Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station

Delhi Shahdara Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Shahdara, National Capital Territory India
Coordinates	28°40′24″N77°17′32″E / 28.6734°N 77.2922°E / 28.6734; 77.2922
Elevation	209 m (686 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways (India)
Operated by	Indian Railways, Delhi railway division
Platforms	4 BG
Tracks	4 BG
Connections	Red Line Shahdara
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Station code	DSA
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Delhi
History
Electrified	Yes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Vivek Vihar towards Sahibabad Junction Northern Railway zone Delhi Junction towards New Delhi
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Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station (station code: DSA ^[1] ) is a railway station in the Shahdara district of Delhi. Its three letter station code is DSA. ^[2] It is located on the Sahibabad Junction-Delhi Junction branch of the Delhi-Howrah main line. The station was opened in 1907 as part of the Shahdara–Saharanpur light railway built by Martin's Light Railways, which connected the station to Saharanpur in UP. ^{[3] [4]} It was closed in 1970 and reopened a few years later after the line was converted to broad gauge. ^[5]

The station, which has four platforms and three radiating lines, is maintained by Northern Railways. ^[6] As per the categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance, it is ranked NSG-3, ^[7] and has also been classified as a 'sensitive' station. ^[8]

Services

Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station – Platform board

Rail

The station has the following trains passing, originating, or terminating at it: ^[6]

• Haridwar–Bikaner Special Fare Special
• Garhwal Express
• Kalindi Express
• Mussoorie Express
• Sikkim Mahananda Express
• Farakka Express (via Faizabad)
• Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)
• Satyagrah Express
• Yoga Express
• Loknayak Express
• Amrapali Express
• Farrukhnagar–Saharanpur Janta Express
• Delhi–Ambala Cantonment Intercity Express
• Himachal Express

Metro

The railway station is located about 100 metres away from the Shahdara station of Delhi Metro's Red Line, which was one of the termini of its first section opened on 25 December 2002. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Bus

The railway station is located about 500 meters away from DTC's Shahdara bus terminal, and is served by bus routes 208, 214, 221, 236 (NS), 236, 236EXT, 246, 273, 317, 319, 319A, 341, 354, 443, 623, 623B, 702, 720, 939, 946, and 982. ^[12]

References

1. "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
2. "Station Code Index" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
3. "Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway". wiki.fibis.org. FIBIS. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
4. Sivaramakrishnan, R. "Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway". irfca.org. IRFCA. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. "Indian Railways Timeline" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
6. "DSA/Delhi Shahdara Junction". indiarailinfo.com. India Rail Info. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
7. "List of zone/category-wise railway stations opened for passenger services in Indian Railways" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. 1 December 2022. p. 61. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
8. "Rajya Sabha - Unstarred Question No. 2054" (PDF). sansad.in. Rajya Sabha - Indian Parliament. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
9. "Shahdara". delhimetrorail.com. DMRC. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
10. "Prime Minister inaugurates Metro Rail services between Tis Hazari and Shahdara" (Press release). Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 24 December 2002. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
11. "Passengers swamp Delhi's new metro". The Sydney Morning Herald . 27 December 2002. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
12. "Shahdara Terminal". google.com. Delhi Government. Retrieved 6 December 2023.