| Meerut Cantt. railway station | |
| Name Lang: | en |
| Style: | Indian Railways |
| Type: | Indian Railways station Passenger Station |
| Address: | Meerut, Uttar Pradesh |
| Coordinates: | 29.0163°N 77.6868°W |
| Elevation: | 229m (751feet) |
| Platforms: | 3 |
| Tracks: | 8 |
| Owned: | Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways |
| Parking: | Available |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Electrified: | Yes |
| Map Type: | India Uttar Pradesh |
| Map Dot Label: | Meerut Cantt. railway station |
| Accessible: | Yes |
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 .
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.[1] It lies on the Delhi to Haridwar/Dehradun line.
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.[2] Doubling of Meerut–Saharanpur section is on full swing.[3]
A total of 35 trains halt at Meerut Cantt railway station.[4] 1 train, Meerut Cantt–New Delhi–Rewari passenger (MNR) originate from Meerut Cantt.
, a major railway station, is located 4 km south.
The station was primarily built to facilitate army movement by rail by British India Government. It has dedicated infrastructure(siding and platform) for same.[5] The station premises also has a butt welding plant with a dedicated siding that welds small segment of rails into continuous rails.