Delhi Cantonment railway station explained

Delhi Cantonment
Type:	Indian Railways station
Style:	Indian Railways
Address:	Mayapuri Industrial Area Phase II, Lajwanti Garden, Delhi Cantonment
Country:	India
Coordinates:	28.6119°N 77.1156°W
Map Type:	India#India Delhi
Line:	Delhi–Jaipur line
Structure:	Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:	4
Tracks:	4
Parking:	Yes
Bicycle:	Yes
Electrified:	Yes
Owned:	Indian Railways
Operator:	Northern Railway
Status:	Functioning

Delhi Cantonment railway station (also known as Delhi Cantt.)(station code: DEC^[1]) is a railway station in Delhi Cantonment, India.

History

This station started as a metre-gauge railway station. After the 1991 gauge conversion it changed to broad gauge.

Trains

The most popular trains are the Royal Orient and DEE-BGKT Express.

Some of the other trains that stop at Delhi Cantonment railway station are:

• Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express
• Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express
• Ajmer–Hazrat Nizamuddin Jan Shatabdi Express
• Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express
• Chetak Express
• Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express
• Ajmer–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jan Shatabdi Express
• Udaipur City–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Rajasthan Humsafar Express
  • Ala Hazrat Express (via Ahmedabad) Ala Hazrat Express (via Bhildi)
• Delhi Sarai Rohilla Sikar Express (via Jhunjhunu)
• Bikaner Delhi Sarai Rohilla SF Express
• Delhi Cantonment - Ajmer Vande Bharat Express

References

1. Web site: Station Code Index . Portal of Indian Railways . Centre For Railway Information Systems . 23 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf . 16 February 2024 . 5 . PDF . 2023–24.