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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Delhi Junction<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = <br />
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Old Delhi Railway Station (DLI).jpg<br />
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| address = Near Chandani Chowk Metro Station, Mori Gate, [[New Delhi]], [[Delhi]]<br />
| country = {{flag|India}}<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|28.6610|77.2277|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{Convert|218.760|m|ft}}<br />
| line = <br />
| other = Auto stand, Taxi stand<br />
| structure = <br />
| platform = 16<br />
| tracks = 18<br />
| parking = Yes <br />
| opened = {{start date and age|1864}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = {{start date and age|1903}}<br />
| electrified = {{start date and age|1967}}<br />
| ADA = Available<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = DLI<br />
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Delhi}}<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railways]] <br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
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| pass_percent = <br />
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| map_type = India Delhi<br />
}}<br />
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'''Delhi Junction''', also known as '''Old Delhi railway station''' (station code: '''DLI'''), is the oldest railway station of [[Delhi]] city and a [[junction station]]. It is one of the busiest railway stations in India in terms of frequency. Around 250 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. It was established near [[Chandni Chowk]] in 1864 when trains from {{stnlnk|Howrah}}, [[Calcutta]] started operating up to Delhi. Its present building was constructed by the British Indian government in the style of the nearby [[Red Fort]] and opened in 1903. It has been an important railway station of the country and preceded the {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} by about 60 years. [[Chandni Chowk (Delhi Metro)|Chandni Chowk]] station of the [[Delhi Metro]] is located near it.<br />
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==History==<br />
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{{see also | History of rail transport in India | label 1 = Indian railway history | Northern Railway zone#History | label 2 = NR history | North Western Railway zone#History | label 3 = NWR history | North Central Railway zone#History | label 4 = NCR history | North Eastern Railway zone#History | label 5 = NER history }}<br />
The station started with a broad gauge train from [[Calcutta]] in 1864. [[Metre-gauge]] track from Delhi to [[Rewari railway junction|Rewari]] and further to Ajmer was laid in 1873 by [[Rajputana State Railway]] and [[metre-gauge]] trains from this station started in 1876.<br />
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The present building of the station was built in 1900 and opened for the public in 1903. Started with just 2 platforms and 1000 passengers, Delhi railway station now handles more than 180,000 passengers and around 190 trains starts, ends, or passes through the station daily.<br />
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In 1904 the Agra–Delhi line was opened. Delhi then was a part of six railway systems. [[East Indian Railway Company|East Indian Railway]], [[North Western Railway (British India)|North-Western Railway]], and [[Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway]] entered from {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad}} crossing the [[Yamuna river]]. [[Delhi]]–[[Panipat Junction railway station|Panipat]]–[[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantonment]]–{{stnlnk|Kalka}} Railway ran northwards from Delhi, and the [[Rajputana–Malwa Railway]] traversed the Delhi district for a short distance in the direction of [[Gurgaon]] and {{stnlnk|Rewari Junction}}.<ref>{{cite book |title=[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]], Vol. 11 |chapter=Delhi District: Trade and communications|publisher=Oxford at Clarendon Press |year=1909|page=229 |chapter-url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_235.gif |ref=Hist }}</ref><br />
[[File:Old Delhi Junction.jpg|thumb|Old Delhi Junction]]<br />
[[File:Delhi railway station.jpg|thumb|Delhi railway station]]<br />
Delhi railway station was built in red stone to give the effect of nearby historic [[Red Fort]]. The station building had six clock towers and tower 4 is still in use as a water tank.<br />
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This station served as the main station of Delhi, hosting junction of four railways until the opening of {{stnlnk|New Delhi}} in 1926 ahead of the inauguration of the New Delhi city in 1931. [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra]]–Delhi railway track cut through the site earmarked for the hexagonal War Memorial (now called [[India Gate]]) and Kingsway (now called [[Rajpath]]). [[East Indian Railway Company]] shifted the line along the [[Yamuna river]] and opened the new track in 1924.<br />
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The station was remodelled in 1934–35, when its platforms were extended and power signals were introduced.<ref name=ht>{{cite news|title=A fine balance of luxury and care |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/A-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/Article1-723880.aspx |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214175839/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/chunk-ht-ui-newdelhi100years-topstories/a-fine-balance-of-luxury-and-care/article1-723880.aspx |archive-date=14 December 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=When Railways nearly derailed New Delhi |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx |work=Hindustan Times |date=18 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926091104/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/When-Railways-nearly-derailed-New-Delhi/Article1-652023.aspx |archive-date=26 September 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> A new entrance from [[Kashmiri Gate (Delhi)|Kashmere Gate]] side was created in 1990s and new platforms were added. The platforms were renumbered in September 2011. The numbers that started from Kashmere Gate entrance as 1A and ended at 18 near the main entrance were renumbered starting as 1 from the main entrance and ending at 16 at Kashmere Gate entrance and some platforms were merged to form long platforms to accommodate trains of 24 coaches.<ref>http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/confusion-after-old-delhi-railway-station-reverses-order-of-platforms/842151/{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The station building is being renovated in 2012–13.<br />
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Delhi earlier handled both broad and meter gauge trains. Since 1994, it is a purely broad-gauge station, meter gauge traffic having been shifted to [[Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station|Delhi Sarai Rohilla Station]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,263,314,315|title=Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal|website=www.nr.indianrailways.gov.in|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref><br />
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In 2016, Vivaan Solar, a [[Gwalior]] based company won the contract to install 2.2 MW of [[rooftop solar]] project at the railway station in late 2016. The [[solar power]] project to be set up under [[public–private partnership]] will be executed on design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis. The company will also be responsible for maintenance of the plant for a period of 25 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=NORTHERN RAILWAYS TO INSTALL 5 MW ROOFTOP SOLAR IN FOUR OF ITS STATIONS|url=http://mercomcapital.com/northern-railways-to-install-5-mw-rooftop-solar-in-four-of-its-stations#sthash.5S8zaJPl.dpuf|access-date=3 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201130/http://mercomcapital.com/northern-railways-to-install-5-mw-rooftop-solar-in-four-of-its-stations#sthash.5S8zaJPl.dpuf|archive-date=3 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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==Junction==<br />
{{Railways around Delhi}}<br />
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Railway lines from four routes connect at the Delhi Junction:<br />
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* {{stnlnk|Delhi Shahdara Junction}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Sadar Bazar}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Delhi Kishanganj}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Subzi Mandi}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Delhi Sarai Rohilla}}<br />
* {{stnlnk|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}<br />
* [[Anand Vihar Terminal railway station]]<br />
* [[Delhi Metro]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Delhi Junction railway station}}<br />
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