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| name = Delhi Junction – Meerut City – Saharanpur<br />
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| caption = [[Muzaffarnagar]] railway station lies on the Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line<br />
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| locale = [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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The '''[[Old Delhi]]–[[Meerut]]–[[Saharanpur]] line''' is a railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Old Delhi}} and {{stnlnk|Saharanpur Junction||Saharanpur}} via [[Meerut]] with includes the {{stnlnk|Meerut City||Meerut}}–{{stnlnk|Khurja Junction||Khurja}} link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] and [[Delhi]] division.<br />
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==History==<br />
The railway line between {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Old Delhi}} and {{stnlnk|Meerut City||Meerut}} was constructed in 1864.<ref>[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650 Indian Railways Construction and Progress in 1931], Retrieved 24 September 2020</ref><br />
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The [[Sind]], [[Punjab]] and [[Delhi]] railway completed the {{convert|483|km|mi|0|adj=mid|-long}} {{stnlnk|Amritsar}}–{{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment Junction||Ambala}}–{{stnlnk|Saharanpur}}–{{stnlnk|Ghaziabad}} line in 1870 connecting {{stnlnk|Multan Cantonment||Multan}} (now in Pakistan) with {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction||Delhi}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| access-date=7 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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Some main stations at this section between {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction}} and [[Saharanpur]] are [[Delhi]] [[Shahdara]], {{stnlnk|Sahibabad Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad Junction}}, [[Modinagar]], [[Meerut]], [[Khatauli]], [[Muzaffarnagar]], [[Deoband]], {{stnlnk|Tapri Junction}}.<br />
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==Infrastructure works==<br />
===Electrification===<br />
As of 12-03-2016, the [[Old Delhi]]–[[Meerut]]–[[Saharanpur]] line including the {{stnlnk|Khurja Junction}}–Meerut–Saharanpur sector are electrified. Trains can now seamlessly run with electric locomotives from [[Delhi]] to [[Haridwar]] and Delhi to [[Ambala]] via Meerut and Saharanpur.<br />
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=== Double line ===<br />
[[Delhi]]–[[Meerut]]–[[Saharanpur]] section is double track. In 1977 doubling of [[Ghaziabad]]–[[Muradnagar]] section was completed. Doubling of Muradnagar–Meerut section was completed in 2000. Meerut–-[[Daurala]] section was doubled on 13 August 2017. Daurala–[[Khatauli]] section was doubled on 19 Jan 2018. Khatauli–[[Muzaffarnagar]] section was doubled on 22 May 2019. <br />
Muzaffarnagar–[[Deoband]] section was doubled on 6 March 2020. Deoband–{{stnlnk|Tapri Junction}} was doubled on 23 Dec 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/delhi-saharanpur-railway-will-double|title=दिल्ली-सहारनपुर रेल लाइन होगी डबल – Amarujala|work=Amar Ujala|access-date=2017-06-02}}</ref><br />
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==Loco shed==<br />
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[[Ghaziabad]] electric loco shed serves the [[Delhi]] area. It housed 47 WAP-1 locos in 2008. It also has [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-5|WAP-5]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] and [[WAG-5HA]] locos.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 March 2010 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railways in Northern India}}<br />
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway lines in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1870]]<br />
[[Category:Delhi railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:Ambala railway division|*]]<br />
[[Category:1870 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Meerut]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Saharanpur]]<br />
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