Shikohabad Junction railway station

{{short description|Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}

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| name = Shikohabad Junction railway station

| type = 30px Indian Railways junction station

| style = Indian Railways

| image = Shikohabad railway station.jpg

| image_caption = Shikohabad railway station board on platform 4

| address = Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh

| country = {{flagu|India}}

| coordinates = {{Coord|27.0861|N|78.5754|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}

| elevation = {{convert|166|m|ft}}

| line = Kanpur–Delhi section

  • Shikohabad–Farrukhabad line

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| structure = Standard on ground

| platform = 4

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| parking = Yes

| bicycle = No

| opened = 1865-66

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| rebuilt =

| electrified = 1971–72

| accessible =

| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = SKB

| zone = North Central Railway zone

| division = {{rwd|Prayagraj}}

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| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = North Central Railways

| status = Functioning

| former = East Indian Railway Company

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| map_type = India#India Uttar Pradesh

| map_dot_label = Shikohabad Junction railway station

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| map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh

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Shikohabad Junction railway station is on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Shikohabad.

History

Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company's Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html |title = IR History: Early History (1832-1869) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 28 June 2013}}

A branch line was opened from Shikohabad to Mainpuri in 1905 and extended to Farrukhabad in 1906.{{cite web | url = http://mainpuri.nic.in/gaz/chapter7.htm | title = Mainpuri | work = Chapter 7: Communication | publisher = Mainpuri district administration | access-date = 28 June 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130728090858/http://mainpuri.nic.in/gaz/chapter7.htm | archive-date = 28 July 2013 | df = dmy-all }}

Electrification

The Panki–Tundla sector was electrified in 1971–72.{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 28 June 2013}}

See also

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