Roorkee railway station

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Roorkee
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Roorkee Junction Railway Station
General information
LocationRailway Road, Roorkee, Uttarakhand
India
Coordinates 29°51′08″N77°52′30″E / 29.8523°N 77.8751°E / 29.8523; 77.8751
Elevation268.000 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
Platforms5
Tracks8
Construction
Structure type At grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeRK
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Moradabad
History
Opened1862
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Roorkee
Location within Uttarakhand
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Roorkee
Roorkee (India)

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 ]

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References

  1. "Deoband-Roorkee Railway Line Project". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. "Rail research centre to come up at IIT-Roorkee". Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  3. Deluxe toilets will soon be made at 14 stations including Hapur
  4. New train to run on Chandigarh-Ramnagar track