Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station

Delhi Shahdara Junction
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationShahdara, National Capital Territory
India
Coordinates28°40′24″N 77°17′32″E / 28.6734°N 77.2922°E / 28.6734; 77.2922
Elevation209 m (686 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byDelhi railway division
Platforms4 BG
Tracks4 BG
ConnectionsMetro, Bus
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Other information
Station codeDSA
Fare zoneNorthern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Vivek Vihar
towards Sahibabad Junction
 Northern Railway zone Delhi Junction
towards New Delhi
Location
Delhi Shahdara Junction is located in India
Delhi Shahdara Junction
Delhi Shahdara Junction
Location within India
Delhi Shahdara Junction is located in Delhi
Delhi Shahdara Junction
Delhi Shahdara Junction
Delhi Shahdara Junction (Delhi)

Delhi Shahdara Junction railway station is a railway station in the Shahdara district of Delhi. Its three letter station code is DSA.[1] 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.[2][3] It was closed in 1970 and reopened a few years later after the line was converted to broad gauge.[4]

The station, which has four platforms and three radiating lines, is maintained by Northern Railways.[5] As per the categorization of Indian Railway stations by commercial importance, it is ranked NSG-3,[6] and has also been classified as a 'sensitive' station.[7]

  1. ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). indianrailways.gov.in. Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway". wiki.fibis.org. FIBIS. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ Sivaramakrishnan, R. "Shahdara–Saharanpur Light Railway". irfca.org. IRFCA. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Indian Railways Timeline" (PDF). Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ "DSA/Delhi Shahdara Junction". indiarailinfo.com. India Rail Info. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Rajya Sabha - Unstarred Question No. 2054" (PDF). sansad.in. Rajya Sabha - Indian Parliament. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2023.