Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station explained

Delhi Shahdara Junction
Type: Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Shahdara, National Capital Territory
Country:India
Coordinates:28.6734°N 77.2922°W
Map Type:India#India Delhi
Other:Metro, Bus
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Platform:4 BG
Elevation:2090NaN0
Tracks:4 BG
Parking:Available
Bicycle:Available
Electrified:Yes
Code:DSA
Owned:Indian Railways
Zone:Northern Railways
Operator:Delhi railway division

Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station is a railway station in the Shahdara district of Delhi. Its three letter station code is DSA.[1] It is located on the Sahibabad Junction-Delhi Junction branch of the Delhi-Howrah main line. The station was opened in 1907 as part of the Shahdara–Saharanpur light railway built by Martin's Light Railways, which connected the station to Saharanpur in UP.[2] [3] It was closed in 1970 and reopened a few years later after the line was converted to broad gauge.[4]

The station, which has four platforms and three radiating lines, is maintained by Northern Railways.[5] As per the categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance, it is ranked NSG-3,[6] and has also been classified as a 'sensitive' station.[7]

Services

Rail

The station has the following trains passing, originating, or terminating at it:

Metro

The railway station is located about 100 metres away from the Shahdara station of Delhi Metro's Red Line, which was the one of the termini of its first section opened on 25 December, 2002.[8] [9] [10]

Bus

The railway station is located about 500 meters away from DTC's Shahdara bus terminal, and is served by bus routes 208, 214, 221, 236 (NS), 236, 236EXT, 246, 273, 317, 319, 319A, 341, 354, 443, 623, 623B, 702, 720, 939, 946, and 982.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Code Index . indianrailways.gov.in . Indian Railways . 6 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway . wiki.fibis.org . FIBIS . 6 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway . Sivaramakrishnan . R . irfca.org . IRFCA . 6 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Indian Railways Timeline . 6 December 2023.
  5. Web site: DSA/Delhi Shahdara Junction . indiarailinfo.com . India Rail Info . 6 December 2023.
  6. Web site: List of zone/category-wise railway stations opened for passenger services in Indian Railways . 1 December 2022 . indianrailways.gov.in . Indian Railways . 6 December 2023 . 61.
  7. Web site: Rajya Sabha - Unstarred Question No. 2054 . 23 December 2022 . sansad.in . Rajya Sabha - Indian Parliament . 6 December 2023.
  8. Web site: Shahdara . delhimetrorail.com . DMRC . 6 December 2023.
  9. Prime Minister inaugurates Metro Rail services between Tis Hazari and Shahdara . Press Information Bureau, Government of India . 24 December 2002 . 6 December 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174826/http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rdec2002/24122002/r241220027.html . 21 July 2011 .
  10. News: Passengers swamp Delhi's new metro. 27 December 2002. The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116141128/http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/12/26/1040511133673.html. 16 January 2018. live.
  11. Web site: Shahdara Terminal . google.com . Delhi Government . 6 December 2023.