Hathras Junction railway station is on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located in Hathras district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Hathras and surrounding areas.
Station oddity
Hathras Junction railway station is one having an oddity. The station is on the 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Kanpur–Delhi section. A meter-gauge line takes off from this station and goes to Hathras Kila railway station. At the Kanpur-end of the Hathras Junction railway station, the Mathura–Kasganj (now broad gauge) line cuts across the broad-gauge line at right angles and has a separate overhead station named Hathras Road within the same premises. Hathras lies 9 km away in the west and is also served by Hathras City railway station on the broad gauge (previously metre gauge) line.
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Hathras Junction
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| Indian Railways junction station | |
File:Hathras Junction railway station
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| General information | |
| Location | Hathras, Uttar Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 27°37′30″N 78°08′13″E |
| Elevation | 183 metres (600 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Central Railways |
| Line(s) | Kanpur–Delhi section Hathras–Hathras Kila link |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | HRS |
| Zone(s) | North Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Prayagraj |
| History | |
| Opened | 1885-86 |
| Electrified | 1975–76 |
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 Hathras Junction
Location within Uttar Pradesh
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History
Through trains started running on the Howrah–Delhi line in 1865–66.
The 47 km (29 mi) long Hathras Road-Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. It was transferred to North Eastern Railway in 1952. The Mathura–Kasganj line was converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2009.
Electrification
The Tundla-Hathras-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76.
Connectivity
The station provides connectivity to neighbouring major railway stations like Delhi Junction, Ghaziabad Junction, Aligarh Junction, Meerut City Junction, Amritsar Junction, Chandigarh Junction, Tundla Junction, Agra Cantt., Etawah, Phaphund, Kanpur Central etc.
It also facilitates connectivity to many cities like New Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Kota, Jaipur, Tatanagar, Patna, Kolkata etc.