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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Delhi, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Delhi Cantonment<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| cta_header = <br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Busy Delhi Cantt station.JPG<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = [[Delhi Cantonment]], Delhi<br />
| country = India<br />
| iso_region = <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|28|36|43|N|77|06|56|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| map_type = India#India Delhi<br />
| elevation = <br />
| line = Delhi–Ahmedabad mainline<br />
| structure = [[Intersection (road)#At grade railways|At grade]]<br />
| platform = 4<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = 4<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
| opened = <!-- {{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --><br />
| closed = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --><br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| status = Active <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = DEC<ref name="stn_code" /><br />
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Delhi}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = 20,000<ref name = "Delhi Cantt. - ToI (2018)">{{cite news |last=Gandhiok |first=Jasjeev |date=23 November 2018 |title=Delhi Cantonment Railway Station: A railway station in Delhi that seems to tell passengers: You are not welcome |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/a-railway-station-that-seems-to-tell-passengers-you-are-not-welcome/articleshow/66757385.cms |work=[[Times of India]] |location= |publisher= |access-date=22 January 2026}}</ref><br />
| pass_year = 2018<br />
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The '''Delhi Cantonment railway station''', also known as '''Delhi Cantt.''' (station code: DEC)<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=14 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=5 |date=2023–24}}</ref>, is a railway station in [[Delhi Cantonment]] in India. It serves as an intermediate stop for trains coming from Delhi or [[Chandigarh]] and going towards Rajasthan and Gujarat via [[Rewari_Junction_railway_station|Rewari]], and a small number of trains originate and terminate at this station.<br />
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==History==<br />
{{main|Northern_Railway_zone#History | label 1 = Northern Railway zone history}}<br />
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Initially operated as a [[Metre-gauge railway|metre-gauge]] railway station, in 1991 it was converted to [[Broad-gauge railway|broad gauge]].<br />
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In 2025-26, it underwent ₹335 crore "airport-like" redevelopment with a new station building with separate arrival and departure areas, escalators, lifts, and adequate parking.<ref>{{cite news | last=Kumar | first=N. | date=19 December 2022 | title=RKS Construction bags order worth ₹310 crore to redevelop Delhi Cantt Railway Station | work=Urban Transport News}}</ref><br />
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==Major trains==<br />
The list of trains which originate/stops from/at the Delhi Cantt. station are:<br />
* [[Jodhpur–Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express]] (26841/26842)<br />
* [[Bikaner–Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express]] (26471/26472)<br />
* [[Ajmer–Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express]] (20977/20978) <br />
* [[Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express]] (12957/12958)<br />
* [[New Delhi–Daurai (Ajmer) Shatabdi Express]] (12015/12016)<br />
* [[Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express]] (12985/12986)<br />
* [[Ajmer–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jan Shatabdi Express]] (12065/12066)<br />
* [[Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express]] (12463/12464)<br />
* [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bikaner Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express]] (22463/22464)<br />
* [[Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express]] (15623/15624)<br />
* [[Udaipur City–New Jalpaiguri Weekly Express|Udaipur City–New Jalpaiguri Express]] (19601/19602)<br />
* [[Ayodhya Cantt - Delhi Express]] (14205/14206)<br />
* [[Delhi–Ambala Cantonment Intercity Express]] (14521/14522)<br />
* [[Sainik Express]] (19701/19702)<br />
* [[Sirsa Express]] (14085/14086)<br />
* [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express]] (12215/12216)<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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<gallery><br />
Delhi Cantt Station.jpg|Station sign at Delhi Cantonment railway station.<br />
Delhi Cantonment Station Old and New facade.jpg|Delhi Cantonment Station Old and New facade.<br />
</gallery><br />
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==See also==<br />
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* {{rws|Anand Vihar Terminal}}<br />
* [[New Delhi railway station]]<br />
* [[Delhi Junction railway station]]<br />
* [[Sarai Rohilla]]<br />
* [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station]]<br />
* [[Transport in Delhi]]<br />
* [[Transport in Haryana]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Delhi}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in South West Delhi district]]<br />
[[Category:Delhi railway division]]<br />
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