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]
Roorkee | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
 Roorkee Junction Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Railway Road, Roorkee, Uttarakhand India | ||||
| Coordinates | 29°51′08″N 77°52′30″E / 29.8523°N 77.8751°E | ||||
| Elevation | 268.000 metres (879.265 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Moradabad Ambala Line Deoband Roorkee Line Laksar Bypass line Saharanpur Bypass line | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | RK | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Moradabad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Gallery
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Roorkee railway station
References
edit- ^ "Deoband-Roorkee Railway Line Project". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Rail research centre to come up at IIT-Roorkee". Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Deluxe toilets will soon be made at 14 stations including Hapur
- ^ New train to run on Chandigarh-Ramnagar track
External links
edit- Roorkee railway station at the India Rail Info
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