Karnal railway station

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{{Short description|city of king karna}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Karnal
| type = [[Indian Railways|Indian Railway]] [[Railway station|Station]]
| style = Indian Railways
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| address = [[Highways in Haryana|Haryana State Highway 9]] (SH-9), Karnal, Haryana
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|29.6947|76.9695|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|253|m|ft}}
| line = [[Delhi–Kalka line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 5
| tracks = 1 (2021)
| parking =
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| opened = 1892
| closed =
| rebuilt =
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| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = KUN
| zone = Northern Railway
| division = {{rwd|Delhi}}
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| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
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'''Karnal railway station''' (railway code ''''KUN'''), at an altitude of {{convert|253|m|ft}} above mean sea level, is a class "A" on [Delhi–Kalka line]], located in [[Karnal district]] of [[Haryana]] state of [[India]]. It is under [Delhi railway division]] (DRD) of [[Northern Railway zone]] (NR) of [[Indian Railways]] (IR).<ref name=kra3>{{cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/karnal-kun/667 |title=30 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Karnal NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry |publisher=Indiarailinfo.com |date= |accessdate=2021-03-12}}</ref>

==History==
{{main|Northern_Railway_zone#History | label 1 = Northern Railway zone history}}

In 1891, the Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened. In 1892, Karnal station was built during the [[British raj]]. From 1800 to 1845, Karnal was a British cantonment. The vintage historical Karnal railway station is located on the DUK route.<ref name=kra2>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title = IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA | accessdate = 2 August 2013 }}</ref>

In July 2021, the union government approved the [[Karnal-Yamunanagar line]]. After the construction of this new rail line , Karnal railway station will become a railway junction via new Greenfield Karnal–Yamuna Nagar railway line via Indri, Ladwa, Radaur, Daamla, Jagadhari Workshop railway station. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) was approved by the Haryana Government & submitted on 3 September 2019 to Indian Railway Board, Ministry of Railways of Government of India.<ref name=kra1>[https://www.dailypioneer.com/2021/state-editions/centre-gives-nod-to-karnal-yamunanagar-rail-project.html Centre gives nod to-Karnal Yamunanagar rail project], Daily Pioneer, 27 July 2021.</ref> The existing rail route from Karnal to [[Yamunanagar]] is via [[Ambala Cantonment|Ambala Cantt]] which is 121 Km. Whereas, proposed route will be 61 km and also connected with unserved regions like [[Indri City|Indri]], [[Ladwa]] and Radaur.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd.|url=http://www.hridc.co.in/karnal-yamunanager-new-railway-line.php#:~:text=The%20existing%20rail%20route%20from,like%20Indri,%20Ladwa%20and%20Radaur.|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.hridc.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Karnal-Yamunanagar rail line project on track|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/haryanatribune/karnal-yamunanagar-rail-line-project-on-track-868142|access-date=2021-03-19|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref>

==Rail network==

As of 2021, the station has one line and another line has been approved.

* Delhi–Panipat–Karnal–Ambala–Kalka line:<ref name=kra2/> It is also called DUK route. Nearby stations on this route are Bazida Jatan, Gharaunda, Kohand, Babarpur, Panipat jn towards Delhi in the south, while in north direction it has Bhaini Khurd, Taraori, Nilokheri, Amin, Kurukshetra jn towards Ambala Cantonment, Amritsar, and Chandigarh.

* Karnal-Yamunanagar line: Approve and yet to be constructed. After the construction of this new rail line, Karnal railway station will become a railway junction via Karnal, Indri, Ladwa, Radaur, Daamla, Jagadhari Workshop railway station.<ref name=kra1/>

==Trains at Karnal==

Major trains at Karnal are:

* Ajmer–Jammu Pooja SuperFast Express
* Delhi–Amb Andaura Himachal Express
* Udhampur–Delhi Jammu Mail
* Howrah–Kalka Mail
* New Delhi–Kurukshetra MEMU
* Ajmer–Chandigarh Garib Rath
* Allahabad–Chandigarh Unchahar Express
* Jammu–Pune Jhelum Express
* Indore–Jammu Malwa Express
* Chandigarh–Bandra Superfast
* Bhiwani–Kalka Ekta Express
* Delhi–Kalka Himalayan Queen
* Una Himachal–Delhi Janshatabdi
* Delhi–Amritsar Shaan-e-Punjab Superfast
* Amritsar–Nanded Sachkhand Express
* Bandra–Amritsar Paschim Express

==See also ==

* [[Railway in Haryana]]
* [[Highways in Haryana]]
* [[Haryana Tourism]]

==References==
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