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Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh, India

Meerut Cantt. railway station
Indian Railways station
Passenger Station
Meerut Cantt railway station
General information
LocationMeerut, Uttar Pradesh
 India
Coordinates29°00′59″N 77°41′13″E / 29.016323°N 77.686832°E / 29.016323; 77.686832
Elevation229 metres (751 ft)
Owned byNorthern Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Platforms3
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeMUT
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Delhi
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Meerut Citytowards ? Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Pabli Khastowards ?
Location
Meerut Cantt. railway station is located in Uttar PradeshMeerut Cantt. railway stationMeerut Cantt. railway stationLocation in Uttar Pradesh
Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
Legend
km
Saharanpur Junction 181 Moradabad–Ambala line
Tapri 174
Delhi–Shamli–
Saharanpur line
Nangal 164
Talheri Buzurg 156
Deoband 147
Rohana Kalan 135
SH59-IN jct.svg SH 59
Bamanheri 128
Muzaffarnagar 123
SH58-IN jct.svg SH 58
Jaraudanara 118
Mansurpur 110
Miranpur–Khatauli Road
Khatauli 101
SH58-IN jct.svg SH 58
Shakoti Tanda 091
Daurala 083
Pabli Khas 076
Meerut Bypass Road
NH58-IN.svg NH 58
Meerut Cantt 072 km
Meerut City 067 0
9 Nurnagar
Partapur 061 11 Chandsara
18 Kharkhauda
SH119-IN jct.svg SH 119 23 Kalli
Hapur Road
Mohiuddinpur 056 Delhi–Moradabad line
30 Hapur Junction
Modinagar 048 Delhi–Moradabad line
39 Hafizpur
Upper Ganga Canal 49 Gulaothi
54 Chhaprawat
Muradnagar 038 59 Baral
68 Numaishgarh halt
Duhai halt 033 71 Bulandshahr
78 Maman
Guldhar 030 NH91-IN.svg NH 91
87 Khurja City
New Ghaziabad 026 Kanpur–Delhi section
Khurja Junction
Delhi–Moradabad line Kanpur–Delhi section
Kanpur–Delhi section
Ghaziabad 020 km
Sahibabad Junction 013
Uttar Pradesh
Delhi
border
Chander Nagar
Vivek Vihar 009
Delhi–Shamli–
Saharanpur line
Anand Vihar Terminal
Delhi Shahdara 006
Yamuna Yamuna
Delhi Junction 000
Delhi–Kalka line
Delhi–Fazilka line
New Delhi 023
Shivaji Bridge 024
Tilak Bridge 026
Pragati Maidan 028
Hazrat Nizamuddin 030
Delhi–Jaipur line
NH2-IN.svg NH 2
Agra Chord to
Kanpur–Delhi section
km
Sources: Google Maps
54505 Delhi–Ambala Passenger
54402 Meerut–Khurja Passenger

Meerut Cantt (code: MUT), is a railway station in the city of Meerut. It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line in Delhi division of Northern Railway zone of India .

History

Main article: Northern Railway zone history

The railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864. This station was established by British India government around 1865 after the Sepoy mutiny of 1857. It lies on the Delhi to Haridwar/Dehradun line.

Lines and Routes

It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line that connects Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur. Delhi to Meerut City is double-line and electrified while Meerut–Saharanpur section is single-electrified line. Doubling of Meerut–Saharanpur section is on full swing.

Trains

A total of 35 trains halt at Meerut Cantt railway station. 1 train, Meerut Cantt–New Delhi–Rewari passenger (MNR) originate from Meerut Cantt.

Meerut City, a major railway station, is located 4 km south.

Infrastructure

The station was primarily built to facilitate army movement by rail by British India Government. It has dedicated infrastructure(siding and platform) for same. The station premises also has a butt welding plant with a dedicated siding that welds small segment of rails into continuous rails.

Gallery

  • Meerut Cantt railway station entrance Meerut Cantt railway station entrance
  • Meerut Cantt railway station from outside Meerut Cantt railway station from outside
  • Meerut Cantt platform 1 Meerut Cantt platform 1
  • Meerut Cantt railway station inside view Meerut Cantt railway station inside view

References

  1. "Meerut Cantonment Railway Station". Wikimapia. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  2. "Meerut–Saharanpur rail stretch goes electric". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  3. "दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल". Amar Ujala. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  4. ^ banerjee, Rahul. "MUT/Meerut Cantt. Station – 37 Train Departures NR/Northern Zone – Railway Enquiry". India Rail Info. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  5. ^ STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT. "STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT" (PDF).
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