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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
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{{Infobox station
{{Infobox station
| name         = Roorkee
| name               = Roorkee
|other_name=
| other_name         =  
| style = Indian Railways
| style             = Indian Railways
| type         = [[Indian Railways]] station
| type               = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]] station
| image         = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]
| image             = Roorkee railway station.jpg
| image_caption = Indian Railways logo
| image_caption     = Roorkee Junction Railway Station
| address       = Railway Road, [[Roorkee]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| address           = Railway Road, [[Roorkee]], [[Uttarakhand]]
| country       = India
| country           = India
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| elevation     = {{convert|268.000|m|ft}}
| elevation         = {{convert|268.000|m|ft}}
| owned         = [[Indian Railways]]
| owned             = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator     = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| operator           = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| line         =  
| line               = Moradabad Ambala Line Deoband Roorkee Line Laksar Bypass line Saharanpur Bypass line
| platform     = 3
| platform           = 5
| tracks       = 6
| tracks             = 8
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| accessible        = Yes
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| parking       = Yes
| parking           = Yes
| structure     = Standard (on-ground station)
| structure         = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| code           = {{Indian railway code
| code         = {{Indian railway code
   | code = RK
   | code = RK
   | zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
   | zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
   | division = {{rwd|Moradabad}}
   | division = {{rwd|Moradabad}}
  }}
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| status       = Double electric line
| status             = Active
| closed       =
| closed             =  
| former       =  
| former             =  
| opened       =  
| opened             = 1862
| rebuilt       =
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| electrified   = Yes
| electrified       = Yes
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| map_type     = India Uttarakhand#India
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'''Roorkee railway station''' is railway station in [[Haridwar district]], [[Uttarakhand]], India. Its code is '''RK'''. It serves [[Roorkee]] city. The station consists of three platforms. Roorkee is one of the largest railway stations in Uttarakhand.<ref>[https://infrastructureindia.gov.in/view-project?p_p_id=viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_jspPage=%2Fhtml%2Fviewproject%2Fview.jsp&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_ppp=Governme Deoband-Roorkee Railway Line Project] {{dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ptinews.com/maintenance.htm?aspxerrorpath=/news/fullnews.aspx Rail research centre to come up at IIT-Roorkee] {{dead link|date=January 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/hapur/14-stations-will-be-soon-on-hapur-deluxe-toilet Deluxe toilets will soon be made at 14 stations including Hapur]</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2019}}<ref>[http://www.jagran.com/haryana/ambala-12062507.html New train to run on Chandigarh-Ramnagar track]</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2019}}
'''Roorkee railway station''' is a junction railway station in [[Haridwar district]], [[Uttarakhand]], India. Its code is '''RK'''. It serves [[Roorkee]] city. The station consists of five platforms. Roorkee is one of the largest railway stations in Uttarakhand. It is located in Moradabad Ambala Railway Line other lines are Deoband Roorkee Line, Laksar Bypass line and Saharanpur Bypass line also called as Direct line to Tapri Junction. It is also the third largest Junction station in Uttarakhand.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://infrastructureindia.gov.in/view-project?p_p_id=viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_jspPage=%2Fhtml%2Fviewproject%2Fview.jsp&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_ppp=Governme |title=Deoband-Roorkee Railway Line Project |access-date=3 September 2017 |archive-date=9 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109191446/https://infrastructureindia.gov.in/view-project?p_p_id=viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_col_id=column-1&p_p_col_count=1&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_jspPage=%2Fhtml%2Fviewproject%2Fview.jsp&_viewproject_WAR_Projectportlet_ppp=Governme |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ptinews.com/maintenance.htm?aspxerrorpath=%2Fnews%2Ffullnews.aspx |title=Rail research centre to come up at IIT-Roorkee |access-date=16 July 2022 |archive-date=29 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929024147/http://www.ptinews.com/maintenance.htm?aspxerrorpath=%2Fnews%2Ffullnews.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/hapur/14-stations-will-be-soon-on-hapur-deluxe-toilet Deluxe toilets will soon be made at 14 stations including Hapur]</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2019}}<ref>[https://www.jagran.com/haryana/ambala-12062507.html New train to run on Chandigarh-Ramnagar track]</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2019}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Roorkee railway station - Station board.jpg|Roorkee railway station
Roorkee railway station - Station board.jpg|Roorkee railway station
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|543}}
*{{IndiaRailInfo|543}}
{{Railway stations in Uttarakhand}}
{{Railway stations in Uttarakhand}}
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[[Category:Roorkee]]
[[Category:Roorkee]]

Latest revision as of 10:15, 5 February 2026


Roorkee
Indian Railways station
Roorkee Junction Railway Station
LocationRailway Road, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
India
Coordinates29°51′08″N 77°52′30″E / 29.8523°N 77.8751°E / 29.8523; 77.8751
Elevation268.000 metres (879.265 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway zone
Line(s)Moradabad Ambala Line Deoband Roorkee Line Laksar Bypass line Saharanpur Bypass line
Platforms5
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeRK
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Moradabad
History
Opened1862
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Roorkee is located in Uttarakhand
Roorkee
Roorkee
Location within Uttarakhand
Roorkee is located in India
Roorkee
Roorkee
Roorkee (India)

Roorkee railway station is a junction railway station in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. Its code is RK. It serves Roorkee city. The station consists of five platforms. Roorkee is one of the largest railway stations in Uttarakhand. It is located in Moradabad Ambala Railway Line other lines are Deoband Roorkee Line, Laksar Bypass line and Saharanpur Bypass line also called as Direct line to Tapri Junction. It is also the third largest Junction station in Uttarakhand.[1][2][3][failed verification][4][failed verification]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Deoband-Roorkee Railway Line Project". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Rail research centre to come up at IIT-Roorkee". Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. Deluxe toilets will soon be made at 14 stations including Hapur
  4. New train to run on Chandigarh-Ramnagar track

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