Hathras Junction railway station

{{Infobox station

| name = Hathras Junction

| type = Indian Railways junction station

| style = Indian Railways

| image = Hathras Junction railway station.jpg

| image_caption = File:Hathras Junction railway station

| address = NH 530B, Devinagar, Hathras Junction, Hathras, Uttar Pradesh

| country = {{flagu|India}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|27.6249|N|78.1370|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}

| elevation = {{convert|183|m|ft}}

| line = Kanpur–Delhi section
Hathras Junction–Hathras Fort Line

| connections = Auto, E-Rickshaw, Bus Stand

| other =

| structure = Standard on ground

| platform = 4

| tracks = 8

| parking =

| bicycle = No

| opened = 1885-86

| closed =

| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1975–76

| acessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = HRS

| zone = North Central Railway zone

| division = {{rwd|Prayagraj}}

}}

| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = North Central Railways

| status = Functioning

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| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh#India

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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 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} 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 (now broad gauge) 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 (previously metre gauge) line.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title = Trivia | work= Station Oddities|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 June 2013}}

History

Through trains started running on the Howrah–Delhi line in 1865–66.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html |title = IR History: Early History (1832–1869) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 23 June 2013}}{{cite web| url = http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,396,403,500| title = Allahabad Division: A Historical Perspective| publisher = North Central Railway| access-date = 24 May 2013| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130601154617/http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C396%2C403%2C500| archive-date = 1 June 2013| df = dmy-all}}{{cite web| url = https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Railways-enters-159th-year-of-its-journey/articleshow/12629710.cms | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120822142843/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/patna/31330356_1_indian-railways-danapur-division-railway-board | url-status = live | archive-date = 22 August 2012 |title = Railways enter 159th year of its journey|date=23 June 2013| work = The Times of India | access-date = 24 May 2013}}

The {{convert|47|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} 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 {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide metre gauge to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} broad gauge in 2009.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History:Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date =23 June 2013 }}{{cite web| url = http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf |title =Indian Railways line history, 2 North Eastern Railway |work= Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway|publisher= wordpress| access-date =2 July 2013 }}{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date =2 July 2013 }}

Electrification

The Tundla-Hathras-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76.{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 24 June 2013}}

Major Trains

Connectivity

The station provides connectivity to neighbouring major railway stations like {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Aligarh Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Meerut City Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Amritsar Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Chandigarh Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Tundla Junction}}, Agra Cantt., Etawah, {{stnlnk|Phaphund}}, {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}} etc.

It also facilitates connectivity to many cities like New Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Lucknow, Kanpur, Ludhiana, Varanasi, Kota, Jaipur, Tatanagar, Patna, Kolkata etc.