Bareilly Junction railway station

Bareilly Junction
Commuter rail, Regional rail
Main entrance of Bareilly Junction
General information
LocationCivil Lines, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh,
 India
Coordinates28°20′13″N 79°24′39″E / 28.3369682°N 79.410857°E / 28.3369682; 79.410857
Elevation174 metres (571 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railways,
North Eastern Railways
Line(s)
Platforms4 + 2 (Proposed 3 More)
Tracks10
ConnectionsCentral Bus Station, Taxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBE
Zone(s) Northern Railway zone,
North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Moradabad,
Izzatnagar
History
Opened1872; 152 years ago (1872)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
400,000
Location
Bareilly Junction is located in Uttar Pradesh
Bareilly Junction
Bareilly Junction
Location within Uttar Pradesh
Map

Bareilly Junction railway station (station code:- BE, BRY) is a railway station  serving Bareilly city in Uttar Pradesh. It is an important station as well as the headquarters of Izzatnagar railway division of the North Eastern Railway zone & Moradabad railway division of the Northern Railway zone.[1][2][3] It lies on Lucknow–Moradabad line and Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit-Bareilly-Kasganj Line provides a stop for most trains passing through. Bareilly Junction used to serve both broad and metre gauge, Bareilly Junction was connected to Lucknow by both Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge, Broad Gauge was connected to Lucknow via Tilhar, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi. On the other hand Meter Gauge was connected to Lucknow via Pilibhit-Mailani-Lakhimpur-Sitapur, but now the metre gauge is converted into broad gauge.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Northeastern Railway
  2. ^ Rao, M.A. (1988). Indian Railways. New Delhi: National Book Trust. p. 37. ISBN 8123725892.
  3. ^ "Chapter 1 – Evolution of Indian Railways-Historical Background". Ministry of Railways website. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009.
  4. ^ "Bareilly Jn Trains, Bareilly Jn Railway Timetable". www.ndiantrains.org. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Meerut City-Lucknow Rajya Rani Express". indiarailinfo. 7 February 2010.
  6. ^ "Mumbai LTT Bareilly Express". indiarailinfo.