Haridwar Junction railway station

Haridwar Junction
Haridwar Junction
Railway station
	Haridwar Junction Railway Station in 2011
General information
Location	NH 58, Haridwar, Haridwar district, Uttarakhand ; India
Coordinates	29°56′54″N78°9′19″E / 29.94833°N 78.15528°E
Elevation	294.00 metres (964.57 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway zone
Line(s)	Laksar–Dehradun line
Platforms	9 (4 terminal platforms)
Tracks	13
Construction
Structure type	On ground
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Operating
Station code	HW
Zone(s)	Northern Railway zone
Division(s)	Moradabad
History
Opened	1886;138 years ago
Electrified	Yes
Location
	Haridwar Junction Location within Uttarakhand
	Interactive map

Last updated March 26, 2024

Haridwar railway station (Station code: HW), is one of the major railway stations in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. It falls under the Moradabad division of the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways.

Overview

The station is situated on the Laksar–Dehradun railway line for connecting Delhi, Howrah and rest of India. One of the main railheads of the Northern Railway zone, Haridwar Junction railway station is connected by broad-gauge lines. The station is situated on the NH 58 in the Devpura locality of Haridwar. The nearby station of Rishikesh is connected to Haridwar on a branch line. Towards west, the major railhead is at Saharanpur (76 km) and going north, the major railhead is at Dehradun (52 km).

Location

The railway station is located on the south side of the town, within walking distance of most hotels. A tourist information centre is provided by the railway department to help travellers. Computerised reservation facility is offered. In front of the railway station is the UTC Roadways Bus Station of Haridwar offering regular services to places in and around Haridwar such as Delhi and to all major destinations in North India including Mussoorie, Meerut, Saharanpur, Ghaziabad, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bareilly, Shimla, Dehradun, Badrinath, Nainital, Ranikhet and Uttarkashi. Nearest airport is Jolly Grant Airport located about (42 km) in Dehradun. The station is also one of the major rail-heads to the famous pilgrimage "Char-Dham" and other tourist stations.^[2] Haridwar is considered one of the seven holy cities of Hinduism in India and it is continuing to expand and thrive with spiritual centres, educational Institutions and has witnessed great demographic flow.

Infrastructure and amenities

Haridwar Railway Station has recently been renovated with retiring room and waiting halls.^[2] The station has also been provided with new escalators and lifts in order to facilitate passengers, especially senior citizens, disabled people, women, and child travellers. Additional facilities like pay and use toilet, coach guidance system from platform 1 to platform 4 has been installed. Security system has been upgraded in the station with Indian Railways providing new Railway Protection Force (RPF) and GRP (Government Railway Police) stations which will serve as prompt emergency centre for security needs as well as for reporting crimes in addition to providing comfort and conveniences to the security forces. As Haridwar has large foot fall throughout the year and hence CCTV surveillance has been upgraded which provides close watch and strengthen security at the station. Northern Railway zone has also been modernising works including washable aprons for coach maintenance, improvements to parking and circulating area, provision of foot-over-bridges, providing second entry, façade lighting with provision of LED lighting, station building improvements with allied works like improvements to platform surface, PF shelters.

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References

↑ Trade and Communications The Imperial Gazetteer of India , v. 21, p. 375.
1 2 Devanjana, Nag (11 January 2019). "Indian Railways upgrades Haridwar station! From renovated retiring room to waiting halls; know what's new". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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[1] Trade and Communications The Imperial Gazetteer of India , v. 21, p. 375.

[Haridwar_Reference_1-2] 1 2 Devanjana, Nag (11 January 2019). "Indian Railways upgrades Haridwar station! From renovated retiring room to waiting halls; know what's new". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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