Shikohabad Junction railway station | |
Type: | Indian Railways junction station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh |
Elevation: | 166m (545feet) |
Line: | Kanpur–Delhi section
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Structure: | Standard on ground |
Platform: | 4 |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | No |
Opened: | 1865-66 |
Electrified: | 1971–72 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | North Central Railways |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | East Indian Railway Company |
Map Type: | India#India Uttar Pradesh |
Map Dot Label: | Shikohabad Junction railway station |
Map Size: | 300 |
Shikohabad Junction railway station is on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Shikohabad.
Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company's Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.[1]
A branch line was opened from Shikohabad to Mainpuri in 1905 and extended to Farrukhabad in 1906.[2]
The Panki–Tundla sector was electrified in 1971–72.[3]