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<div>{{Short description|Loco shed in Kerala, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox railway depot<br />
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam<br />
| image = File:ERS WDM3A.jpg<br />
| image_upright = 1.5<br />
| image_width = <br />
| image_alt = <!-- alternate text for main image (only works if image_width is supplied) --><br />
| caption = ERS based WDM-3A twins hauling Porbandar–Kochuveli Express<br />
| location = Karshaka Road, [[Kadavanthra]], [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|9.9733|76.2910|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Southern Railway zone]]<br />
| depotcode = ERS<br />
| type = [[Engine shed]]<br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|1981|df=y}}<br />
| closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}--><br />
| original = <br />
| pregrouping = <br />
| postgrouping = <br />
| roads = <br />
| rollingstock = [[WDM-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDG-2/3A|WDG-3A]] <br> [[WDP-4D]]<br />
| former_rolling_stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDS-6|WDS-6]]<br />
| routes = <br />
| map_type = India Kerala<br />
| map_size = 200<br />
}}<br />
'''Diesel Loco Shed, Ernakulam''' is a [[motive power depot]] performing locomotive maintenance and repair facility for [[diesel locomotive]]s of the [[Indian Railways]], located at {{stnlnk|Ernakulam Junction}} (ERS) of the [[Southern Railway zone]] in the city of [[Kochi]], [[Kerala]]. It is one of the four diesel loco sheds of the Southern Railway, the others being at [[Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet|Tondiarpet]] (TNP) at Chennai, [[Diesel Loco Shed, Erode|Erode]] (ED) and [[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock|Golden Rock]] (GOC) at Trichy and the only locomotive shed in Kerala and the southernmost loco shed in India.<br />
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== History ==<br />
Steam locomotive sheds used to exist at {{stnlnk|Kollam Junction}} (QLN) and {{stnlnk|Shoranur Junction}} (SRR) until the late 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed2.html#bgsr|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: Steam Locomotive Sheds in the 1970s|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref> After Southern Railway set a deadline to eliminate all steam locomotive operations by 1985, a push was given towards establishing diesel as the primary motive power, and the Ernakulam Diesel locomotive shed was established in the year 1981<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/SR/Ernakulam.pdf|title=Ernakulam Diesel Loco Shed|website=indianrailways.gov.in|publisher=Indian Railways|access-date=13 December 2016}}</ref> to meet these ends and the needs of exponentially increasing rail traffic on the new continuous broad-gauge lines from Trivandrum to Mangalore and Palakkad with the completion of gauge conversion of the [[Ernakulam–Kottayam–Kayamkulam line|Ernakulam – Kottayam – Kayamkulam line.]] The steam sheds at SRR and QLN were subsequently decommissioned.<br />
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Initially, the shed handed only [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]] and [[Indian locomotive class WDS-6|WDS6]] class locomotives, but gradually were allocated WDM3As, WDG3As and for a short time, was the only loco shed in the country to have [[Indian locomotive class WDM-7|WDM7]] locomotives allocated to its roster. The first loco to be homed at ERS was a WDS6 with road number #36012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/7005?page=8|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways Locomotive Roster-Ernakulam (ERS)-WDS-6 36012 Show|publisher=IRFCA|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref> The last WDM-2 (18701) was removed from service in June 2019 after being in the shed for 38 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/Traction/2019/Diesel_Loco_Availabilty_Target_June-2019.pdf|title=june holding}}</ref> The shed received its First HHP loco [[EMD GT46PAC|WDP-4D]](40114) from GOC in December 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/ernakulam-diesel-loco-shed-dls-ers/12799#st|title = Ernakulam Diesel Loco Shed Railway Station Forum/Discussion – Railway Enquiry}}</ref><br />
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== Operations ==<br />
Like all locomotive sheds, ERS does regular maintenance, overhaul and repair including painting and washing of locomotives. It not only attends to locomotives housed at ERS but to ones coming in from other sheds as well. It has four pit lines for loco repair.<br />
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Locomotives of Ernakulam DLS along with Erode and Golden Rock DLS were the regular links for all trains running through Kerala until around the year 2000 when widespread electrification of railway lines started in Kerala. Until then it handled prestigious trains like the double-headed [[Kerala Express]] and the [[Thiruvananthapuram Rajdhani Express|Trivandrum Rajdhani]] Express. ERS locomotives used to be predominantly the regular links for trains traveling on the [[Konkan Railway]] as well. As more and more railway lines in Kerala were electrified, ERS started losing links to [[electric locomotive]]s, mainly [[Indian locomotive class WAP-1|WAP-1]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], WAG-7 and [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] locomotives from the Erode (ED), Arakkonam (AJJ) and Royapuram (RPM) electric locomotive sheds. Ironically, the [[Thiruvananthapuram railway division]] in which ERS is located has 100% electrified lines.<br />
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Despite all the electrification across the country, ERS locomotives still take trains as far as Gujarat, Bikaner and in the Shornur–Nilambur line of Kerala. The [[Ernakulam–Okha Express]] runs with two ERS locomotives in multiple unit operation. The 12201/12202 [[Kochuveli–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Garib Rath Express|LTT–Kochuveli Garib Rath]] is the only ERS link running south of Ernakulam. A prestigious link for ERS was the [[Dadar–Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express]] which was regularly hauled by an ERS WDM-3A for a long time.<br />
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== Livery and markings ==<br />
Indian Railways allows diesel loco sheds to paint their locomotives in their own unique liveries. Ernakulam's locomotives have their current livery scheme as painted in orange with a wide cream band around the middle, with orange lines on the top and bottom, to match with the erstwhile Rajdhani livery. The livery was introduced to match that of the Trivandrum Rajdhani when it was introduced sometime in 1997 as ERS considered the Rajdhani its most prestigious link. The cream bar and the orange line taper downwards at both ends of the locomotive to create a "V" shaped design. This orange–cream–orange color scheme gives the locomotives a cheerful and pleasant look. One locomotive, WDM-3A #16666 was for a short time painted in an experimental light green–cream–light green scheme. Originally, the livery scheme of the Ernakulam shed was yellow at the top and spinach-green at the bottom.<br />
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== Closure controversy ==<br />
In October 2013, Southern Railways submitted a proposal to the railway board to shut down the Ernakulam DLS and convert it into an electric loco shed. Employees at the loco shed, later joined in by the public and people's representatives protested against this decision, alleging a plan to move the shed to Mangalore, demanding the ELS should be established without closing the DLS as it was the only major railway establishment in Kerala. After protests got much popular support, Southern Railway backed down from its move to close the shed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.railnews.co.in/railway-staff-protest-move-to-close-down-diesel-loco-shed/|title=Railway staff protest move to close down diesel loco shed at Ernakulam – RailNews Media India Ltd|website=www.railnews.co.in|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/diesel-loco-shed-likely-to-be-closed/article5216184.ece|title=Diesel loco shed likely to be closed|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=2016-12-13}}</ref><br />
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== Locomotives ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! SN<br />
! Locomotives<br />
! HP<br />
! Quantity<br />
! Images<br />
|-<br />
| 1.<br />
| WDM-3A<br />
| rowspan="2" | 3100<br />
| 33<br />
|[[File:ERS WDM3A.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2.<br />
| WDG-3A<br />
| 26<br />
|[[File:Diesel_locomotive_WDG_3A_-_Indian_railway_Diesel_engine_.jpg|alt=|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3.<br />
| WDP-4D<br />
| 4500<br />
| 15<br />
|[[File:ERS WDP-4D.jpg|alt=|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of August 2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=IRFCA|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named}}</ref>||74<br />
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|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Electric Loco Shed, Arakkonam]]<br />
*[[Electric Loco Shed, Erode]]<br />
*[[Electric Loco Shed, Royapuram]]<br />
*[[Diesel Loco Shed, Erode]]<br />
*[[Diesel Loco Shed, Golden Rock]]<br />
*[[Diesel Loco Shed, Tondiarpet]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:Railway depots in India|ERNAKULAM]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Ernakulam district]]<br />
[[Category:Thiruvananthapuram railway division]]<br />
[[Category:1981 establishments in Kerala]]</div>2405:205:C88E:E889:0:0:14D0:B0AChttps://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diesel_Loco_Shed,_Samastipur&diff=199662Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur2021-08-29T06:37:27Z<p>2405:205:C88E:E889:0:0:14D0:B0AC: /* Locomotives */</p>
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<div>{{Short description|Loco shed in Bihar, India}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}<br />
{{Infobox railway depot<br />
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur<br />
| image = Samastipur WDM3D.jpg<br />
| image_upright = 1.5<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| caption = Samastipur based WDM-3D running light towards Muzaffarpur<br />
| location = [[Samastipur]], [[Bihar]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.8495006|85.7942614|display=inline,title}}<br />
| map_type = India Bihar<br />
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[East Central Railway zone]]<br />
| depotcode = <br />
| type = [[Engine shed]]<br />
| opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2001|06|15}}<br />
| closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}--><br />
| original =<br />
| pregrouping =<br />
| postgrouping =<br />
| roads = 6<br />
| rollingstock = [[WDM-3A]] <br> [[WDG-3A]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]] <br> [[WAP-4]] <br> [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]]<br />
| former_rolling_stock = [[WDM-2]]<br />
| routes = <!-- routes operated from the depot --><br />
}}<br />
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'''Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur''' is an [[engine shed]] located in [[Samastipur]], in the Indian state of [[Bihar]]. Located east of {{stnlnk|Samastipur Junction}}, it falls under the [[Samastipur railway division]]. It is the smallest of the three [[locomotive]] sheds in the [[East Central Railway zone]]. It is exceeded by {{stnlnk|Mughalsarai Junction}} and {{stnlnk|Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh}}, the two largest in the country.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The Railway Board sanctioned construction of Diesel Loco Shed, Samastipur in the year 1996–97. Construction began in 1999. The initial holding capacity was 20 locomotives, which were transferred from the Diesel Loco shed, [[Gonda, Uttar Pradesh|Gonda]].<br />
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== Continuation ==<br />
Major and minor maintenance schedules of locomotives are carried out. The shed is [[ISO 9001:2000]], [[ISO 14001]]:2004 and [[OHSAS 18001]]:2007 certified as or 2009. The shed is divided into Light Schedule Repair Section, Heavy Schedule Repair Section, Heavy Repair (Mechanical), Heavy Repair (Electrical), Bogie Section, Machine Shop and Training Centre.<br />
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== Locomotives ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! SN !! Locomotives !! HP !! Quantity<br />
|-<br />
|1. || WDG-3A || rowspan="2"| 3100 || 71<br />
|-<br />
| 2. || WDM-3A || 26<br />
|-<br />
| 3. || WDM-3D || 3300 || 37<br />
|-<br />
| 4. || WAP-4 || 5050 || 50<br />
|-<br />
| 5. || WAG-7 || 5040 || 10<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of August 2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref> || 194<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official Website|http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/ }}<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140112090715/http://www.ecr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Central Railway - Official Website]<br />
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[[Category:Rail transport in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Samastipur railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Samastipur]]<br />
[[Category:2001 establishments in Bihar]]</div>2405:205:C88E:E889:0:0:14D0:B0AChttps://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northeast_Frontier_Railway_zone&diff=142237Northeast Frontier Railway zone2021-08-29T06:31:43Z<p>2405:205:C88E:E889:0:0:14D0:B0AC: /* Loco sheds */</p>
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<div>{{short description|Indian railway zone}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}<br />
{{Infobox rail<br />
| railroad_name = Northeast Frontier Railway<br />
| logo_filename = File:The logo of Northeast Frontier Railway - Flickr - Dr. Santulan Mahanta.jpg<br />
| logo_size = 220px <br />
| system_map = Indianrailwayzones-numbered.png<br />
| map_caption = 3-Northeast Frontier Railway<br />
| map_size = <br />
| marks = <br />
| image = File:Ghy Railway.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| image_caption = Guwahati railway station <br />
| locale = [[Assam]], [[Nagaland]], [[West Bengal]], [[Tripura]], [[Sikkim]], [[Manipur]], [[Mizoram]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Bihar]]<br />
| start_year = {{start date and age|1958|1|15}}<br />
| end_year =<br />
| predecessor_line = North Eastern Railway<br />
| successor_line = <br />
| gauge = Broad gauge<br>Narrow gauge <br />
| old_gauge = Metre gauge <br />
| electrification = <br />
| length = <br />
| hq_city = [[Maligaon]], Guwahati<br />
| website = {{url|http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/|North East Frontier Railway website}}<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Northeast Frontier Railway''' (abbreviated NFR), is one of the [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways|18 railway zones]] of the [[Indian Railways]]. It is headquartered in [[Maligaon]], [[Guwahati]] in the state of [[Assam]], and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across [[Northeast India|Northeastern]] states and some districts of eastern [[Bihar]] and northern [[West Bengal]].<br />
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==Divisions==<br />
Northeast Frontier Railway is divided into 5 divisions:<br />
* [[Katihar railway division]]<br />
* [[Alipurduar railway division]]<br />
* [[Lumding railway division]]<br />
* [[Rangiya railway division]]<br />
* [[Tinsukia railway division]]<br />
Each of these divisions is headed by a Divisional Railway Manager, a Senior Administrative Grade officer of the rank of Joint Secretary to Government of India.<br />
[[File:Guwahati Railway Station at Night.jpg|thumb|255px|[[Guwahati railway station]]]]<br />
The departmental setup at headquarters level and divisional setup in the field assists the General Manager in running the railways. Various departments namely engineering, mechanical, electrical, signal & telecom, operations, commercial, safety, accounts, security, personal and medical are headed by a Senior Administrative Grade / Higher Administrative Grade officer, provide technical and operational support to the divisions in train operations. Another division is being to be set up in [[Silchar]] by bifurcating Lumding division.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[File:Alipurduar Railway Junction Station.jpg|thumbnail|left|[[Alipurduar Junction railway station]]]]<br />
In 1881, railway first came to [[North-East Frontier|Assam]] when Assam Railway and Trading Company set up metre gauge track. The 65-km-long metre gauge line from [[Dibrugarh]] to [[Margherita, Assam|Margherita]] was constructed mainly for transportation of tea and coal. This company later started the first passenger train in Assam by the name of [[Dibru–Sadiya Railway]].<br />
The North Eastern Railway was formed on 14 April 1952 by amalgamating two railway systems: the Assam Railway and [[Oudh and Tirhut Railway]]. Later, it was bifurcated into two railway zones on 15 January 1958, the [[North Eastern Railway (India)|North Eastern Railway]] and the Northeast Frontier Railway.<ref>Rao, M.A. (1988). ''Indian Railways'', New Delhi: National Book Trust, pp.42-4</ref> to better serve the needs of the [[North-East India|northeastern]] states.<br />
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==Operational area==<br />
[[File:Northeast India railway.png|thumb|Map of Northeast Frontier Railway zone railway lines]]<br />
[[File:AGARTALA MAIN STATION.jpg|thumb|255px|[[Agartala railway station]]]]<br />
[[File:DIBRUGARH RAILWAY STATION.jpg|thumb|255px|[[Dibrugarh railway station]]]]<br />
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[[File:Katihar Station.jpg|thumb|{{rws|Katihar Junction}}]]<br />
The area of Northeast Frontier Railway operations is characterized by exceptional beauty and at the same time by some of the most arduous terrain. This difficult terrain limits the rail network expansion, and the only state with a decent rail network is Assam. The network is not [[broad gauge]] in many parts and the rail lines are antiquated with speeds at some sections being limited to a maximum of {{convert|30|km/h|0|abbr=on}}. Before the Saraighat Bridge was constructed, passengers had to get down on the [[Amingaon]] side of the [[Brahmaputra]] and take a ferry across to Pandu Junction from where they could resume their journey.<br />
The majority of the tracks have been converted to BG and electrification is in process starting from Katihar till Guwahati.<br />
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===Major sections===<br />
A few of the major sections under the Northeast Frontier Railway zone are:<br />
*[[Eklakhi–Balurghat branch line]]<br />
*[[New Bongaigaon–Guwahati section]]<br />
*[[New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section]]<br />
*[[Rangiya–Murkongselek section]]<br />
*[[Guwahati–Lumding section]]<br />
*[[Lumding–Dibrugarh section]]<br />
*[[Silchar–Sabroom section]]<br />
*[[Katihar–Siliguri line|Katihar–Siliguri section]]<br />
*[[Katihar–Jogbani branch line]]<br />
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== Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ==<br />
{{main|Darjeeling Himalayan Railway}}<br />
[[File:Train-toy-final-2-720.jpg|thumb|260px|Darjeeling to Ghoom heritage narrow-gauge train]]<br />
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway is maintained and governed under the responsibility of Katihar division. It ascends {{convert|6850|ft}} from [[New Jalpaiguri railway station|New Jalpaiguri]]; the climb begins at Sukna, continues uninterruptedly to [[Ghum, West Bengal|Ghum]] ({{convert|7407|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}}) and descends the final {{convert|5|mi}} to [[Darjeeling]]. After independence, India's partition resulted in the isolation of the Northeast region. Consequently, the DHR was merged into Assam Railways, it was closed for the construction of the Assam–Bengal link line and one of its extension lines to Kishanganj was converted to [[metre gauge]]. DHR's other extension line to Kalimpong was washed away due to floods. On reopening, the DHR was merged with [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]] in 1952 and later into Northeast Frontier Railway in 1958.<br />
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The DHR achieved worldwide fame for many reasons such as:<br />
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* A gateway to the [[Himalayas]]<br />
* The tiny four-wheeled [[steam locomotive]]s of the 19th century<br />
* The curves, loops, "Z"s and steep grades crisscrossing the road<br />
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An interest in DHR all along has ensured that it continues to operate notwithstanding very heavy losses. The steam locomotive is an icon of this Railway. Tindharia workshop has kept 13 locomotives surviving, some of which are over 100 years old and the youngest is about 70 years old.<br />
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Timeline of DHR:<br />
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* 20 January 1948: Purchased by the Government of India<br />
* 26 January 1948: Transferred to Assam Rail Link<br />
* 26 January 1950: Transferred to Assam Railway<br />
* 14 January 1952: Transferred to North Eastern Railway<br />
* 15 January 1958: Transferred to Northeast Frontier Railway<br />
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[[File:Jan Shatabdi Express at Jorhat Town.jpg|thumb|180px|Jan Shatabdi Express]]<br />
[[File:Kaziranga Express (SBC-Guwahati) at Khalor, West Bengal.jpg|thumb|180px|Kaziranga Express]]<br />
[[File:Mahananda Express at Siliguri Town.jpg|thumb|180px|Mahananda Express]]<br />
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==Loco sheds==<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, Siliguri<br />
* Diesel & Electric Loco Shed, Malda Town<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, New Guwahati City<br />
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==Major stations==<br />
These are the major railway station which have large numbers of passenger frequencies and stoppages of trains in the zone.<br />
{| {| class="wikitable"<br />
|+ List of major railway stations in Northeast Frontier Railway Zone of Indian Railways<br />
|-<br />
! Sl. No. !! Name of station !! Station code !! Division <br />
|-<br />
| 1 || {{rws|Guwahati}} || GHY || Lumding<br />
|-<br />
| 2 || {{rws|Dimapur}} || DMV || Lumding<br />
|-<br />
| 3 || {{rws|Barpeta Road}} || BPRD || Rangiya<br />
|-<br />
| 4 || {{rws|Rangiya Junction}} || RNY || Rangiya<br />
|-<br />
| 5 || {{rws|Kamakhya Junction}} || KYQ || Lumding<br />
|-<br />
| 6 || {{rws|Hojai}} || HJI || Lumding <br />
|-<br />
| 7 || {{rws|Lumding Junction}} || LMG || Lumding <br />
|-<br />
| 8 || {{rws|Diphu}} || DPU || Lumding<br />
|-<br />
| 9 || {{rws|Mariani Junction}} || MXN || Tinsukia<br />
|-<br />
| 10 || {{rws|Badarpur Junction}} || BPB || Lumding<br />
|-<br />
| 11 || {{rws|Silchar}} || SCL || Lumding<br />
|-<br />
| 12 || {{rws|Dibrugarh}} || DBRG || Tinsukia<br />
|-<br />
| 13 || {{rws|New Tinsukia Junction}} || NTSK || Tinsukia<br />
|-<br />
| 14 || {{rws|Rangapara North Junction}} || RPAN || Rangiya<br />
|-<br />
| 15 || {{rws|New Bongaigaon Junction}} || NBQ || Rangiya<br />
|-<br />
| 16 || {{rws|New Jalpaiguri Junction}} || NJP || Katihar<br />
|-<br />
| 17 || {{rws|Katihar Junction}} || KIR || Katihar <br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[All India Station Masters' Association]]<br />
* [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways]]<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*{{cite book<br />
|last=Dutta |first=Arup Kumar<br />
|title=Indian Railways, the final frontier: genesis and growth of the North-East Frontier Railway<br />
|year=2002<br />
|location=Guwahati |publisher= Northeast Frontier Railway<br />
|lccn=2003308231}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.nfr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Northeast Frontier Railway]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131125225205/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ Indian Railways Online] (official site)<br />
* [http://www.irfca.org/ Indian Railways Fan Club]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070303131207/http://www.irctc.co.in/ IR. Online Tickets]<br />
* [http://www.nfrlyconstruction.org/ N F Railway (construction)]<br />
* [http://badesahab.com/2012/09/nfr-group-d/ Northeast Frontier Railway Recruitment]<br />
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<div>{{About|the northernmost zone of the [[Indian Railways]]||Northern Railway (disambiguation)}}<br />
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The '''Northern Railway''' (abbreviated '''NR''') is one of the 18 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the [[Indian Railways]]. It is headquartered at the New Delhi Baroda House near India Gate.<br />
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== {{anchor | Northern Railway zone history | NR zone history | History}} History ==<br />
{{see also | History of rail transport in India | label 1 = Indian railway history | North Western Railway zone#History | label 2 = NWR history | North Central Railway zone#History | label 3 = NCR history | North Eastern Railway zone#History | label 4 = NER history }}<br />
[[File:India_railways1909a.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Extent of the Indian railway network in 1909]]<br />
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Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, its origin goes back to 3 March 1859.<br />
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On 14 April 1952, the Northern Railway zone was created by merging [[Jodhpur State Railway|Jodhpur Railway]], [[Bikaner State Railway|Bikaner Railway]], [[Eastern Punjab Railway]] and three divisions of the [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]] north-west of [[Mughalsarai]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]]).<br />
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On 3 March 1859, [[Allahabad]]-[[Kanpur]], the first passenger railway line in [[North India]] was opened, which falls under Northern Railway zone.<ref name="Indian Railways">{{cite web|author=Asiatradehub.com.com|title=India – Infrastructure Railways|url=http://www.asiatradehub.com/India/railways.asp|access-date=4 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081016092740/http://www.asiatradehub.com/India/railways.asp|archive-date=16 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In 1864, a [[broad gauge]] track from [[Calcutta]] to [[Delhi]] was laid.<ref name=del1/><br />
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In 1864, the railway line between [[Delhi Junction railway station|Old Delhi]] and [[Meerut City railway station]] was constructed. [[Meerut Cantt railway station]] was established by British India government around 1865 after the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857|sepoy mutiny]] of 1857.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}}<br />
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In 1866, through trains started running on the [[East Indian Railway Company]]'s Howrah-Delhi line.<ref name=irfcai>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html |title=IR History: Early History (1832-1869)| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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In 1870, the [[Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway]] completed the {{convert|483|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]] - [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala]] - [[Jagadhri]]- [[Saharanpur railway station|Saharanpur]] - [[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]] line connecting [[Multan Cantonment railway station|Multan]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) with [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi]].<ref name=timeline>{{cite web|last=R. P. Saxena|title=Indian Railway History Time line|url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|work=Irse.bravehost.com|access-date=24 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229092028/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm|archive-date=29 February 2012}}</ref><br />
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In 1872, [[Sarai Rohilla railway station]] was established when the [[metre gauge]] railway line from Delhi to [[Jaipur]] and [[Ajmer]] was being laid. It was a small station just outside Delhi as Delhi was confined to walled city then. All the [[metre gauge]] trains starting from (and terminating at) Delhi to [[Rewari]], Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat passed through this station. The track from Delhi to Sarai Rohilla was double. The single track from Sarai Rohilla to Rewari was doubled up to Rewari, from where single tracks diverged in five directions.<br />
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In 1876, [[metre gauge]] track from Delhi to [[Rewari railway junction|Rewari]] and further to Ajmer was laid in 1873 by [[Rajputana State Railway]].<ref name=del1/><br />
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In 1879, the Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the {{convert|483|km|mi|0|adj=mid|-long}} Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line connecting [[Multan Cantonment railway station|Multan]] (now in [[Pakistan]]) with Delhi.<ref name=EarlyDays>{{cite web |title=IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899) |url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |access-date=7 March 2014 |archive-date=26 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726192451/http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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In 1884, the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]] extended the {{RailGauge|1000mm}} wide [[metre gauge]] Delhi-Rewari line to Bathinda.<ref name=hisar>{{cite web| url= http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| title= Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar| work= Communications, page 135| publisher= Haryana Government| access-date= 10 May 2014| url-status= dead| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| archive-date= 1 May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Rajputana-Malwa_State_Railway |title = Rajputana Malwa State Railway| publisher= fibis| access-date = 10 May 2014}}</ref>{{unreliable source?|date=February 2019}} The Bathinda-Rewari metre gauge line was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 1994.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf| title = Overview of Bikaner Division| publisher = Indian Railways| access-date = 10 May 2014| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030427/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf| archive-date = 8 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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On 9 March 1885, the first train ran from [[Jodhpur Junction railway station]] to Luni. The [[New Jodhpur Railway]] was later combined with [[Bikaner Railway]] to form [[Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway]] in 1889. A Railway line was completed between Jodhpur and Bikaner in 1891. Later in 1900, it combined with Jodhpur-Hyderabad Railway (some part of this railway is in [[Pakistan]]) leading to connection with Hyderabad of Sindh Province. Later in 1924 Jodhpur and Bikaner Railways worked as independent Railways. After Independence, a part of Jodhpur Railway went to West Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Part - 2 (1870–1900) | publisher = IRFCA | access-date = 2014-02-01 | archive-date = 26 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160726192451/http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway | title = Jodhpur bikaner railway | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124719/http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway | archive-date = 2 February 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://trainsrunningstatus.net/station/jodhpur-jn-railway-station | title = Jodhpur jn Railway Station | access-date = 12 December 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180820235018/https://trainsrunningstatus.net/station/jodhpur-jn-railway-station | archive-date = 20 August 2018 | url-status = dead }}</ref><br />
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In 1891, the [[Delhi-Kalka line|Delhi-Panipat-Ambala-Kalka line]] was opened.<ref name=EarlyDays /><br />
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In 1891, the [[Delhi-Kalka line|Delhi-Panipat-Ambala-Kalka line]] was opened<ref name=EarlyDays /> The {{RailGauge|610mm}} wide [[narrow gauge]] Kalka-Shimla Railway was constructed by Delhi-Panipat-Ambala-Kalka Railway Company and opened for traffic in 1903.<ref>"Engineer" journal article, circa 1915, reprinted in Narrow Gauge & Industrial Railway Modelling Review, no. 75, July 2008</ref> In 1905 the line was regauged to {{RailGauge|762mm}} wide narrow gauge.<br />
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In 1897, the Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi-Bhatinda-Samasatta line in 1897.<ref name=EarlyDays /> The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through [[Samma Satta]] (now in Pakistan) to Karachi.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|title= Chapter VII Communications|access-date= 1 March 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172820/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|archive-date= 23 February 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref><br />
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In 1900, the present building of the [[Delhi Junction railway station]] was built with 2 platforms and opened for public in 1903.<ref name=del1/><br />
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In 1900, the [[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]]-Moradabad link was established by [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]].<ref name=orr>{{cite web| url=https://www.educateacademic.com/2019/04/oudh-and-rohilkhand-railway.html| title=The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| publisher=Educate Academic| access-date=28 April 2019}}</ref><br />
In 1901–02, the metre gauge Jodhpur-Bikaner line was extended to Bathinda by Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway.<ref name=fibis>{{cite web| url = http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| title = Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway| publisher = fibis| access-date = 10 May 2014| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124719/http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| archive-date = 2 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title = IR History: Part II (1870-1899) | publisher = IRFCA | access-date = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 26 July 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160726192451/http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> It was subsequently converted to broad gauge.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=37655|title = Railway line along Indian border| publisher= Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008| access-date = 10 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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[[File:Old Delhi Junction.jpg|thumb|Old Delhi Junction]]<br />
[[File:Delhi railway station.jpg|thumb|Delhi railway station]]<br />
In 1904 the Agra-Delhi line was opened. Six railway lines then entered Delhi. [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]], [[North Western Railway (British India)|North-Western Railway]], and [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] entered from [[Ghaziabad railway station|Ghaziabad]] crossing the [[Yamuna river]]. [[Delhi]] - [[Sonipat Junction railway station]] - [[Panipat Junction railway station|Panipat]] - [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantonment]] - [[Kalka railway station|Kalka]] Railway ran northwards from Delhi, and the [[Rajputana-Malwa Railway]] traversed the Delhi district for a short distance in the direction of [[Gurgaon]] and [[Rewari Junction railway station|Rewari Junction]].<ref name=del1>{{cite book |title=The Imperial Gazetteer of India, Vol. 11 |chapter=Delhi District: Trade and communications|publisher=Oxford at Clarendon Press |year=1909|page=229 |chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_235.gif |ref=Hist |title-link=The Imperial Gazetteer of India}}</ref> Delhi Railway Station was built in red stone to give the effect of nearby historic [[Red Fort]]. The station building had six clock towers and tower 4 is still in use as a water tank. The station was remodelled in 1934–35, when its platforms were extended and power signals were introduced.<ref name=htimes>{{cite news|title=A fine balance of luxury and care |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/article1-723880.aspx |archive-date=14 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926091104/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2013 }}</ref> A new entrance from [[Kashmiri Gate (Delhi)|Kashmere Gate]] side was created in 1990s and new platforms were added. The platforms were renumbered in September 2011. The numbers that started from Kashmere Gate entrance as 1A and ended at 18 near the main entrance were renumbered starting as 1 from the main entrance and ending at 16 at Kashmere Gate entrance and some platforms were merged to form long platforms to accommodate trains of 24 coaches.<ref>[http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/confusion-after-old-delhi-railway-station-reverses-order-of-platforms/842151/ Confusion after Old Delhi railway station reverses order of platforms]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The station building was renovated in 2012–13. Delhi earlier handled both broad and meter gauge trains. Since 1994, it is a purely broad gauge station, meter gauge traffic having been shifted to [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station|Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,315|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref><br />
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In 1926, [[New Delhi railway station]] opened ahead of the inauguration of the New Delhi as city in 1931. [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra]]-Delhi railway track cut through the site earmarked for the hexagonal War Memorial (now called [[India Gate]]) and Kingsway (now called [[Rajpath]]). [[East Indian Railway Company]] shifted the line along the [[Yamuna river]] and opened the new track in 1924. Before the new imperial capital New Delhi was established after 1911, the [[Delhi Junction railway station|Old Delhi Railway Station]] served the entire city and the [[Agra]]-Delhi railway line cut through what is today called ''[[Lutyens' Delhi]]'' and the site earmarked for the hexagonal All-India War Memorial (now ''[[India Gate]]'') and Kingsway (now ''[[Rajpath]]''). The railway line was shifted along [[Yamuna river]] and opened in 1924 to make way for the new capital. Minto (now ''Shivaji'') and Hardinge (now ''Tilak'') rail bridges came up for this realigned line. The [[East Indian Railway Company]], that overlooked railways in the region, sanctioned the construction of a single story building and a single platform between [[Gates of Delhi#Gates in the seventh city|Ajmeri Gate]] and [[Paharganj]] in 1926. This was later known as New Delhi Railway station. The government's plans to have the new station built inside the Central Park of [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]] was rejected by the Railways as it found the idea impractical.<ref name="htcresent">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/CP-s-blueprint-Bath-s-Crescent/Article1-659739.aspx|title=CP's blueprint: Bath's Crescent|date=8 February 2011|work=Hindustan Times|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103040022/http://www.hindustantimes.com/CP-s-blueprint-Bath-s-Crescent/Article1-659739.aspx|archive-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> In 1927–28, New Delhi Capital Works project involving construction of {{convert|4.79|mi|km}} of new lines was completed. The Viceroy and royal retinue entered the city through the new railway station during the inauguration of New Delhi in 1931. New structures were added to the railway station later and the original building served as the parcel office for many years.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A fine balance of luxury and care|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/article1-723880.aspx|archive-date=14 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=18 January 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926091104/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx|archive-date=26 September 2013}}</ref><br />
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In 1975-76 The Tundla-Aligarh-Ghaziabad trackwas electrified.<ref name=tun1/><br />
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In 1976–77, the Ghaziabad-Nizamuddin-New Delhi-Delhi track was electrified.<ref name=tun1>{{cite web| url=http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title=History of Electrification| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=28 June 2013}}</ref><br />
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On 1 July 1987, [[Ambala railway division]] was created by transferring 639&nbsp;km tracks from Delhi Division and 348&nbsp;km from Firozpur Division, and it became completely operational from 15 August 1988. 62% its are lies Punjab and the rest in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chandigarh. It has 141 stations, including [[UNESCO World Heritage Site|UNESCO World Heritage]] [[Kalka Shimla Railway]].<ref name=amb1>[http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,319 Ambala Division map and history].</ref><br />
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In 1992–1995, Sabjimandi-Panipat-Karnal sector was electrified.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 3 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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In 1994 December, the Delhi-Rewari railway line had double metre gauge tracks and one of the tracks was converted to broad gauge as a part of conversion of Ajmer-Delhi line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html|title=[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 5|website=www.irfca.org}}</ref> Within a few years, both the tracks from Sarai Rohilla to Delhi railway station were converted to broad gauge and all metre gauge trains stopped operating from Delhi station.<ref name=roh1/><br />
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In 1998–99, Ambala-Chandigarh sector was electrified.<ref name=ir1>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 21 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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In 1999–2000, Chandigarh-Kalka.<ref name=ir1/><br />
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In 2003, [[Anand Vihar Terminal railway station]]'s was announced as new station to be built,<ref name="Station here">{{cite web|url=http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45049|title=With rly station, Anand Vihar is prime property|publisher=cities.expressindia.com|author=Shruti Kohli|date=28 February 2003|access-date=2009-12-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030331080253/http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45049|archive-date=31 March 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> foundation stone laid on 25 January 2004.<ref name="Stationnew4">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=792|title=Railway Minister to lay foundation for Anand Vihar Coaching Terminal|publisher=pib.nic.in|date=23 January 2004|access-date=2010-06-27}}</ref> construction commenced in October 2006,<ref name="Station2">{{cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153048627.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103065257/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-153048627.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 November 2012|title=Northern Railway has begun construction of a new station at Anand Vihar in Delhi|publisher=Highbeam.com|date=1 October 2006|access-date=2009-12-06}}</ref> and opened on 20 October 2009.<ref name="Stationnew1">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_anand-vihar-railway-terminal-set-for-launch-in-2-weeks-time_1320598|title=Anand Vihar railway terminal set for launch in 2 weeks' time|publisher=DNAIndia.com|date=6 December 2009|access-date=2010-06-26}}</ref> The city of [[Delhi]] heavily depends on the Rail transport to cater for the increasing load of passengers to their destinations. The long-distance trains from Delhi used to ply from three stations namely [[Delhi Junction Railway Station|Delhi Junction]] (Old Delhi), [[New Delhi Railway Station|New Delhi]] and [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]]s. These stations lacked the infrastructure facilities to handle such high passenger rush. Also, Delhi is the connecting station for the cities in the Northern states [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. With increasing passenger pressure at the existing stations, the requirement of additional major passenger terminals was identified by the [[Northern Railway Zone (India)|Northern Railways]]. The East-bound trains from Delhi to the states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Jharkhand]] [[West Bengal]] and other [[North East India|North-eastern states]] had to cross the bridge over [[River Yamuna]] as all the three stations are located on the other side of the river. Thus, the area of Anand Vihar was selected in the trans-Yamuna region to construct a mega-railway terminal.<ref name="Station3">{{cite web|work=The Hindu|title=Anand Vihar railway terminal to open this month|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article61417.ece|date=7 December 2009|access-date=2009-12-08}}</ref> <br />
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In 2010-11 Rail Budget, [[Panipat-Meerut line]] 104&nbsp;km survey was announced and the project implementation was approved in 2017-18 budget with an outlay of INR948 crore.<ref name="pani2">[https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panchkula-haryana-got-much-lower-than-expected-in-rail-budget-13635778.html Haryana gets much less than expected in rail budget], [https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panchkula-haryana-got-much-lower-than-expected-in-rail-budget-13635778.html Jagran], 25 February 2016.</ref><br />
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In 2013, [[Chandigarh-Sahnewal line]] (also referred to as Ludhiana-Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130419/ldh1.htm |title= New Rail Link |publisher= The Tribune, 19 April 2013| access-date=21 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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In 2013, the foundation stone for the shifting of Rohtak-[[Makrauli]] section of Rohtak- Gohana- Panipat line was laid.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=2919&id=0,4,268 |title = Minister for Railways Sh. Mallikarjun Kharge lays the foundation stones of 'Rohtak-Meham-Hansi new line and shifting of Rohtak-Makrauli section of Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat section today | publisher= Northern Railway | access-date = 3 March 2014 }}</ref><br />
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In May 2013, a tender was awarded to enable free Wi-Fi connectivity at the [[new Delhi railway station]], at an approximate cost of {{INRConvert|8|m}} and service became functional later in the year.<ref name="medianama">{{cite web|url=http://www.medianama.com/2013/07/223-free-wifi-at-new-delhi-railway-station/|title=New Delhi Railway Station To Offer Free WiFi Service; Yet Another Pilot? - MediaNama|publisher=medianama.com|access-date=30 May 2014}}</ref><ref name="thehindubusinessline">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/free-wifi-connectivity-at-delhi-railway-station-soon/article4963152.ece|title=Free Wi-Fi connectivity at Delhi railway station soon &#124; Business Line|publisher=thehindubusinessline.com|access-date=30 May 2014}}</ref><br />
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By September 2006, the second metre gauge track from Sarai Rohilla to Rewari was also converted to broad gauge and all metre gauge trains stopped operating between Rewari and Sarai Rohilla (though the converted track was opened for public use only in October 2007).<ref name=roh1>{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=31676|title=Press Information Bureau|website=pib.nic.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/08/stories/2007100854500400.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013182649/http://hindu.com/2007/10/08/stories/2007100854500400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=13 October 2007 | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Delhi-Haryana rail link gets better | date=8 October 2007}}</ref><br />
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In 2015 to 2016, work of doubling of Ghaziabad-Meerut-Khatauli (Muzaffarnagar) Section of Meerut-[[Muzaffarnagar railway station|Muzaffarnagar]]-Saharanpur tracks was completed<br />
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In January 2016, the {{convert|140|km|mi|0|adj=mid|long}} Ghaziabad-Moradabad line was completely electrified. The Ghaziabad-Meerut-Muzaffarnagar-Saharanpur-Roorkee-Haridwar line is also open to electric trains with effect from March 2016.<br />
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In 2016, Vivaan Solar, a [[Gwalior]] based company won the contract to install 2.2 MW of [[rooftop solar]] project at the [[Delhi Junction railway station]] in late 2016. The [[solar power]] project to be set up under [[Public Private Partnership]] will be executed on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. The company will also be responsible for maintenance of the plant for a period of 25 years.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|title=NORTHERN RAILWAYS TO INSTALL 5 MW ROOFTOP SOLAR IN FOUR OF ITS STATIONS|url=http://mercomcapital.com/northern-railways-to-install-5-mw-rooftop-solar-in-four-of-its-stations#sthash.5S8zaJPl.dpuf|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201130/http://mercomcapital.com/northern-railways-to-install-5-mw-rooftop-solar-in-four-of-its-stations#sthash.5S8zaJPl.dpuf|archive-date=3 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In 2016-17 Rail Budget, [[Yamunanagar-chandigarh line]] re-survey for this INR875 crore line was announced at the cost of INR 25 crore.<ref name="pani2"/><br />
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In 2017–18, Indian Railway approved Panipat-Jind line and Panipat-Rohtak line electrification for Rs 980 crore and new rail line Panipat-Shamli-Baghpat-Meerut for Rs 2200 crore.<br />
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In 2017 December, [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation]] signed agreements with [[Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias]] (Spain's state owned company) and [[SNCF|Société nationale des chemins de fer français]] (France's state owned company) to cooperate on the development of rapid rail smart projects, including Delhi-Meerut Smart Line, Delhi-Panipat Smart Line and Delhi-Alwar Smart Line have been prioritised for implementation in the [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation#Phase I|first phase of NCR RRTS]] where these three lines will operate from [[Sarai Kale Khan]] in Delhi. Designed with 180&nbsp;km/h design speed, 160&nbsp;km/h operational speed, and 100&nbsp;km/h average speed, of six-car trains carrying 1,154 passengers running every 5 to 10 minutes on either underground or elevated point-to-point tracks where passengers will not have to change trains. 35-40% funding will be equity from Centre and state governments and the remaining 60% will come from multilateral funding agencies. In 2017 December, [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation]] signed agreements with [[Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias]] (Spain's state owned company) and [[SNCF|Société nationale des chemins de fer français]] (France's state owned company) to cooperate on the development of rapid rail smart projects, including Delhi-Meerut Smart Line, Delhi-Panipat Smart Line and Delhi-Alwar Smart Line have been prioritised for implementation in the [[National Capital Region Transport Corporation#Phase I|first phase of NCR RRTS]] where these three lines will operate from [[Sarai Kale Khan]] in Delhi. NCRTC has commissioned a traffic pattern study by the [[Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System]] (DIMTS) that will determine rote and the design of stations depending on the traffic. INR32,598 crore Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS will be implemented first, ground clearance is underway in December 2017, construction will commence by June 2018 and completed by 2024, for which pre-construction activities including geo-technical investigations, detailed design, utility-shifting planning and traffic diversion planning are in progress. INR 30,000 crore Delhi-Panipat Smart Line and 180.5&nbsp;km will cost around Rs 37,539 crore Delhi-Alwar Smart Line are awaiting DPR approval, construction to commence by the end of 2018 and completed before 2025.<ref name=smart1>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/dec/01/india-spain-to-cooperate-on-rapid-rail-project-1715366.html ], 1 December 2017.</ref><ref name=smart2>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/delhi-news/on-tracks-direct-trains-on-high-speed-rail-corridor-to-and-from-most-ncr-towns/story-jpcYpkBt5gs8H7SmcR8dwK.html "On track: Direct trains on high-speed rail corridor to and from most NCR towns"], ''Hindustan Times'', 28 November 2017.</ref><ref name=smart3>[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/high-speed-rail-link-by-2023-to-cut-journey-time-to-30-minutes-at-100-km/h-between-kashmere-gate-and-gurgaon/articleshow/58324162.cms "High speed rail link by 2023 to cut journey time to 30 minutes at 100 km/h between Kashmere Gate and Gurgaon"], ''[[The Economic Times]]'', 23 April 2017.</ref> Delhi-Alwar line will have 19 stations, 9 underground stations from [[Maharana Pratap Inter State Bus Terminus|ISBT Kashmere Gate]] to [[Kherki Daula]] and 10 elevated stations on 124.5&nbsp;km route.<ref name=smart3/><br />
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By December 2017, railways for the first time installed 6,095 [[Global Positioning System|GPS]]-enabled "Fog Pilot Assistance System" [[railway signalling]] devices in four most affected zones, Northern Railway zone, [[North Central Railway zone]], [[North Eastern Railway zone]] and [[North Western Railway zone]], by doing away with the old practice of putting firecrackers on train tracks to alter tran divers running trains on snail's pace. With these devices, train pilots precisely know in advance, about the location of signals, level-crossing gates and other such approaching markers.<ref name=fog1>[//economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/62042305.cms "Indian Railways to use GPS-enabled devices to fight fog this season"], ''The Economic Times'', 12 December 2017.</ref><br />
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==Divisions==<br />
The Zonal Headquarters Office of Northern Railways is at [[Baroda House]], [[New Delhi]], and five divisional headquarters are located at:<br />
* [[Ambala railway division]] at [[Ambala]] ([[Haryana]]), <br />
* [[Delhi railway division]] at [[Delhi]], <br />
* [[Firozpur railway division]] at [[Firozpur]] ([[Punjab, India|Punjab]]), <br />
* [[Lucknow NR railway division]] at [[Lucknow]] ([[Uttar Pradesh]]) and<br />
* [[Moradabad railway division]] at [[Moradabad]] (Uttar Pradesh).<br />
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The first passenger railway line in [[North India]] opened from [[Railways in Kanpur|Allahabad to Kanpur]] on 3 March 1859. This was followed in 1889, by the Delhi–Panipat-Ambala–[[Kalka]] line. Northern Railways previously consisted of eight divisional zones: [[Allahabad]], [[Bikaner]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Delhi]], [[Moradabad]], [[Ferozpur]], [[Ambala]], and [[Lucknow]], spanning most of North India. With the re-organisation of zones by the Indian Railways, Northern Railway zone came to its present form on 14 April 1952 and it now consists of five divisional zones.<br />
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== Major stations in Northern Railway Zone<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI&ACategoryStns.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128044328/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/StationRedevelopment/AI%26ACategoryStns.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 January 2016|date=2016-01-28|access-date=2019-04-18}}</ref> ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="background:#fff;"<br />
! style="background:#ffd750;" |Category of station<br />
! style="background:#ffd750;" |No. of stations<br />
! style="background:#ffd750;" |Names of stations<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''A-1''' Category<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |17<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction]], [[New Delhi railway station|New Delhi]], [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] , [[Anand Vihar Terminal railway station|Anand Vihar Terminal]], [[Ayodhya railway station|Ayodhya Junction]], [[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantonment Junction]], [[Chandigarh railway station|Chandigarh]], [[Amritsar railway station|Amritsar]], [[Jammu Tawi railway station|Jammu Tawi]], [[Ludhiana railway station|Ludhiana]], [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow Charbagh]], [[Rae Bareli Junction railway station|Rae Bareli Junction]], [[Moradabad railway station|Moradabad]], [[Varanasi Junction railway station|Varanasi Junction]], [[Haridwar Junction railway station|Haridwar Junction]], [[Bareilly Junction railway station|Bareilly Junction]], [[Dehradun railway station|Dehradun]]<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''A''' Category<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |48<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Adarsh Nagar railway station|Adarsh Nagar Delhi]], [[Ballabhgarh railway station|Ballabhgarh]], [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station|Delhi Sarai Rohilla]], [[Delhi Cantonment railway station|Delhi Cantonment]], [[Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station|Delhi Shahdara Junction]], [[Faridabad railway station|Faridabad]], [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station|Ghaziabad Junction]], [[Gurgaon railway station|Gurgaon]], [[Karnal railway station|Karnal]], [[Meerut City railway station|Meerut City]], [[Meerut Cantt railway station|Meerut Cantt]], [[Muzaffarnagar railway station|Muzaffarnagar]], [[Panipat Junction railway station|Panipat Junction]], [[Rohtak Junction railway station|Rohtak Junction]], [[Sonipat Junction railway station|Sonipat Junction]], [[Bathinda railway station|Bathinda Junction]], {{rws|Jagadhri}}, {{rws|Kalka}}, {{rws|Patiala}}, {{rws|Rajpura Junction}}, {{rws|Saharanpur Junction}}, [[Sirhind railway station|Sirhind]], [[Beas Junction railway station|Beas Junction]], [[Chakki Bank railway station|Pathankot Cantonment]], {{rws|Firozpur Cantonment}}, {{rws|Jalandhar City}}, {{rws|Jalandhar Cantonment}}, {{rws|Pathankot Junction}}, {{rws|Phagwara}}, {{rws|Udhampur}}, [[Akbarpur railway station|Akbarpur]], {{rws|Ayodhya}}, [[Barabanki Junction railway station|Barabanki Junction]], [[Bhadohi railway station|Bhadohi]], {{rws|Faizabad Junction}}, [[Janghai railway station|Janghai]], [[Pratapgarh Junction railway station|Partapgarh Junction]], [[Shahganj Junction railway station|Shahganj]], [[Sultanpur railway station|Sultanpur]], [[Unnao Junction railway station|Unnao Junction]], [[Chandausi railway station|Chandausi]], {{rws|Hapur}}, [[Hardoi railway station]], {{rws|Moradabad}}, [[Rampur Junction railway station|Rampur Junction]], [[Roorkee railway station|Roorkee]], [[Shahjahanpur railway station|Shahjahanpur]], [[Roza Junction railway station|Roza Junction]]<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''B''' Category<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | [[Jaunpur Junction railway station|Jaunpur Junction]], <br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''C''' Category<br />
(Suburban station)<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''D''' Category<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128163230/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-01-28}}</ref><br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''E''' Category<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160128163230/http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1448370249434-Division%20Profile.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-01-28}}</ref><br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
|-<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''F''' Category<br />
Halt Station<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
|-<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''Total'''<br />
| style="text-align:center;" |'''-'''<br />
| style="text-align:center;" | -<br />
|}<br />
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== Infrastructure ==<br />
On 19 February 1986, Northern Railways was the first zone to introduce the computerized passenger reservation system and was the first zone to do so. To facilitate the Unreserved travellers to also plan their journey ahead, Northern Railway introduced the Unreserved Ticketing System (UTS) whereby the unreserved rail passenger can purchase an unreserved ticket three days in advance from the current booking counters.<br />
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The first diesel and electric locomotive simulators in [[India]] at the [[Tughlaqabad]] and [[Kanpur]] locomotive sheds were introduced by Northern Railways. These help upgrading the skills of the working and new drivers, providing them training for high-speed train operation. All workshops, Diesel sheds and Air brake freight departments are [[ISO 9000]] certified. Diesel shed, Tughlaqabad has the distinction of being the first diesel shed to get [[ISO 14000]] certification on the Indian Railway.<br />
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There are eight workshops operated by Northern Railways<br />
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{|class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! style="background:#1e90ff;"|Workshop<br />
! style="background:#1e90ff;"|Location<br />
! style="background:#1e90ff;"|State<br />
|-<br />
| Locomotive Workshop|| [[Charbagh Railway Station]], [[Lucknow]]||[[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
|-<br />
| Carriage & Wagon Workshop<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nrcnwlko.gov.in/|title=Northern Railway Carriage and wagon Workshop Lucknow|website=nrcnwlko.gov.in|access-date=8 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100328232553/http://www.nrcnwlko.gov.in/|archive-date=28 March 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>|| [[Alambagh]], Lucknow||Uttar Pradesh<br />
|-<br />
| Carriage & Wagon Workshop|| [[Jagadhri railway station|Yamunanagar-Jagadhari Railway Station]], [[Yamunanagar]]||[[Haryana]]<br />
|-<br />
| Carriage & Wagon Workshop||[[Kalka]]||Haryana<br />
|-<br />
| Bridge Workshop||[[Jalandhar Cantonment]]||[[Punjab (India)|Punjab]]<br />
|-<br />
| Bridge Workshop||[[Lucknow]]||Uttar Pradesh<br />
|-<br />
|Engineering workshop||[[Jalandhar]]||Punjab (India)|Punjab<br />
|-<br />
|Signal & Telecom Workshop||[[Ghaziabad, India|Ghaziabad]]||Uttar Pradesh<br />
|}<br />
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'''Zonal Railway Training Institute (ZRTI)''' at [[Chandausi]], Moradabad UP is the oldest (and North India's only) Railway Training Institute, where group C railway employees like Driver, Guard, Ticket Checker, Station Master, Traffic Inspector, Commercial Inspector, JE (signal & Telecom) etc. are trained for initial, promotional and refresher courses. ZRTI is an ISO 9001 Institute. Applicants pass All India Railway Examinations to get admission into the institute. ZRTI is headed by a senior Civil Services Officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zrti.in|title=ZRTI, Chandausi|website=www.zrti.in}}</ref><br />
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==Routes==<br />
===Express===<br />
* [[Haridwar – Jammu Tawi Express]], between {{rws|Haridwar}} and {{rws|Jammu Tawi}}<br />
* [[Kalka - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express]], between [[Kalka railway station|Kalka]] and [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra]]<br />
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== Jurisdiction ==<br />
Northern Railways is one of nine old zones of Indian Railways and also the biggest in terms of network having 6807 kilometre route.<ref name="Northern Railways">{{cite web|author=iloveindia.com|title=Northern Indian Railway|url=http://www.iloveindia.com/indian-railways/railway-zones/northern-railway.html}}</ref> It covers the states of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] and the [[Union Territory|Union territories]] of [[Delhi]] and [[Chandigarh]].<br />
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== Background ==<br />
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Northern Railways implemented the [[Route relay interlocking|Route Relay Interlocked system (RRI)]] at [[New Delhi Railway Station]] which is a modern signaling system for enhancing efficiency and safety in the operations. This Route Relay Interlocked system at [[New Delhi]] is one of the world's largest route relay interlocking system certified by the Guinness Book of Records. Northern Railway is equipped with 40 Route Relay Interlocking systems including the system at Delhi Main.<br />
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[[Delhi Suburban Railway]] services is a commuter rail service operated by Northern Railway. It covers the city state of Delhi, along with the adjoining districts of [[Faridabad]], Ghaziabad and other adjoining places in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. These services are mostly run using [[Electric multiple unit|EMU]] and MEMU rakes. In 2009 Ladies Special trains were introduced between New Delhi and [[Palwal]]. Two more ladies special trains will be connecting from the city to Ghaziabad and [[Panipat]].<br />
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Starting with a part of [[Firozpur]] division of the Northern Railway zone, the line has been under construction since 1983; the Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link (JUSBRL) of the [[Jammu–Baramulla line]] is under construction in perhaps the most difficult terrain on the [[Indian subcontinent]]. The Northern Railway reached another landmark achievement by extending rail services in the Kashmir Valley on 28 October 2009 by commencing rail services between [[Anantnag]] and [[Qazigund]] of the Qazigund-Baramula rail project.<ref name="Qazigund-Baramula rail project">{{cite web|author=Sify.com|title=Tracking Jammu and Kashmir's rail history|url=http://sify.com/news/Tracking-Jammu-and-Kashmir-39-s-rail-history-news-jk2sOdacaeg.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030012610/http://www.sify.com/news/Tracking-Jammu-and-Kashmir-39-s-rail-history-news-jk2sOdacaeg.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2013-10-30}}</ref> [[Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel]], the 10.96&nbsp;km long railway tunnel, passes through the [[Pir Panjal Range]] of middle [[Himalayas]] in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is a part of its [[Udhampur]]–[[Srinagar]]–[[Baramulla]] rail link project, opened in October 2011, India's longest and [[Asia]]'s second longest railway tunnel and reduced the distance between [[Quazigund]] and [[Banihal]] to only 11&nbsp;km .<ref name="TOI">{{cite news| title=India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indias-longest-railway-tunnel-unveiled-in-Jammu-Kashmir/articleshow/10354892.cms| work=[[The Times of India]]| date=14 October 2011| access-date=14 October 2011}}</ref><br />
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Northern Railways in keeping the objective to achieve the target under [[National Solar Mission]] to maximize the use of solar power selected Vivaan Solar, a [[Gwalior]] based [[company]] to install a total of five MW rooftop solar power project in 4 major railway stations of [[National Capital Region (India)|NCR]] namely [[Anand Vihar Railway Station|Anand Vihar]], [[New Delhi Railway Station|New Delhi]], [[Old Delhi Railway Station|Old Delhi]] and [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station|Hazrat Nizamuddin]] respectively. The [[Public Private Partnership]] to install [[rooftop solar]] project was signed in late 2016. The [[solar power]] project is to be executed on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis and expected to be operational by August 2017. The company will also be responsible for maintaining the respective solar power plants with break up of 1.1 MW, 1.1 MW, 2.2 MW, and 0.6 MW respectively for a period of 25 years.<ref name="auto"/><br />
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==Loco sheds==<br />
* [[Electric Loco Shed, Ghaziabad]]<br />
* [[Electric Loco Shed, Ludhiana]]<br />
* Electric Loco Shed, Saharanpur<br />
* Electric Loco Shed, Khanalampura<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, Tughlakabad<br />
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Ludhiana]]<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, Lucknow<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, Roza<br />
* Diesel Loco Shed, Alambagh<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[All India Station Masters' Association (AISMA)]]<br />
* [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways]]<br />
* [[New Delhi Railway Station]]<br />
* [[Delhi Junction Railway station|Delhi Railway Junction]]<br />
* [[Sarai Rohilla Railway Station]]<br />
* [[Lucknow Charbagh railway station|Lucknow NR]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist|30em}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20131206155845/http://www.nr.indianrail.gov.in/ Northern Railway, Official website]<br />
* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/ Indian Railway, Official website]<br />
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<div>{{Short description|Loco shed in Madhya Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox railway depot<br />
| name = Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam<br />
| image = File:RTM WDM3D.jpg<br />
| image_upright = 1.5<br />
| image_alt = <!-- alternate text for main image (only works if image_width is supplied) --><br />
| caption = Ratlam based WDM-3D hauling BTPN rake<br />
| map_type = India Madhya Pradesh<br />
| location = [[Ratlam]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|23.340758|75.050992|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Western Railway zone]]<br />
| depotcode = RTM<br />
| type = [[Engine shed]]<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1967|05|01}}<br />
| closed = <!--{{End date|YYYY|MM|df=y}}--><br />
| original = <br />
| pregrouping = <br />
| postgrouping = <br />
| roads = <!-- number of storage roads --><br />
| rollingstock = [[WAG-5]], [[WDM-2]], [[WDM-3A]], [[WDG-3A]], [[Indian locomotive class WDM-3D|WDM-3D]]<br />
| routes = <br />
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'''Diesel Loco Shed, Ratlam''' is an [[engine shed]] located in [[Ratlam]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] in India. It is located north-east of {{stnlnk|Ratlam Junction}} falling under [[Ratlam railway division]]. The shed caters to the needs of freight as well as passenger<br />
trains.<ref name = "interactive">{{cite web |url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/wdm2-interactive.html |title=Interactive Diagram of the WDM-2 Locomotive |author=Sheeju Chandran |publisher = Indian Railways Fan Club|access-date = 23 June 2017}}</ref><ref>[http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/cris/uploads/files/1425971254788-INTERNET%20DATA-%20Diesel%20shed%20RTM.pdf BRIEF HISTORY OF DIESEL SHED RATLAM]</ref><ref>[http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/mec_engg/downloads/DLS/WR/ratlam.pdf BRIEF HISTORY OF DIESEL SHED RATLAM]</ref><ref>[http://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/2611?page=2 http://irfca.org/apps/locos/show/2611?page=2]</ref><br />
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Of the three loco sheds in the [[Western Railway zone]], this is the largest among them followed by [[Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva|Vatva]], and [[Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati|Sabarmati]] .<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html Sheds and Workshops]</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
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It was established on 1 May 1967 with capacity holding of 15 locomotives, but currently, it holds around 126 locomotives, [[WDM-2A]], [[WDM-3A]], Inferior Service [[WDM-2A]], [[WDS-6]]-04 and [[WDS-4B]] class. It received its first locomotive, a [[WDM-2]], from {{stnlnk|New Katni Junction}}.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}<br />
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Major and minor schedules of diesel locomotives are carried out in the shed. The shed is [[ISO 9001:2015]], [[ISO 14001:2015]], [[ISO 45001:2018]], [[ISO 50001:2011]] & "[[5S (methodology)|5S]]" certified.{{citation needed|date=February 2019}}<br />
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== Locomotives ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! SN <br />
! Locomotives<br />
! HP<br />
! Quantity<br />
! Image<br />
|-<br />
| 1.<br />
| WDM-3D<br />
| 3300<br />
| 6<br />
| [[File:RTM WDM3D.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2.<br />
| WDM-3A<br />
| rowspan="2" |3100<br />
| 14<br />
| [[File:Ratlam WDM3A twins.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3.<br />
| WDG-3A<br />
| 40<br />
| [[File:KYN WDG3A.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4.<br />
| WDS-6<br />
| 1400<br />
| 5<br />
| [[File:SSB WDS6.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| 5.<br />
| WAG-5<br />
| 3850<br />
| 66<br />
| [[File:RTM WAG5.jpg|frameless]]<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="3" |'''Total locomotives active as of August 2021'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Railway Website Mechanical Department|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717|access-date=16 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=e-Locos|url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irfca.org/apps/locos/list?list_type=named|title = IRFCA}}</ref>||131<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Mhow]]<br />
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Vatva]]<br />
* [[Diesel Loco Shed, Sabarmati]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/ Railway Board - Official Website]<br />
* [http://www.wr.indianrailways.gov.in/ Western Railway - Official Website]<br />
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