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	==History==		==History==
	The railway line between {{stnlnk\|Delhi Junction\|\|Old Delhi}} and {{stnlnk\|Meerut City\|\|Meerut}} was constructed in 1864.<ref>[https://~~ia801605.us.~~archive.org/~~30/items~~/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650~~/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf~~ Indian Railways Construction and Progress in 1931], Retrieved 24 September 2020</ref>		The railway line between {{stnlnk\|Delhi Junction\|\|Old Delhi}} and {{stnlnk\|Meerut City\|\|Meerut}} was constructed in 1864.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650 Indian Railways Construction and Progress in 1931], Retrieved 24 September 2020</ref>

	The [[Sind]], [[Punjab]] and [[Delhi]] railway completed the {{convert\|483\|km\|mi\|0\|adj=mid\|-long}} {{stnlnk\|Amritsar}}–{{stnlnk\|Ambala Cantonment Junction\|\|Ambala}}–{{stnlnk\|Saharanpur}}–{{stnlnk\|Ghaziabad}} line in 1870 connecting {{stnlnk\|Multan Cantonment\|\|Multan}} (now in Pakistan) with {{stnlnk\|Delhi Junction\|\|Delhi}}.<ref>{{cite web\|title=IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) \|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html\| access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>		The [[Sind]], [[Punjab]] and [[Delhi]] railway completed the {{convert\|483\|km\|mi\|0\|adj=mid\|-long}} {{stnlnk\|Amritsar}}–{{stnlnk\|Ambala Cantonment Junction\|\|Ambala}}–{{stnlnk\|Saharanpur}}–{{stnlnk\|Ghaziabad}} line in 1870 connecting {{stnlnk\|Multan Cantonment\|\|Multan}} (now in Pakistan) with {{stnlnk\|Delhi Junction\|\|Delhi}}.<ref>{{cite web\|title=IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) \|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html\| access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>

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{{short description|Railway line connecting Old Delhi and Saharanpur}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Delhi Junction – Meerut City – Saharanpur
| color =
| logo = 
| logo_width = 100 px
| image = Muzaffarnagar railway station - platformboard.jpg
| image_width =
| caption = [[Muzaffarnagar]] railway station lies on the Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
| type =
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Saharanpur}}
| stations =
| routes =
| open = 1870
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| character =
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| gauge = {{track gauge|1676 mm}} [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]]
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| map = {{Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line|inline=1}}
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}}

The '''[[Old Delhi]]–[[Meerut]]–[[Saharanpur]] line''' is a railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Old Delhi}} and {{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction||Saharanpur}} via [[Meerut]] with includes the {{stnlnk|Meerut City||Meerut}}–{{stnlnk|Khurja Junction||Khurja}} link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] and [[Delhi]] division.

==History==
The railway line between {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Old Delhi}} and {{stnlnk|Meerut City||Meerut}} was constructed in 1864.<ref>[https://ia801605.us.archive.org/30/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650/2015.36650.India-Railway-Board-History-Of-Indian-Railways-Constructed-And-In-Progress.pdf Indian Railways Construction and Progress in 1931], Retrieved 24 September 2020</ref>

The [[Sind]], [[Punjab]] and [[Delhi]] railway completed the {{convert|483|km|mi|0|adj=mid|-long}} {{stnlnk|Amritsar}}–{{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction||Ambala}}–{{stnlnk|Saharanpur}}–{{stnlnk|Ghaziabad}} line in 1870 connecting {{stnlnk|Multan Cantonment||Multan}} (now in Pakistan) with {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Delhi}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref>

Some main stations at this section between {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction}} and [[Saharanpur]] are [[Delhi]] [[Shahdara]], {{stnlnk|Sahibabad Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}, [[Modinagar]], [[Meerut]], [[Khatauli]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Deoband]], {{stnlnk|Tapri Junction}}.

==Infrastructure works==
===Electrification===
As of 12-03-2016, the [[Old Delhi]]–[[Meerut]]–[[Saharanpur]] line including the {{stnlnk|Khurja Junction}}–Meerut–Saharanpur sector are electrified. Trains can now seamlessly run with electric locomotives from [[Delhi]] to [[Haridwar]] and Delhi to [[Ambala]] via Meerut and Saharanpur.

=== Double line ===
[[Delhi]]–[[Meerut]]–[[Saharanpur]] section is double track. In 1977 doubling of [[Ghaziabad]]–[[Muradnagar]] section was completed. Doubling of Muradnagar–Meerut section was completed in 2000. Meerut–-[[Daurala]] section was doubled on 13 August 2017. Daurala–[[Khatauli]] section was doubled on 19 Jan 2018. Khatauli–[[Muzaffarnagar]] section was doubled on 22 May 2019.
Muzaffarnagar–[[Deoband]] section was doubled on 6 March 2020. Deoband–{{stnlnk|Tapri Junction}} was doubled on 23 Dec 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/delhi-saharanpur-railway-will-double|title=दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल – Amarujala|work=Amar Ujala|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref>

==Loco shed==

[[Ghaziabad]] electric loco shed serves the [[Delhi]] area. It housed 47 WAP-1 locos in 2008. It also has [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] and [[WAG-5HA]] locos.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 March 2010 }}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Railways in Northern India}}

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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1870]]
[[Category:Delhi railway division|*]]
[[Category:Ambala railway division|*]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
[[Category:Transport in Meerut]]
[[Category:Transport in Saharanpur]]

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