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Roorkee 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
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeRK
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Moradabad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Location within Uttarakhand
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Roorkee (India)

Roorkee railway station is a railway station in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. Its code is RK. It serves Roorkee city. The station consists of three platforms. Roorkee is one of the largest railway stations 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