| Tughlakabad | |
| 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 |
| Status: | Functioning |
| Map Type: | India Delhi# |
Tughlakabad railway station (station code:- TKD) is on the Kanpur–Tundla–Agra–Delhi line. It is located in the Indian union territory of Delhi. It is operated by Northern Railway, Delhi railway division.
The Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904.[1] Some parts of it were relaid during the construction of New Delhi (inaugurated in 1927–28).[2]
Tughlakabad railway station serves around 33,000 passengers every day.[3]
Tughlakabad is part of the Delhi Suburban Railway and is served by EMU trains.[4]
Tughlakabad metro station is about 1 km from Tughlakabad railway station. It is on the Violet Line of Delhi Metro. The line operates underground from Kashmere gate till Jangpura metro station. From there it is an elevated line till Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) metro station. The Violet Line was opened up to Sarita Vihar in 2010 and up to Badarpur in 2011.[5]
Diesel Shed, Tuglakabad was established in the year 1970 with a planned holding of 80 locomotives and initial holding of 26 WDM2 locomotives.
| SN | Locomotives | HP | Quantity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | WDM-3A | 3100 | 24 | |
| 2. | WDG-3A | 3100 | 10 | |
| 3. | WDP-3A | 3100 | 16 | |
| 4. | WDP-4/4B/4D | 4000/4500 | 54 | |
| 5. | WDG-4/4D | 4500 | 55 | |
| 6. | WDP-1 | 2300 | 7 | |
| 7. | WDS-6 | 1400 | 11 | |
| 8. | WAG-9 | 6120 | 92 | |
| 9. | WAP-4 | 5050 | 50 | |
| Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024 | 292 | |||
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]
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]