line
North Eastern Railway and Northern Railway for certain branch lines
Depot(s) Mughalsarai and Kanpur
Rolling stock WDM-2, WDM-3A and WDS-5 diesel locos; WAM-4, WAP-4 and WAG-7 electric locos
Technical
Track length Main line: 346 km (215 mi)
Branch lines:
Varanasi-Allahabad City 130 km (81 mi)
Varanasi-Phaphamau 122 km (76 mi)
Allahabad-Kanpur via Unnao 249 km (155 mi)
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification 25kV 50Hz AC OHLE in 1968
Operating speed up to 160 km/h