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Meerut City Junction railway station

Coordinates: 28°58′43″N 77°40′32″E / 28.9787°N 77.6755°E / 28.9787; 77.6755
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Meerut City Junction railway station
Indian Railways junction station
Meerut City Junction
General information
LocationCity railway station road, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Coordinates28°58′43″N 77°40′32″E / 28.9787°N 77.6755°E / 28.9787; 77.6755
Elevation224.340 metres (736.02 ft)
Owned byMinistry of Railways (India)
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
Meerut–Bulandshahar–Khurja line
Platforms6 (1A, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5)
Tracks13
Bus standsCity Bus (Local) Public Transit
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMTC
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Delhi
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Partapur
towards ?
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Meerut Cantt
towards ?
Nurnagar Halt
towards Khurja
 Meerut–Bulandshahr–Khurja line Terminus
Location
Meerut City railway station is located in Uttar Pradesh
Meerut City railway station
Meerut City railway station
Location in Uttar Pradesh

Meerut City Junction railway station, is the main railway station in the city of Meerut. It is a junction of Meerut–Bulandshahr–Khurja line and Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line.

It lies on the Northern Railway zone of India under Delhi division.[1]

History

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Main article: Northern Railway zone history

This station was established by British India government in 1911. It lies on the Delhi to Haridwar/Dehradun line.

Meerut–Saharanpur section was doubled in 2018. Delhi to Sharanpur is a double electrified line.[2]

Lines and routes

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  • Existing: It is a junction of the following:[2] Doubling of Meerut–Saharanpur section is Completed.[3]
    • Saharanpur-Meerut–Bulandshahr–Khurja line, via Hapur Jn, connect to Kolkata–Delhi line.[2]
  • Approved/under-construction:
    • Meerut-Panipat line: 104 km long ₹3,500 crore,[4][5] After the completed DPR was approved in 2022, the final approval from NITI Aayog and Cabinet was granted for the fund release,[6] land acquisition commenced from Diwana (Panipat) to Daurala (Meerut) after installing ~100 large and ~300 small GPS-based pillars along the alignment.[7] In the 2024–25 Railway Budget, a nominal allocation of ₹10 lakh was made under the expenditure head and till date approximately ₹75.92 lakh had already been expended from the earlier sanctioned budgets. However, actual construction work had not commenced.[8]
    • Meerut-Bijnor line: A 63 km (39 mi) rail link from Meerut's Daurala station to Bijnor via Daurala, Mawana, Hastinapur, Bahsuma and Daranagar. Survey was completed in 2016.[9]

Trains

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A total of 78 trains halt at Meerut City Jn railway station.[10] 8 trains originate from and terminate at Meerut City.[10] Sangam Express, Nauchandi Express, Rajya Rani Express, Vande Bharat Meerut-Lucknow-Varanasi are originating trains that go to Allahabad via Bulandshahr–Aligarh–Kanpur and Allahabad via Bareilly–Lucknow, and Bareilly–Lucknow respectively. Three Khruja–Meerut Passenger trains shuttle between Meerut and Khurja and 1 train Umbala Passenger and Rewari Passenger also originate from Meerut City. About 60 trains run up and down to Delhi, Mumbai, Madurai, Kochuvelli, Dehradun, Amritsar, Jammu Tawi, Okha, Bilaspur, Puri, Indore, Ujjain daily, biweekly or weekly.

Dehradun–Anand Vihar Terminal Vande Bharat Express also stops at the Meerut City Junction.

After Meerut City, the second major railway station is Meerut Cantonment, located 4 km North.

Infrastructure

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The station is equipped with route relay interlocking technology for managing tracks and signalling. The rail yard has 2 washing lines for maintenance or train rakes. It has also got a coach care facility with capacity of 2 coaches.

Station also has a dedicated cargo siding for freight loading and unloading. The siding has 3 zones: open siding for coal, cement, fertilizer etc., a petroleum terminal bay of BPCL and, a closed siding terminal for all other type of goods. The siding is located about 1.9 km east of the station.[11]

Amenities

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City railway station is a Class-A railway station of Northern Railway. It is equipped with most public amenities like restaurants, waiting room, retiring room, police station, post office etc. The station is fully disabled friendly. Escalators and elevators are being installed for easing passenger movement between platform 1 and 2–3.[12] PNB and SBI ATMs are also available at station entrance.

Station premises also have a Railway Hospital for railway staff.

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  • Meerut City Junction from outside.
    Meerut City Junction from outside.
  • Meerut City Junction Platform 4,5
    Meerut City Junction Platform 4,5
  • 19020 Dehradun Express on Platform 1 of Meerut City
    19020 Dehradun Express on Platform 1 of Meerut City
  • Meerut City Junction Railway Station Platform 1.
    Meerut City Junction Railway Station Platform 1.
  • Meerut City Junction platform view
    Meerut City Junction platform view
  • Sangam Express at Meerut City
    Sangam Express at Meerut City
  • Station logo
    Station logo
  • 14512 Saharanpur-Prayagraj Sangam Nauchandi Express is standing on Platform 1 of Meerut City Junction.
    14512 Saharanpur-Prayagraj Sangam Nauchandi Express is standing on Platform 1 of Meerut City Junction.

References

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  1. ^ "MTC/Meerut City Junction Train Departure Timings". India Rail Info. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "Meerut–Saharanpur rail stretch goes electric – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. ^ "दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल – Amarujala". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ Amar Ujala, May 23 2023 – Meerut–Panipat railway project gets approval from Central Railway Board
  5. ^ Hindustan Times, May 25 2022 – DPR prepared with revised cost estimate
  6. ^ Amar Ujala, Dec 7 2023 – Approval from Gaj Shakti Unit received
  7. ^ HR Breaking News, Jun 28 2022 – Pillar installation and land demarcation details
  8. ^ Live Hindustan, Jul 23 2024 – ₹10 lakh allocated; ₹75.92 lakh spent as of March 2023
  9. ^ "Railways complete survey on proposed Bijnor-Meerut rail link – Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  10. ^ a b Shaikh, Azar S. "MTC/Meerut City Junction Station – 75 Train Departures NR/Northern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  12. ^ "SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU DEDICATES THE NEWLY ELECTRIFIED GHAZIABAD-MEERUT-SAHARANPUR RAIL SECTION AND ALSO LAYS THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR PROVISION OF ESCALATOR & LIFTS AT MEERUT CITY STATION – Railway Enquiry". m.indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
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