Moradabad–Ambala line

The Moradabad–Ambala line (also known as Moradabad–Ambala main line) is a railway line connecting Moradabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and Ambala Cantonment in Haryana. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

Moradabad – Ambala line
Saharanpur, an important railway station, lies on Moradabad–Ambala line
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleGangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Haryana
Termini
Service
Operator(s)Northern Railway
History
Opened1886
Technical
Track length274 km (170 mi)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Highest elevationMoradabad 201 m (659 ft)
Ambala Cantonment 272.530 m (894 ft)
Route map

km
to Ambala–Attari line
to Delhi–Kalka line
274
Ambala Cantonment
Grand Trunk Road
to Delhi–Kalka line
267
Dukheri
261
Kesri
State Highway 31
255
Tandwal
SH 4 Barara–Babain Road
250
Barara
241
Mutafabad
233
Darazpur
228
Jagdhari Workshop
Jagdhari Railway Workshop
NH344-IN.svg NH 344
NH907-IN.svg NH 907
223
Yamunanagar Jagadhri
Western Yamuna Canal
217
Kalanour
Yamuna
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
border
207
Sarsawa
201
Pilkhani
193
Saharanpur
to Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
183
Baliakheri
178
Sunehti Kharkhari
173
Chodiala
166
Iqbalpur
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
border
159
Roorkee
Upper Ganga Canal
NH58-IN.svg NH 58
156
Dhandera
151
Landaura
146
Dausni
to Laksar–Dehradun line
141
Laksar
129
Raisi
Uttarakhand
Uttar Pradesh
border
Ganges
124
Balawali
117
Chandok
to Gajraula–Najibabad branch line
115
Muzzampur Narayan
110
Fazalpur
NH34-IN.svg NH 34
99
Najibabad
Kotdwar
90
Murshadpur
86
Bundki
NH734-IN.svg NH 734
76
Nagina
71
Puraini
65
Habibwala
State Highway 12
63
Dhampur
53
Chakrajmal
46
Seohara
36
Mewa Nawada
29
Kanth
21
Matlabpur
State Highway 49
11
Agwanpur
5
Harthala
1
Moradabad West
to Delhi–Moradabad line
0
Moradabad
to Lucknow–Moradabad line
Source: Google Maps
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History

The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483-kilometre-long (300 mi) AmritsarAmbalaSaharanpurGhaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.

The VaranasiLucknowMoradabad main line of Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was extended to Saharanpur in 1886.[1]

Electrification

The AmbalaSaharanpur sector was electrified in 1996–98 and SaharanpurRoorkee in 2003–04.[2] The Roorkee–Mordabad sector was electrified around 2005–06.[3]

The AmbalaLaksarMoradabad sector is an electrified double-line.[4]

Sheds and workshops

Ambala has an outstation shed for Shakurbasti WDS-4 locos. Jagadhari has a carriage and wagon workshop and a bridge workshop.[5]

Speed limit

The Ambala Cantonment to Ludhiana jn line is classified as a "Group B" line and can take speeds up to 130 km/ h.[6]

Passenger movement

Moradabad and Ambala Cantonment on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[7]

Railway reorganisation

Around 1872, the Indian Branch Railway Company was transformed into Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.[8][9][10] Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with East Indian Railway Company in 1925.[11]

The Government of India took over the Bengal and North-Western Railway and merged it with the Rohilkhand and Kumaon Railway to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway in 1943.[12]

In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[13] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.[14] North Central Railway was formed in 2003.[15]

References

  1. "Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway". Management Ebooks. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  3. "Ambala–Jagadhri-Saharanpur–Moradabad" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  4. "Indian Rail Day to Day". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  5. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  7. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  8. "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  9. "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Old Martinian Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  10. "Indian Branch Railway". fibis. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  11. "IR History III : (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  12. "Bengal and North-Western Railway". fibis. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  13. "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  14. "East Central Railway". ECR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  15. "North Central Railway". NCR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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