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{{Short description|Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Moradabad Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Moradabad pic 10.JPG
| image_caption = Moradabad railway station
| address = NH 24, [[Moradabad]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.831|N|78.766|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|271.230|m|ft}}
| line = [[Lucknow–Moradabad line]] [[Moradabad–Ambala line]] [[Delhi–Moradabad line]] [[Chandausi loop]] [[Moradabad]]–[[Aligarh]] line [[Ramnagar, Nainital|Ramnagar]]–[[Moradabad]] line
| structure = [[Intersection (road)#At grade railways|At grade]]
| platform = 7
| tracks = 11
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = yes
| opened = {{start date and age|1873}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = {{start date and age|2012}}
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = MB
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Moradabad}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
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| map_type = India#India Uttar Pradesh
| map_dot_label = Moradabad railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in Uttar Pradesh
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
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'''Moradabad railway station''' is located in [[Moradabad district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]] and serves [[Moradabad]], which is known for its brassware industries. Moradabad is a major railway station of [[Western Uttar Pradesh]] and is located just {{convert|157|km}} from national capital [[New Delhi]]. Moradabad also has the divisional headquarters of the [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]. [[Rajdhani Express|Rajdhani]], [[Shatabdi Express|Shatabdi]], [[Garib Rath Express]], [[Double Decker]], [[Antyodaya Express]], [[Humsafar express]] and many Superfast Express trains pass through and stop at Moradabad Junction.

==History==
After connecting [[Varanasi]] with Delhi, the [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] started working west of [[Lucknow]] and it reached [[Bareilly]] in 1873. A line connecting Moradabad to [[Chandausi]] was also built in 1872 and it was continued up to Bareilly in 1873. The Bareilly–Moradabad chord was completed in 1894. The former main line became Chandausi Loop and the one via Rampur became main line. It was extended to [[Saharanpur Junction railway station|Saharanpur]] in 1887.<ref name=orr>{{cite web | url = http://management.ebooks6.com/The-Oudh-Rohilkhand-Railway-download-w23852.html | title = Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | publisher = Management Ebooks | access-date = 17 January 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://archive.today/20140111051716/http://management.ebooks6.com/The-Oudh-Rohilkhand-Railway-download-w23852.html | archive-date = 11 January 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title = IR History – Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 17 January 2014}}</ref>
A branch line to Aligarh via Chandausi was opened in 1894.<ref name=orr/>
Moradabad was linked to Ghaziabad in 1900.<ref name=orr/>

==Electrification==
Electrification of the {{convert|646|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long [[Mughalsarai|Mughasarai]]–Moradabad line was completed in 2013.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_detail.jsp?lang=0&dcd=2761&id=0,4,268 |title = Railway projects an amenities to transform Rae Bareli and surrounding areas. | publisher= Northern Railway|date=17 May 2013| access-date = 17 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.lucknowdirectory.com/rlys-rolls-out-schemes-in-rae-bareli-amethi/ |title=Railways roll out schemes in Rae Bareli, Amethi |publisher=Taaza Khabar|date=17 May 2013 |access-date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201214752/http://news.lucknowdirectory.com/rlys-rolls-out-schemes-in-rae-bareli-amethi/ |archive-date= 1 February 2014 }}</ref> Many trains on the [[Ambala]] and [[Lucknow]] line run with electric locomotives (including Freight trains). Electrification of the [[Delhi–Moradabad line]] was completed in 2015. Being one of the important sections of the [[Northern Railways]], Indian railway gave this project a high priority.

==Passenger movement==
Moradabad is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=17 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> Moradabad is one of the highest-booking stations in Uttar Pradesh.

==Amenities==
Moradabad railway station is a category 'A' railway station.
It has a Tourist Information Centre, Post Office, telegraph office, General Railway Police office, computerised reservation counters, retiring room, vegetarian and non vegetarian refreshment rooms, tea stall and book stall.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/moradabad-mb-railway-station.html |title = Moradabad railway station| publisher= Make my trip | access-date = 17 January 2014}}</ref> It also has the Tatkal seat booking counter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl_ck.html|title = Welcome to Indian Railway Passenger Reservation Enquiry}}</ref>

==Importance==
Moradabad is called an interchange station due to its five-line junction. Many passengers change trains at Moradabad because there are plenty of trains to different destinations. After electrification the [[Delhi–Moradabad line]] railway has planned to make this route an alternative to the Delhi–Kanpur–Mugalsarai grand chord route. Moradabad is a preferred option to get trains for the tourists who want to go to [[Ramnagar, Varanasi|Ramnagar]], [[Jim Corbett National Park]], [[Nainital]], [[Almora]] and other parts of [[Kumaon division|Kumaon]] region of [[Uttarakhand]] because it is the nearest station which is connected by train to the Kumoun region.

==Connectivity==
Moradabad is the busiest railway station of [[Western Uttar Pradesh]] with more than 200 stopping trains.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code%3DMB%26name%3DMORADABAD |title=Indian Trains: MORADABAD (MB) Railway Station Details |access-date=2014-02-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716051229/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=MB&name=MORADABAD |archive-date=16 July 2012 }}</ref> Many local passenger trains are available to nearby cities. There are many trains to major cities like. Bikaner, Howrah, Ghazipur City, New Delhi, [[Guwahati]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Lucknow]], [[Varanasi]], [[Dehradun]], [[Patna]], [[Jaipur]], [[Jodhpur]], [[Dibrugarh]], [[Amritsar]], [[Kolkata]], [[Dhanbad]], [[Ludhiana]], [[Jammu Tawi]], [[Tatanagar]], [[Kanpur]], [[Aligarh]], [[Surat]], [[Mumbai]], [[Gwalior]] and [[Agra]], [[Ranchi]] etc. Daily about 10 trains run from Moradabad to [[Ramnagar, Varanasi|Ramnagar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/search/moradabad-mb-to-ramnagar-rmr/338/0/1652|title = Moradabad to Ramnagar: 4 COV-Reserved Trains - Railway Enquiry}}</ref> and more than 60 trains run to [[Lucknow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/search/moradabad-mb-to-lucknow-charbagh-lko/338/0/336|title=Moradabad to Lucknow Charbagh NR: 73 COV-Reserved Trains - Railway Enquiry}}</ref> More than 50 trains run to New Delhi. Even though Moradabad has more than 200 stopping trains it does not have any direct train to cities like [[Chennai]], [[Bangalore]], [[Bhopal]], [[Hyderabad]] and other important cities of Central, Western and Southern parts of the Country.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=180>
Moradabad pic 10.JPG|Moradabad railway station entrance
Moradabad railway station pf1.jpg|A chilly sunny morning at Moradabad railway station
File:Nauchandi Express standing on platform 5 in Moradabad Jn.jpg|14511 Nauchandi Express standing on platform 5 in Moradabad Jn
File:Moradabad junction platform 4.jpg|Moradabad junction platform 4
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/moradabad-junction-mb/338 Trains at Moradabad]
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Moradabad}}
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|line1=Northern Railway zone|left1=Katghar|right1=Harthala|type1=Lucknow–Shahranpur main line

|line2=Northern Railway zone|right2=Macharya|type2=Chandausi loop

|line3=Northern Railway zone|right3=Lodipur Bishanpur|type3=Moradabad–Ghaziabad link
}}

{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1873]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Moradabad district]]
[[Category:Moradabad railway division]]
[[Category:Moradabad]]

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