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New Delhi railway station

Coordinates: 28°38′30″N 77°13′15″E / 28.6417°N 77.2207°E / 28.6417; 77.2207
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New Delhi
Indian Railways Station
Indian Railways Logo
General information
LocationNew Delhi, Delhi
 India
Coordinates28°38′30″N 77°13′15″E / 28.6417°N 77.2207°E / 28.6417; 77.2207
Elevation214.42 metres (703.5 ft)
Line(s)5
Platforms16
Tracks18
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable (Paid)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNDLS
Zone(s) Northern Railway zone
Division(s) Delhi
History
Opened1926; 98 years ago (1926)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesEast Indian Railway Company
Location
New Delhi is located in Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi
Location within Delhi

New Delhi railway station (station code: NDLS), situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. It is the busiest railway station in the country in terms of train frequency and passenger movement. Around 400 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily, which handled 500,000 passengers daily in 2013[1] with 16 platforms.[2] 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, 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 Howrah Junction.

History

Main article: Northern Railway zone history

Before the new imperial capital New Delhi was established after 1911, the 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 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 was rejected by the Railways as it found the idea impractical.[3] In 1927–28, New Delhi Capital Works project involving construction of 4.79 miles (7.71 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.[4][5]

Major Services & Modernization

Major Trains and Modernization

Major Services:- These trains originate from New Delhi Railway Station.

Rajdhani Express Trains:-

01) New Delhi - Mumbai Central Rajdhani Express

02) New Delhi - Howrah Jn Rajdhani Express via Patna

03) New Delhi - Howrah Jn Rajdhani Express via Gaya

04) New Delhi - Ranchi Jn Rajdhani Express via Daltonganj

05) New Delhi - Ranchi Jn Rajdhani Express via Bokaro Steel City

06) New Delhi - Bilaspur Rajdhani Express

07) New Delhi - Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Express

08) New Delhi - Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Express via Barauni

09) New Delhi - Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Express via Samastipur

10) New Delhi - Sealdah Rajdhani Express

11) New Delhi - Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Adra

12) New Delhi - Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Tatanagar

13) New Delhi - Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express via Sambalpur City

14) New Delhi - Rajendra Nagar T(Patna) Rajdhani Express

15) New Delhi - Ahemdabad Jn Swarn Jayanti Rajdhani Express

16) New Delhi - Jammu Tavi Rajdhani Express

Shatabdi Express Trains

01) New Delhi - Kanpur Central Shatabdi Express

02) New Delhi - Lucknow Jn Swarn Shatabdi Express

03) New Delhi - Chandigarh Shatabdi Express

04) New Delhi - Amritsar Jn Shatabdi Express

05) New Delhi - Amritsar Jn Shatabdi Express

06) New Delhi - Amritsar Jn Swarn Shatabdi Express

07) New Delhi - Daurai(Ajmer) Shatabdi Express

08) New Delhi - Kalka Shatabdi Express

09) New Delhi - Kalka Shatabdi Express

10) New Delhi - Ferozpur Cantt Shatabdi Express

11) New Delhi - Habibganj (Bhopal) Shatabdi Express

12) New Delhi - Kathgodam Shatabdi Express

13) New Delhi - Dehradun Shatabdi Express

Duranto Express Trains

01) New Delhi - Bhubaneswar Duranto Express

02) New Delhi - Howrah Jn Duranto Express

03) New Delhi - Mumbai Central AC Duranto Express

04) New Delhi - Sealdah AC Duranto Express

Humsafar Express Trains

01) New Delhi - Prayagraj Jn Humsafar Express

Tejas Express Trains

01) New Delhi - Lucknow Jn IRCTC Tejas Express

Train-18 Trains

01) New Delhi - Varanasi Jn Vande Bharat Express

02) New Delhi - SMVD Katra Vande Bharat Express

AC Superfast Trains

01) New Delhi - Lucknow Jn AC Superfast (Rajdhani) Express

02) New Delhi - SMVD Katra Shri Shakti AC Express

Garib Rath Trains

01) New Delhi - Ranchi Jn Garib Rath Express

VVIP Superfast Trains

01) New Delhi - Kanpur Central VVIP Shram Shakti Express

02) New Delhi - Prayagraj Jn Prayagraj  Express

03) New Delhi - Banaras Shiv Ganga Express

04) New Delhi - Lucknow Jn Lucknow Mail 

05) New Delhi - Jhansi Jn Taj Express

06) New Delhi - Amritsar Jn Shan-E-Punjab Express

07) New Delhi -  Rajendra Nagar T (Patna) Sampoorn Kranti Express

08) New Delhi - Gaya Jn Mahabodhi Express

09) New Delhi - Howrah Jn Poorva Express

10) New Delhi -  Puri Purushottam Express

11) New Delhi -  Saharsa Jn Vaishali SF Express

12) New Delhi - Rajgir Shramjeevi Express

13) New Delhi - Visakhapatnam AP AC Express

14) New Delhi -  MGR Chennai Central Tamil Nadu Express

15) New Delhi -  Hyderabad Deccan Naampalli Telangana Express

16) New Delhi - Trivendram Central Kerla Express

17) New Delhi - KSR Benglore City Karnataka Express

18) New Delhi - Islampur Magadh Express

19) [[Swatantra Senani Express|New Delhi - Jaynagar Swatantra Senani]]

Express

20) New Delhi - Banaras  NDLS-MUV SF Express

21) New Delhi -  Puducherry SF Express

22) New Delhi -  Bhagalpur Weekly SF Express

23) New Delhi - Indore Intercity SF Express

24) New Delhi - Varanasi Jn Mahamana Express

26) New Delhi -  New Jalpaiguri SF Express

27) New Delhi - Amritsar Jn Intercity SF Express

28) New Delhi - Lucknow Charbagh Gomti Express

29) New Delhi -  Moga Intercity SF Express

30) New Delhi - Gorakhpur Jn Gorakhdham Express

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.[6] The redevelopment was expected to cost ₹60 billion (US$718.9 million) and 13 consortiums have placed bids to win the contract to upgrade and modernise the terminal[7] on a Build-Operate-Transfer basis for 30 years.[8]

The station occupies 86 ha[9] and 10–20% of it (50 acres) could be used for retail and commercial use.[8] 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 m2 spread over three floors.[10] 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.[11] 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 ₹8 million (US$96,000). Service became available later in the year.[12][13]

Redevelopment public private partnership announced

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.[14] 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.

Delhi Metro

New Delhi Railway Station is served by New Delhi station on the 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.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Train Operation from Delhi Stations". Government of India. Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Free Wi-Fi at New Delhi railway station soon". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 29 July 2013.
  3. ^ "CP's blueprint: Bath's Crescent". Hindustan Times. 8 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013.
  4. ^ "A fine balance of luxury and care". Hindustan Times. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014.
  5. ^ "When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi". Hindustan Times. 18 January 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013.
  6. ^ Terry Farrell & Partners to design Delhi Rly station Business Line, 4 July 2007.
  7. ^ Rly in jam over cross holding of shares by New Delhi bidders Outlook (magazine), 22 September 2008.
  8. ^ a b "business.outlookindia.com | Action station". business.outlookindia.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
  9. ^ "New Delhi station to be equipped with hi-tech lighting system". The Times of India. 13 July 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  10. ^ New Delhi gets new railway station building The Hindu, 16 September 2009.
  11. ^ "NORTHERN RAILWAYS TO INSTALL 5 MW ROOFTOP SOLAR IN FOUR OF ITS STATIONS". Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "New Delhi Railway Station To Offer Free WiFi Service; Yet Another Pilot? - MediaNama". medianama.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  13. ^ "Free Wi-Fi connectivity at Delhi railway station soon | Business Line". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  14. ^ Dhawan, Bulbul (11 March 2020). "Indian Railways plans big! New Delhi Railway Station redevelopment to be first-of-its-kind project; top facts". Financial Express. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  15. ^ "2 new metro stations on IGI link from today". The Times of India. 15 August 2011.
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