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| {{Infobox rail line
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| | name = Kanpur–Delhi section<br/>including Agra Chord and Etah link
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| | image = Etawah Jn.jpg
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| | caption = Etawah Junction an important railway station on Kanpur–Delhi section
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| | status = Operational
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| | locale = [[Indo-Gangetic Plain|Gangetic Plain]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and [[Delhi]]
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| | start = {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}
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| | end = [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi]]
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| | open = 1866
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| | owner = [[Indian Railways]]
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| | operator = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railway]] for main line<br/>and [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] for other lines
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| | depot = [[Kanpur Central railway station|Kanpur]]
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| | stock = [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]]
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| | tracklength = Main line: {{convert|435|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br/> Kanpur–Tundla {{convert|231|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br/> Tundla–Delhi {{convert|204|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}<br/> Branch lines:<br/>Agra–New Delhi {{convert|195|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
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| | gauge = {{track gauge|1676 mm}} [[broad gauge]]
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| | electrification = [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV 50 Hz AC]] [[Overhead line|OHLE]]
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| | speed = Main line: up to 160 km/h
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| | map = {{Kanpur–Delhi section}}
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| The '''Kanpur–Delhi section''' is a railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}} and [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi]]. This section includes Agra Chord and Etah link. The main line is part of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]]. The Agra–Delhi chord is part of Delhi–Mumbai line and [[Delhi–Chennai line]].
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| ==History==
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| The [[East Indian Railway Company]] initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid nineteenth century. Even when the line to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859 and the Kanpur–Etawah section was opened to traffic in the 1860s. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the [[Yamuna]] at Allahabad. With the completion of the [[Old Naini Bridge]] across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865–66.<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 = 23 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,396,403,500 |title=Allahabad Division: A Historical Perspective |publisher=North Central Railway |access-date=24 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601154617/http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C396%2C403%2C500 |archive-date= 1 June 2013 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/patna/31330356_1_indian-railways-danapur-division-railway-board | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120822142843/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/patna/31330356_1_indian-railways-danapur-division-railway-board | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 August 2012 |title = Railways enter 159th year of its journey|date=23 June 2013| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 24 May 2013}}</ref>
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| The {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre-gauge]] Delhi–Bandikui and Bandikui–Agra lines of Rajputana State Railway were opened in 1874.<ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History:Early Days II (1870-1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date =23 June 2013 }}</ref> The lines were converted to broad gauge in early 2000s.
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| The Hathras Road–Mathura Cantt broad-gauge line was opened in 1875 and the Agra–Gwalior broad-gauge line was opened in 1881.<ref name=irfcaii/>
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| The broad-gauge Agra–Delhi chord was opened in 1904.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html|title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date =23 June 2013 }}</ref> Some parts of it were relaid during the construction of New Delhi (inaugurated in 1927–28).<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/TopStories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx | title = A fine balance of luxury and care | work = Hindustan Times|date=21 July 2011 | access-date = 2 July 2013 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130602112944/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/TopStories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx | archive-date = 2 June 2013 | df = dmy-all }}</ref>
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| The {{convert|61.80|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] Barhan–Etah line was constructed in 1959.<ref name=transport>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=v21-4YYgocUC&q=Muri-Chandrapura+line&pg=PA60 |title = Transport Geography of India: Commodity Flow and the Regional Structure of Indian Economy| work= page 60|last= Moonis Raza & Yash Aggarwal|year = 1986|publisher= Concept Publishing Company, A-15/16 Commercial Block, Mohan Garden, New Delhi – 110059| isbn = 81-7022-089-0|access-date = 26 June 2013}}</ref>
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| The {{convert|54.3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] Ghaziabad–Tughlakabad line, including bridge across [[Yamuna]], was completed in 1966.<ref name=transport/>
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| ==Electrification==
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| The Kanpur–Panki sector was electrified in 1968–69, Panki–Tundla in 1971–72, Tundla–Aligarh–Ghaziabad in 1975–76, Ghaziabad–Nizamuddin–New Delhi–Delhi in 1976–77, Tilak Bridge-Fairdabad in 1982–83, Raja ki Mandi-Agra–Dhoulpur in 1984–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1998–99 and Yamuna Bridge-Agra in 1990–91.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 24 June 2013}}</ref>
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| ==Loco sheds==
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| Kanpur Central electric loco shed accommodates [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]] electric locos. Agra diesel loco shed houses WDS-4 locomotives. The shed serves the requirement of shunting locos at different stations and Jhansi Workshop. 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 [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5HA]] locos.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 24 June 2013 }}</ref>
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| ==Speed limits==
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| The entire Howrah–Delhi line, via [[Howrah–Bardhaman chord]] and [[Grand Chord]] is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to {{convert|160|km/h|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |title=Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030524/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |archive-date= 3 December 2013 |df= }}</ref>
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| ==Passenger movement==
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| {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}} and [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi]] on the main line, and {{stnlnk|Agra Cantonment}} and {{stnlnk|Mathura Junction}} on the Agra–Delhi chord are 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=IRFCA |access-date=24 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 |df= }}</ref>
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| ==Major railway stations==
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| Some of the important railway stations that lie in this section are-
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| * {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}}
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| *[[Kanpur Anwarganj railway station|Kanpur Anwarganj Terminal]]
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| *[[Govindpuri railway station|Govindpuri Terminal]]
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| *[[Panki Dham railway station]]
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| *{{stnlnk|Rura}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Phaphund}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Bharthana}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Etawah Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Jaswantnagar}}
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| *[[Shikohabad railway station|Sikohabad Junction]]
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| *{{stnlnk|Firozabad}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Tundla Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Hathras Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Aligarh Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Khurja Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Mathura Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Vrindavan}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Mathura Cantt}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Agra Fort}}
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| *[[Idgah railway station|Idgah Agra Junction]]
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| *{{stnlnk|Agra City}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Agra Cantonment}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Palwal}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Faridabad}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Tughlakabad||Delhi Tughalkabad}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Dadri}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Sahibabad Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Delhi Shahdara Junction}}
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| *{{stnlnk|Anand Vihar Terminal}}
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| *[[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin Terminal]]
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| *{{stnlnk|Tilak Bridge}}
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| *{{stnlnk|New Delhi}}
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| *[[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi Junction/Old Delhi railway station]]
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| *[[Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station|Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal]]
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| *{{stnlnk|Delhi Cantonment}}
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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| {{Railways in Northern India}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Kanpur - Delhi section}}
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| [[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
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| [[Category:Railway lines in Uttar Pradesh]]
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| [[Category:Railway lines opened in 1866]]
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| [[Category:1866 establishments in India]]
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| [[Category:Transport in Delhi]]
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| [[Category:Transport in Kanpur]]
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