Tughlakabad railway station explained

Tughlakabad
Native Name:
तुगलकाबाद
تغلق آباد
Type: Indian Railway and Delhi Suburban Railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Tughlakabad, Delhi
Country:India
Elevation:213.317m (699.859feet)
Line:Agra–Delhi chord
Structure:Standard on ground
Platform:2
Tracks:26
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:No
Opened:1904
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Northern Railway
Map Type:India Delhi#

Tughlakabad (station code:- TKD), a railway station of the Indian Railways, is on the Kanpur–Tundla–Agra–Delhi line. Located in Delhi, it is operated by the Delhi railway division of Northern Railway

History

The Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904.[1] Some sections of it were relaid while the construction of New Delhi was underway, and was eventually inaugurated in 1927–1928.[2]

Connectivity

Tughlakabad railway station serves around 33,000 passengers every day.[3] This station is part of the Delhi Suburban Railway and is served by EMU trains.[4]

Metro link

The Tughlaqabad metro station, located on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro, is approximately 1 km from Tughlakabad Railway Station. The Violet Line operates underground from Kashmere Gate to Jangpura and transitions to an elevated line from that cusp to the Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) metro station. The line was extended to Sarita Vihar in 2010 and to Badarpur in 2011.[5]

Diesel Locomotive Shed

The diesel shed at Tughlakabad was established in 1970 with an initial holding capacity of 26 WDM-2 locomotives and a planned capacity to accommodate up to 80 locomotives.

SNLocomotivesHPQuantity
1.WDM-3A310024
2.WDG-3A310010
3.WDP-3A310016
4.WDP-4/4B/4D4000/450054
5. WDG-4/4D450055
6.WDP-123007
7.WDS-6140011
8.WAG-9612092
9.WAP-4505050
Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024 292

Electric Loco Shed

Tughlakabad Electric Loco Shed is a West Central Railway zone shed located in Northern Railway territory. It was a Western Railway shed till 2003. It was originally built to serve freight traffic on the busy Delhi–Mumbai route. It houses more than 250 locos of WAP-7 and WAG-9.[6]

Yards and depots

Tughlakabad marshalling yard is a mechanized hump yard with retarders. It has an Inland Container depot with container freight station and also a domestic container terminal.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IR History: Part III (1900–1947). IRFCA. 7 July 2013 .
  2. Web site: A fine balance of luxury and care . Hindusthan Times. 6 July 2013 . 7 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602112944/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/TopStories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx . 2 June 2013 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Tuglakabad (TKD). Indian Rail Enquiry. 7 July 2013 .
  4. Web site: Delhi Suburban Railways . Metro trains . 7 July 2013 . 31 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131231195302/http://www.metrotrains.in/2012/01/delhi-suburban-railways.html . dead .
  5. Web site: Violet line Delhi Metro. Delhi Metro. 7 July 2013 .
  6. Web site: Sheds and workshops. IRFCA. 10 July 2013 .
  7. Web site: Freight Sheds and Mashalling Yards . IRFCA. 10 July 2013.