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
12317 Akal Takht Express

History

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

The Varanasi–Lucknow–Moradabad main line of Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was extended to Saharanpur in 1886.[1]

Electrification

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

The Ambala–Laksar–Moradabad 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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