Moradabad railway station is located in Moradabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and serves Moradabad, which is known for its brassware industries. Moradabad is a major railway station of Western Uttar Pradesh and is located just 157 kilometres (98 mi) from national capital New Delhi. Moradabad also has the divisional headquarters of the Northern Railway. Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Garib Rath Express, Double Decker Express and many Superfast Express trains pass through and stop at Moradabad Junction.
History
After connecting Varanasi with Delhi, the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway started working west of Lucknow and it reached Bareilly in 1873. A line connecting Moradabad to Chandausi was also built in 1872 and it was continued up to Bareilly in 1873. The Bareilly–Moradabad chord was completed in 1894. The former main line became Chandausi Loop and the one via Rampur became main line. It was extended to Shahranpur in 1887.[1][2]
A branch line to Aligarh via Chandausi was opened in 1894.[1]
Moradabad was linked to Ghaziabad in 1900.[1]
Electrification
Electrification of the 646 km (401 mi)-long Mughasarai–Moradabad line was completed in 2013.[3][4] Many trains on the Ambala and Lucknow line run with electric locomotives (including Freight trains). Electrification of the Delhi–Moradabad line was completed in 2015. Being one of the important sections of the Northern Railways, Indian railway gave this project a high priority.
Passenger movement
Moradabad is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5] Moradabad is one of the highest-booking stations in Uttar Pradesh.
Amenities
Moradabad railway station is a category 'A' railway station.
It has a Tourist Information Centre, Post Office, telegraph office, General Railway Police office, computerised reservation counters, retiring room, vegetarian and non vegetarian refreshment rooms, tea stall and book stall.[6] It also has the Tatkal seat booking counter.[7]
Importance
Moradabad is called an interchange station due to its five-line junction. Many passengers change trains at Moradabad because there are plenty of trains to different destinations. After electrification the Delhi–Moradabad line railway has planned to make this route an alternative to the Delhi–Kanpur–Mugalsarai grand chord route. Moradabad is a preferred option to get trains for the tourists who want to go to Ramnagar, Jim Corbett National Park, Nainital, Almora and other parts of Kumaon region of Uttarakhand because it is the nearest station which is connected by train to the Kumoun region.
