Delhi railway division
Delhi railway division is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.[1] It was formed in 1952 and its headquarter are located at New Delhi. The division is headed by Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), based at DRM Office, State entry Road, near New Delhi railway station (Pahar Ganj side). The current Divisional Railway Manager of Delhi Division is Sukhwinder Singh[2]
Northern Railway Zone
[edit]In addition to the Delhi railway division, Ambala railway division, Firozpur railway division, Lucknow NR railway division and Moradabad railway division are the other 4 railway divisions under Northern Railway (NR) Zone headquartered at New Delhi.[3][4]
Routes and stations network
[edit]Delhi Division has a route length of 1,386.82 km (861.73 mi) with 213 stations. The Division handles 496 Passenger carrying trains and 210 Freight trains every day.[5][6]
List of railway stations and towns
[edit]This Division serves a number of historical places like Delhi, Panipat, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Meerut, Palwal, Faridabad and industrial cities like Badli, Narela, Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Guldhar, Modi Nagar, Partapur, Faridabad, Ballabhgarh, Palwal, Delhi Cantt, Gurgaon etc. Meerut cantt & Delhi cantt are important Military bases of Indian Army.[7] The list includes the stations under the Delhi railway division and their station category.[8][9]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 4 | Delhi Junction, New Delhi, Hazrat Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar Terminal |
| A | 18 | Adarsh Nagar Delhi, Ballabhgarh, Delhi Sarai Rohilla, Delhi Cantonment, Delhi Shahdara Junction, Faridabad, Ghaziabad Junction, Gurgaon, Karnal, Meerut City, Meerut Cantt, Muzaffarnagar, Panipat Junction, Jind Junction,Rohtak Junction, Sonipat Junction |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ thecorridors, whispersin. "DRM Appointment". Whispers in the Corridors. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Delhi Railway Division". Railway Board. Northern Railway zone. Archived from the original on 19 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Delhi Railway Division | Railway Station in Delhi Division". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Northern Railway". www.nr.railnet.gov.in. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
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