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{{short description|Main railway station in Delhi}}
{{Infobox station
| name = New Delhi
| other_name =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| image = New Delhi Railway Staion In Daylight.jpg
| address = [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]]
| country = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|28.6417|77.2207|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|214.42|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railways]]
| tracks = 18
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| parking = Available (Paid)
| status = Functioning
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = NDLS
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Delhi}}
}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1926}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| former = [[East Indian Railway Company]]
| passengers =
| pass_system =
| pass_year = Daily
| pass_percent =
| map_type = India Delhi#India
| map_dot_label = '''New Delhi'''
| image_caption = Entrance to the New Delhi railway station complex
| line = 5
| other = Auto stand, Taxi stand
| platform = 16
| ADA = {{access icon|20px}} Available
}}
{{Railways around Delhi|collapse=y}}

'''New Delhi railway station''' (station code: '''NDLS''') is the main railway station in [[Delhi]], situated between [[Ajmeri Gate]] and [[Paharganj]]. It is one of the busiest railway station in the country in terms of train frequency and passenger movement. Around 480 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily, which handled 500,000 passengers daily in 2013<ref name="delhi2011">{{cite web|title=Train Operation from Delhi Stations|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=74452|publisher=[[Government of India]]|agency=[[Press Information Bureau]]|access-date=12 August 2011}}</ref> with 16 platforms.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/free-wifi-at-new-delhi-railway-station-soon/article4965285.ece | location=Chennai| work=The Hindu | title=Free Wi-Fi at New Delhi railway station soon | date=29 July 2013}}</ref> The New Delhi railway station holds the record for the largest route interlocking system in the world along with the [[Kanpur Central railway station]] i.e. 48. The station is about two kilometres north of [[Connaught Place, New Delhi|Connaught Place]], in [[central Delhi]].

Most eastbound and southbound trains originate at New Delhi railway station; however, some important trains to other parts of the country also touch/originate at this station. Most pairs of [[Shatabdi Express]] originate and terminate at this station. It is also the main hub for the [[Rajdhani Express]].
New Delhi railway station is the highest-earning railway station in Indian Railways based on passenger revenue followed by {{stnlnk|Howrah Junction}}.

[[File:New Delhi station.jpg|thumb|Foundation of New Delhi Railway station was laid on 11 Feb 1954 and inauguration was doneon 16 April 1954 by Dr Rajendra Prasad first President of India ]]
==History==
{{main|Northern_Railway_zone#History | label 1 = Northern Railway zone history}}

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|df=dmy-all}}</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|df=dmy-all}}</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|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

== Development ==

=== Modernization ===

In 2007, [[Farrells]] were commissioned to modernise and expand the station in time for the [[2010 Commonwealth Games]] in Delhi. Farrells are the lead consultant for the Masterplan for Indian Railways for the redevelopment of New Delhi railway station to be in line with the pace of modernisation and growth in the city centre. To provide station and property development over and around the station. The first phase was planned to be operational by the time of the games.<ref>[http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2007/07/04/stories/2007070452721000.htm Terry Farrell & Partners to design Delhi Rly station] ''[[Business Line]]'', 4 July 2007.
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The redevelopment was expected to cost {{INRConvert|60|b|1}} and 13 [[consortiums]] have placed bids to win the contract to upgrade and modernise the terminal<ref>[http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?610476 Rly in jam over cross holding of shares by New Delhi bidders] ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]'', 22 September 2008.</ref> on a Build-Operate-Transfer basis for 30 years.<ref name="OLI">{{cite web|url=http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?100465|title=business.outlookindia.com | Action station|work=Outlook India|access-date=5 July 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120305224332/http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?100465|archive-date=5 March 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The station occupies 86 ha<ref>{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Railways/New_Delhi_station_to_be_equipped_with_hi-tech_lighting_system/rssarticleshow/3228132.cms | work=The Times of India|title=New Delhi station to be equipped with hi-tech lighting system|date=13 July 2008|access-date=30 May 2014}}</ref> and 10–20% of it (50 acres) could be used for retail and commercial use.<ref name=OLI/> In September 2009, the new building of the station on the Ajmeri Gate side was opened by Northern Railway; built at Rs250,000,000 by Gangotri Enterprises Limited and the building has a total floor area of 9,000 m<sup>2</sup> spread over three floors.<ref name="hindu.com">[https://web.archive.org/web/20090923020541/http://www.hindu.com/2009/09/16/stories/2009091657520400.htm New Delhi gets new railway station building] ''[[The Hindu]]'', 16 September 2009.</ref> Vivaan Solar, a [[Gwalior]]-based company has won the contract to install 1.1 MW of [[rooftop solar]] project at the railway station in 2016. The [[solar power]] project is to be set up under [[public–private partnership]] and will be executed on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. The company will also be responsible for maintaining the plant for a period of 25 years.<ref>{{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>
Vivaan solar has successfully installed and commissioned 1.1 MW on New Delhi railway station in the month of November 2017.

===WiFi===
Northern Railways concluded a tender in May 2013, won by a Mumbai-based company, to enable free Wi-Fi connectivity at the station, at an approximate cost of {{INRConvert|8|m}}. Service became available 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?|work= MediaNama|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|work=The Hindu Business Line|access-date=30 May 2014}}</ref>

===Redevelopment===
In March 2020, long-term plans for a public private partnership (PPP) to change the railway station to improve passenger flow was described, with the Rail Land Development Authority put in charge.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indian-railways-plans-big-new-delhi-railway-station-redevelopment-to-be-first-of-its-kind-project-top-facts/1895140/ |title=Indian Railways plans big! New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment to be first-of-its-kind project; top facts |date=11 March 2020 |access-date=5 September 2020 |first=Bulbul |last=Dhawan |newspaper=Financial Express}}</ref>
The plans and timing are not firm, only the goal, to make a world-class railway station, most likely with arriving and departing passenger flows separated.

== Connectivity ==
New Delhi railway station is served by [[New Delhi (station)|New Delhi]] station on the [[Yellow Line (Delhi Metro)|Yellow Line]] of the [[Delhi Metro]], and also by the [[Delhi Airport Metro Express]] (Orange Line), which connects it directly to [[Indira Gandhi International Airport]] and further to the [[Blue Line (Delhi Metro)|Blue Line]].<ref>{{cite news |title=2 new metro stations on IGI link from today|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-15/delhi/29889056_1_dhaula-kuan-station-r-infra-officials-new-delhi-railway-station |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925063915/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-15/delhi/29889056_1_dhaula-kuan-station-r-infra-officials-new-delhi-railway-station |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 September 2012 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 August 2011 }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Delhi Junction railway station]]
* [[Delhi Metro]]
* [[Mau Junction railway station]]
* [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]]
* [[List of railway stations in Delhi]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{wikivoyage|New Delhi}}
* {{IndiaRailInfo|664}}
{{commons category|New Delhi railway station}}

{{Railway stations in Delhi}}
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}

[[Category:Delhi railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Central Delhi district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in India]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1926]]
[[Category:1926 establishments in India]]

New Delhi railway station - Revision history

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