Bareilly Junction railway station (station code:- BE, BRY) is a railway station serving

Bareilly Bareilly () is a city in Bareilly district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is among the largest metropolises in Western Uttar Pradesh and is the centre of the Bareilly division as well as the historical region of Rohilkhand. The city ...

city in

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. It is an important station as well as the headquarters of

Izzatnagar railway division Izzatnagar railway division is one of the three railway divisions under the jurisdiction of North Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is located in Bareilly is a railway division under North Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. ...

of the North Eastern Railway zone &

Moradabad railway division Moradabad railway division is one of the five railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It was formed in 1899 and its headquarter are located at Moradabad in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Delhi railw ...

of the

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. It lies on Lucknow–Moradabad line and Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit-Bareilly-Kasganj Line provides a stop for most trains passing through. Bareilly Junction used to serve both broad and metre gauge, Bareilly Junction was connected to

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by both Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge, Broad Gauge was connected to

via

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Shahjahanpur Shahjahanpur () is a municipal corporation, town and district headquarters of Shahjahanpur District in Western Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located between Bareilly and Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. History Shahjahanpur was establi ...

Hardoi Hardoi is a city and municipal board in Hardoi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Hardoi district. It is also known as Prahalad Nagari. Hardoi is about 110 km from the state capital Lucknow ...

. On the other hand Meter Gauge was connected to Lucknow via Pilibhit-Mailani-Lakhimpur-Sitapur, but now the metre gauge is converted into broad gauge.

History

After the British Indian Government purchased the Indian Branch Railway on 31 March 1872, and renamed the Lucknow–Kanpur main line as the

Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was an extensive railway network in North India, mostly north of the Ganges, starting from Benares and subsequently up to Delhi. History The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was formed in 1872 with the assets of th ...

, railway services started to expand towards the west of Lucknow. The construction of a railway line from Lucknow to

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and then further onwards to

was completed in 1872. This line was further extended to Bareilly on 1 November 1873. Prior to that, another railway line connecting

Moradabad Moradabad () is an industrial city, commissionerate, and municipal corporation in Moradabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is situated on the banks of the Ramganga river, at a distance of from the national capital, New Del ...

to Chandausi had already been built in 1872; it too was extended to Bareilly, the construction completed on 22 December 1873. A new railway line connecting Bareilly and Moradabad via Rampur, called the Bareilly–Moradabad Chord, was approved on 4 December 1891, and was completed by 8 June 1894. On 8 December 1894, the main line was officially diverted to this chord, while the older line was renamed the Chandausi loop.

Connectivity

Bareilly railway station is well connected to

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Electric Bus

City Electric buses are also started in the city. Initially 6 buses started on 3 Major routs on 6 Feb, 2022. Now 13 buses out of 25 buses are in operation on 5 routs. Faridpur and Bhojipura are connected with this service.

Metro

The station is also proposed as an intersection for the planned Bareilly Metro routes and a terminal station for Yellow line.

Industry

Bareilly is the 50th Major city in India and 8th in

. It has many large industries, which are providing jobs in large scale in the city. B.L.Agro Industries Ltd., Raama Shyama Paper Industries, Amar Alum & Allied Chemicals Pvt. Ltd., Amar Narayan Industries Pvt. Ltd. are the major industries of the city. In which Amar Alum & Allied Chemicals Pvt. Ltd. is India's largest Alum Manufacturer.

Gallery

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References

External links

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