Tughlakabad (station code:- TKD), a railway station of the

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, is on the Kanpur–Tundla–Agra–Delhi line. Located in

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, it is operated by the

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of Northern Railway

History

The Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904. Some sections of it were relaid while the construction of New Delhi was underway, and was eventually inaugurated in 1927–1928.

Connectivity

Tughlakabad railway station serves around 33,000 passengers every day. This station is part of the

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and is served by

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trains.

Metro link

The Tughlaqabad metro station, located on the Violet Line of the

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, is approximately 1 km from Tughlakabad Railway Station. The Violet Line operates underground from Kashmere Gate to Jangpura and transitions to an elevated line from that cusp to the Raja Nahar Singh (Ballabhgarh) metro station. The line was extended to

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in 2010 and to Badarpur in 2011.

Diesel Loco Shed

The diesel shed at Tughlakabad was established in 1970 with an initial holding capacity of 26 WDM-2 locomotives and a planned capacity to accommodate up to 80 locomotives.

Electric Loco Shed

Tughlakabad Electric Loco Shed is a

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shed located in Northern Railway territory. It was a Western Railway shed till 2003. It was originally built to serve freight traffic on the busy Delhi–Mumbai route. It houses more than 250 locos of

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and

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Yards and depots

Tughlakabad marshalling yard is a mechanized hump yard with retarders. It has an Inland Container depot with container freight station and also a domestic container terminal.

References

External links

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Tamilnadu Express speeds through Tughlakabad
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Tughlakabad metro station
Railway stations in India opened in 1904 Railway stations in South Delhi district Delhi railway division