The Moradabad–Ambala line (also known as Moradabad–Ambala main line) is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

and in

Haryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

The

Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway The Scinde, Punjab, Delhi Railway was formed in 1870 from the incorporation of the Scinde Railway, Indus Steam Flotilla, Punjab Railway and Delhi Railway companies. This was covered by the Scinde Railway Company's Amalgamation Act 1869. ...

completed the –

Ambala Ambala () is a city and a municipal corporation in Ambala district in the state of Haryana, India, located on the border with the Indian state of Punjab (India), Punjab and in proximity to both states capital Chandigarh. Politically, Ambala ...

–– line in 1870 connecting

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(now in Pakistan) with Delhi. The

Varanasi Varanasi (, also Benares, Banaras ) or Kashi, is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world.* * * * The city has a syncretic tradition of I ...

–

Lucknow Lucknow () is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and the largest city of the List of state and union territory capitals in India, Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and it is the administrative headquarters of the epon ...

– main line of

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 ...

was extended to in 1886.

Electrification

The

– sector was electrified in 1996–98 and –

Roorkee Roorkee (Rūṛkī; ) is a city and Municipal Corporations in India, municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is from Haridwar, the district headquarters. It is spread over a flat terrain under the ...

in 2003–04. The

–Mordabad sector was electrified around 2005–06. The

–

Laksar Laksar is a small town, near Haridwar city and Nagar Palika in Haridwar district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, situated along National Highway 334A. It is an important sugar manufacturing destination in the state and also known for the L ...

– sector is an electrified double-line.

Sheds and workshops

has an outstation shed for Shakurbasti WDS-4 locos.

Jagadhari Jagadhri is a city and a municipal council in the Yamunanagar district of the Indian state of Haryana. The town is adjacent to the city of Yamunanagar, around 90 km from Chandigarh, the capital city of Haryana state. Etymology Jagadhri may ...

has a carriage and wagon workshop and a bridge workshop.

Speed limit

The Ambala Cantonment to moradabad jn line is classified as a "Group D " line and can take speeds up to 110 km/ h.

Passenger movement

and on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

Railway reorganisation

Around 1872, the Indian Branch Railway Company was transformed into

. Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with

East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway (reporting mark EIR), introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian Railway, Bombay, Barod ...

in 1925. 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 The Oudh and Tirhut Railway was a Railway company operated in India. History On 1 January 1943, the Bengal and North Western Railway and the Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway (R&K worked) were acquired by the Government of India and they were am ...

in 1943. In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of

, east of Mughalsarai and

Bengal Nagpur Railway The Bengal Nagpur Railway was one of the companies which pioneered development of the railways in eastern and central India. It was succeeded first by Eastern Railway and subsequently by South Eastern Railway. History The opening of the ...

. 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

, Assam Railway and a portion of

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (reporting mark BB&CI) was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing railway lines between Bombay to the erstwhile Baroda State, that became the present-day Baroda (Vadod ...

. East Central Railway was created in 1996–97. North Central Railway was formed in 2003.

References

External links

Trains at Moradabad

Trains at Roorkee

Trains at Saharanpur

Trains at Ambala Cantonment
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