Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station
Delhi Sarai Rohilla | |
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Indian Railway and Delhi Suburban Railway station | |
General information | |
Location | New Rohtak Road, New Delhi India |
Coordinates | 28°39′47″N 77°11′11″E / 28.66306°N 77.18639°E |
Elevation | 220.950 metres (724.90 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Indian Railways |
Line(s) | Delhi–Fazilka line Delhi–Jaipur line Delhi Azadpur loop Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Delhi Shahdara line |
Platforms | 7 |
Tracks | 12 |
Bus routes | Delhi, Garhi Harsaru, Rewari, Rohtak, Sonipat |
Construction | |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functional |
Station code | DEE |
Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone |
Division(s) | Delhi |
History | |
Opened | 1873 |
Rebuilt | 2013 |
Electrified | Yes |
Location | |
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Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station (station code: DEE) is situated about 4 kilometres (2+1⁄2 mi) from old
Etymology
History
Start
Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal railway station was established in 1872 when the
Gauge conversion
Conversion of
By September 2006, the second metre-gauge track from Sarai Rohilla to Rewari was also converted to broad gauge and all metre-gauge trains stopped operating between Rewari and Sarai Rohilla (though the converted track was opened for public use only in October 2007).[3][4]
Infrastructure
Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal railway station has been developed as a terminus. Many trains originating from Delhi city towards Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai now start from Sarai Rohilla railway station and end there. It has a ticket reservation centre, three washing lines for train rakes and five platforms. Two platforms of adjacent Vivekanandpuri railway halt are connected to Sarai Rohilla railway station by a common foot overbridge.
There are plans to redevelop the station as part of the Smart Cities Mission, and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to this effect was signed between the Ministry of Urban Development and Indian Railways in October 2016. As per the MoU, areas around the station will also be redeveloped and the redevelopment aims to achieve better passenger amenities, easy access, integrated public transport hubs, optimal utilization of land, etc.[5]
Trains
Earlier all the trains from Sarai Rohilla to Delhi used to terminate at Delhi railway station as the metre-gauge tracks ended there. Now the tracks are broad gauge and therefore many trains from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat going north or east of Delhi pass through Sarai Rohilla and continue beyond Old Delhi station.
Connectivity
The nearest metro station is Shastri Nagar on Red Line, which is about 1 km from the railway station.
See also
- Indian Railways
- New Delhi railway station
- Delhi Junction railway station
- Delhi Cantonment railway station
- Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station
- Anand Vihar Terminal railway station
- Delhi Suburban Railway
- Delhi Metro
- National Capital Region Transport Corporation
References
- ^ Nivedita Khandekar (28 July 2013). "An inn lost in the march of time". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 5 Ajmer–Delhi MG railway line converted to BG IRFCA
- ^ Press Information Bureau English Releases
- ^ "Delhi–Haryana rail link gets better". The Hindu. 8 October 2007. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Sarai Rohilla railway station all set to be re-developed". The Hindu. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2017.