Meerut Cantt railway station explained

Meerut Cantt. railway station
Name Lang:en
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Indian Railways station
Passenger Station
Address:Meerut, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates:29.0163°N 77.6868°W
Elevation:229m (751feet)
Platforms:3
Tracks:8
Owned:Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Parking:Available
Status:Functioning
Electrified:Yes
Map Type:India Uttar Pradesh
Map Dot Label:Meerut Cantt. railway station
Accessible:Yes

Meerut Cantt (code: MUT), is a railway station in the city of Meerut. It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line in Delhi division of Northern Railway zone of India .

History

The railway line between Old Delhi and Meerut was constructed in 1864. This station was established by British India government around 1865 after the Sepoy mutiny of 1857.[1] It lies on the Delhi to Haridwar/Dehradun line.

Lines and Routes

It lies on Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line that connects Delhi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur. Delhi to Meerut City is double-line and electrified while Meerut–Saharanpur section is single-electrified line.[2] Doubling of Meerut–Saharanpur section is on full swing.[3]

Trains

A total of 35 trains halt at Meerut Cantt railway station.[4] 1 train, Meerut Cantt–New Delhi–Rewari passenger (MNR) originate from Meerut Cantt.

, a major railway station, is located 4 km south.

Infrastructure

The station was primarily built to facilitate army movement by rail by British India Government. It has dedicated infrastructure(siding and platform) for same.[5] The station premises also has a butt welding plant with a dedicated siding that welds small segment of rails into continuous rails.

References

  1. Web site: Meerut Cantonment Railway Station. Wikimapia. 2017-06-02.
  2. News: Meerut–Saharanpur rail stretch goes electric. The Times of India. 2017-06-02.
  3. News: दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल . Amar Ujala. 2017-06-02.
  4. Web site: MUT/Meerut Cantt. Station – 37 Train Departures NR/Northern Zone – Railway Enquiry. banerjee. Rahul. India Rail Info. 2017-06-02.
  5. Web site: STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT. STATION WORKING RULES OF MEERUT CANTT.