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{{short description|Railway station in Aligarh district, Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|50px]]<br />{{font color|blue|Aligarh Junction.}}
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = File:Aligarh Railway Station in the morning - panoramio.jpg
| image_caption = Aligarh Junction Railway Station
| address = NH 91, Church compound, [[Aligarh]], [[Uttar Pradesh]],
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{coord|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|193|m|ft}}
| line = [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]], [[Aligarh–Bareilly Branch line]] and [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]]
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| platform = 7
| parking = {{rint|park}} Yes
| bicycle = No
| other = [[File:Aiga taxi.svg|20px|Taxi]] [[Taxi|Cabs]], [[File:Bus.svg|20px|Bus]] City Bus, Auto-rickshaw
| opened = 1865-66
| closed =
| electrified = [[File:Electric.svg|30px]] 1975–76
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = ALJN
| division = {{rwd|Prayagraj}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone]]
| services = [[File:Waiting_Room_-_The_Noun_Project.svg|20px]] [[File:AB-Autobahnkiosk.svg|20px]] [[File:AB-Rast.svg|15px]] [[File:Elevator_(AIGA_based).svg|15px]] [[File:Surveillance_camera.svg|40px|CCTV]] [[File:Aiga_escalator_down_mirror.svg|20px]] [[File:Wifiservice.svg|20px]] [[File:Font_Awesome_5_solid_bed.svg|20px]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 205,000 daily{{Citation needed|date=August 2021|reason=No reliable source link provided to show daily passengers footfall}}
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh
| map_dot_label = Aligarh railway station
| map_size = 300
}}
'''Aligarh Junction railway station''' is an 'NSG 3 category' [[junction station]] on the [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Aligarh Railway Station Map/Atlas NCR/North Central Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/aligarh-junction-aljn/710|website=indiarailinfo.com|access-date=2025-12-02}}</ref> It is located in [[Aligarh district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It serves [[Aligarh]].

==History==
Trains started running on the [[East Indian Railway Company]]'s Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.<ref name=irfcai>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html |title = IR History: Early History (1832–1869) | publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 28 June 2013}}</ref>

The Bareilly–Moradabad Chord via [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], with a branch line to Aligarh, was built by [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] in 1894.<ref name=fibis>{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Oudh_and_Rohilkhand_Railway |title = Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway| publisher= fibis| access-date = 30 May 2013}}</ref><ref name=orr>{{cite web | url = http://management.ebooks6.com/The-Oudh-Rohilkhand-Railway-download-w23852.pdf | title = The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway | publisher = Management E-books6 | access-date = 28 June 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Tundla–Hathras—Aligarh–Ghaziabad and Aligarh–Harduaganj sectors were electrified in 1975–76.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 28 June 2013}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
There are Seven platforms with three foot bridges. Lift facility is available at platform numbers 1&2,3&4,5&6. Escalators also available at platform 2 and 7. A new terminal at city side is now also in working.

It also has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.trainenquiry.com/o/StaticContent/Railway_Amnities/NC_R/Retiring_room_NCR.htm |title=North Central Railway: Retiring Room Facilities |publisher=Trains Enquiry |access-date=28 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130624223505/http://www.trainenquiry.com/o/StaticContent/Railway_Amnities/NC_R/Retiring_room_NCR.htm |archive-date=24 June 2013 }}</ref>

==Accident==
Five people were killed and many others injured in an accident at Aligarh railway station on the evening of Sunday 19 June 2011. The accident took place when a goods train was passing a crowded platform. According to officials, a brake lever snapped from the train, and the projecting wheel ploughed into passengers waiting at the platform. There were many people waiting for the [[Delhi]]–[[Tundla]] passenger train on the platform. The hand brake and the connecting rod had come loose and the protruding object turned deadly for the victims. While two people died on the spot, three others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. At least six other injured people were admitted to Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College Hospital at [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/five-killed-in-freak-accident-at-aligarh-railway-station-135929-2011-06-19 | title = Five Killed in Freak Train Accident at Aligarh railway station | publisher= Indiatoday | access-date = 20 June 2011 }}</ref>

==Major trains==
*[[Anand Vihar Terminal–Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express]]
*[[Mau–Anand Vihar Terminal Express]]
*[[Neelachal Express]]
*[[Nandan Kanan Express]]
*[[Lucknow–New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express]]
*[[Kanpur–New Delhi Shatabdi Express]]
*[[Darbhanga–Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express]]
*[[Champaran Humsafar Express]]
*[[Kaifiyat Express]]
*[[Brahmaputra Mail]]
*[[Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)]]
*[[Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt)]]
*[[Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express]]
*[[Rewa–Anand Vihar Superfast Express]]
*[[Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express]]
*[[North East Express]]
*[[Lichchavi Express]]
*[[Magadh Express]]
*[[Amrapali Express]]
*[[Sangam Express]]
*[[Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Bareilly Weekly Express]]
*[[Indore–Bareilly Weekly Express]]
*[[Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express]]
*[[Muri Express]]
*[[Gomti Express]]
*[[Swatantra Senani Superfast Express]]
*[[Mahabodhi Express]]
*[[Sikkim Mahananda Express]]
*[[Netaji Express]]
*[[Seemanchal Express]]
*[[Poorva Express (via Patna)]]
*[[Poorva Express (via Gaya)]]
*[[Unchahar Express]]
*[[Kalindi Express]]
*[[Bhrigu Superfast Express]]
*[[Vaishali Express]]
*[[Prayagraj Express]]
*[[Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express]]

==See also==
* [[Tundla Junction railway station]]
* [[Hathras Junction railway station]]
* [[Khurja Junction railway station]]
* [[Ghaziabad Junction railway station]]
* [[Bareilly Junction railway station]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|710}}
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Aligarh}}
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system=Indian Railways
|line=North Central Railway zone|left=Daud Khan|right=Maharwal|type=[[Kanpur–Delhi section]]
|line2=North Central Railway zone|left2=|right2=Manzurgarhi|type2=Aligarh–Moradabad branch line}}

{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1866]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Aligarh district]]
[[Category:Prayagraj railway division]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Aligarh]]

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