Delhi Cantonment railway station

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Delhi Cantonment
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General information
Location Delhi Cantonment, Delhi
India
Coordinates 28°36′43″N77°06′56″E / 28.61194°N 77.11556°E / 28.61194; 77.11556
System Indian Railways station
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
LineDelhi–Ahmedabad mainline
Platforms4
Tracks4
Construction
Structure type At grade
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeDEC [1]
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Delhi
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
201820,000 [2]
Location
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Location within India
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Delhi Cantonment
Delhi Cantonment (Delhi)

The Delhi Cantonment railway station, also known as Delhi Cantt. (station code: DEC) [1] , is a railway station in Delhi Cantonment in India. It serves as an intermediate stop for trains coming from Delhi or Chandigarh and going towards Rajasthan and Gujarat via Rewari, and a small number of trains originate and terminate at this station.

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History

Initially operated as a metre-gauge railway station, in 1991 it was converted to broad gauge.

In 2025-26, it underwent ₹335 crore "airport-like" redevelopment with a new station building with separate arrival and departure areas, escalators, lifts, and adequate parking. [3]

Major trains

The list of trains which originate from the Delhi Cantt. station are:

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Gandhiok, Jasjeev (23 November 2018). "Delhi Cantonment Railway Station: A railway station in Delhi that seems to tell passengers: You are not welcome". Times of India . Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Kumar, N. (19 December 2022). "RKS Construction bags order worth ₹310 crore to redevelop Delhi Cantt Railway Station". Urban Transport News.
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