Moradabad–Ambala line
- Moradabad
- Ambala
Ambala Cantonment 272.530 m (894 ft)
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The Moradabad–Ambala line (also known as Moradabad–Ambala main line) is a railway line connecting Moradabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and Ambala Cantonment in Haryana. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483-kilometre-long (300 mi) Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.
The Varanasi–Lucknow–Moradabad main line of Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was extended to Saharanpur in 1886.[1]
Electrification
The Ambala–Saharanpur sector was electrified in 1996–98 and Saharanpur–Roorkee in 2003–04.[2] The Roorkee–Mordabad sector was electrified around 2005–06.[3]
The Ambala–Laksar–Moradabad sector is an electrified double-line.[4]
Sheds and workshops
Ambala has an outstation shed for Shakurbasti WDS-4 locos. Jagadhari has a carriage and wagon workshop and a bridge workshop.[5]
Speed limit
The Ambala Cantonment to moradabad jn line is classified as a "Group D " line and can take speeds up to 110 km/ h.[6]
Passenger movement
Moradabad and Ambala Cantonment on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[7]
Railway reorganisation
Around 1872, the Indian Branch Railway Company was transformed into Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.[8][9][10] Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with East Indian Railway Company in 1925.[11]
The Government of India took over the Bengal and North-Western Railway and merged it with the Rohilkhand and Kumaon Railway to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway in 1943.[12]
In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[13] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.[14] North Central Railway was formed in 2003.[15]
References
- ^ "Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway". Management Ebooks. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Ambala–Jagadhri-Saharanpur–Moradabad" (PDF). Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Indian Rail Day to Day". Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Old Martinian Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Indian Branch Railway". fibis. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "IR History III : (1900–1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Bengal and North-Western Railway". fibis. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "East Central Railway". ECR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ^ "North Central Railway". NCR. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
External links
- Trains at Moradabad
- Trains at Roorkee
- Trains at Saharanpur
- Trains at Ambala Cantonment
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trunk lines
sections
- Agra–Bhopal section
- Ahmedabad–Udaipur line
- Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line
- Ambala–Attari line
- Amritsar–Khem Karan line
- Amritsar–Pathankot line
- Aunrihar–Jaunpur line
- Barauni–Gorakhpur, Raxaul and Jainagar lines
- Bathinda–Rewari line
- Bathinda–Rajpura line
- Bikaner–Rewari line
- Bhanupli–Leh line
- Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
- Delhi–Fazilka line
- Delhi–Kalka line
- Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line
- Delhi–Moradabad line
- Jalandhar–Firozpur line
- Jalandhar–Jammu line
- Jammu–Baramulla line
- Jodhpur–Bathinda line
- Jodhpur–Jaisalmer line
- Kanpur–Delhi section
- Laksar–Dehradun line
- Lucknow–Gorakhpur line
- Lucknow–Moradabad line
- Ludhiana–Fazilka line
- Ludhiana–Jakhal line
- Marwar Junction–Munabao line
- Mathura–Vadodara section
- Mau–Ghazipur–Dildarnagar main line
- Merta Road–Rewari line
- Moradabad–Ambala line
- Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
- Rewari–Rohtak line
- Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line
- Suratgarh–Bathinda line
- Varanasi–Chhapra line
- Varanasi–Lucknow main line
- Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line
- Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
rail transport
- Delhi Suburban Railway
- Delhi Metro (Blue
- Green
- Grey
- Magenta
- Orange
- Pink
- Red
- Violet
- Yellow)
- Rapid Metro Gurgaon
- Lucknow–Kanpur Suburban Railway
- Barabanki–Lucknow Suburban Railway
- Delhi–Meerut RRTS
and workshops
- Northern Railway
- North Eastern Railway
- North Central Railway
- North Western Railway
- East Indian Railway Company
- Kangra Valley Railway
- Rajputana–Malwa Railway
- Tirhut Railway
- Oudh and Tirhut Railway
- Indian Branch Railway Company
- Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
- Cawnpore–Burhwal Railway
- Cawnpore–Barabanki Railway
- Lucknow–Bareilly Railway
- Bengal and North Western Railway
- Rohilkund and Kumaon Railway
- Mashrak–Thawe Extension Railway
- Lucknow–Sitapur–Seramow Provincial State Railway
- Bareilly–Pilibheet Provincial State Railway
- Segowlie–Raxaul Railway
- Delhi Metro Rail Corporation
- National Capital Region Transport Corporation