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{{Infobox station
| name = Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal
| native_name =
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| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| image = Delhi Sarai Rohilla - entrance.jpg
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| address = New Rohtak Road, New Delhi
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|39|47|N|77|11|11|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{Convert|220.950|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = Indian Railways
| line = [[Delhi–Fazilka line]]<br/>[[Delhi–Jaipur line]]
| platform = 7
| tracks = 12
| routes = [[Delhi]], [[Garhi Harsaru]], [[Rewari]], [[Rohtak]], [[Sonipat]]
| other =
| structure =
| parking = Available
| status = Functional
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = DEE
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Delhi}}
}}
| opened = {{start date and age|1873}}
| closed =
| rebuilt = {{start date and age|2013}}
| electrified = Yes
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{{Delhi–Rewari line}}

'''Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal''' railway station (station code: '''DEE''') is situated about {{convert|4|km|frac=2}} from old [[Delhi Junction Railway station|Delhi railway junction]] in India. It is managed by Delhi Division of [[Northern Railway zone]]. Many trains from [[Delhi]] to [[Haryana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Rajasthan]] and [[Gujarat]] stop at this station. More than twenty trains including Duronto and AC trains originate at this station.

==Etymology==
''[[Sarai (resting place)|Sarai]]'' means an inn or resting place for travellers. The station is named after the medieval village it was located in. The village itself was named after a sarai, named after Ruhullah Khan, a noble in the Mughal court. Once it was a ''[[Sarai (resting place)|sarai]]'' on the busy road to [[Delhi]] and pilgrimage town of [[Ajmer]]. He was one of the three sons of Khalil Ullah Khan, the Governor of Delhi province during reign of Mughal Emperor [[Shahjahan]], and also a distant relative of Empress [[Mumtaz Mahal]]. Over time, this name has been corrupted to [[Rohilla]] after Rohillas who ruled a region called [[Rohilkhand]] around [[Bareilly]] and [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]] northeast of Delhi during the [[Mughal era]].<ref>{{cite web|title=An inn lost in the march of time |publisher=Hindustan Times |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/An-inn-lost-in-the-march-of-time/Article1-1099594.aspx |author=Nivedita Khandekar |date=28 July 2013 |access-date=2013-09-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130731073152/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/newdelhi/An-inn-lost-in-the-march-of-time/Article1-1099594.aspx |archive-date=31 July 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==History==
{{main|Northern Railway zone#History}}

===Start===
Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal railway station was established in 1872 when the [[metre-gauge railway]] line from Delhi to [[Jaipur]] and [[Ajmer]] was being laid. It was a small station just outside Delhi as Delhi was confined to walled city then. All the [[metre-gauge]] trains starting from (and terminating at) Delhi (station code DLI) to [[Rewari]], Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat passed through this station. The track from Delhi Junction to Sarai Rohilla Terminal was double. The single track from Sarai Rohilla to Rewari was doubled up to [[Rewari]] from where single tracks diverged in five directions.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}
[[File:Delhi Sarai Rohilla - stationboard.jpg|thumb|Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Station board]]
[[File:Delhi Sarai Rohilla - platformboard.jpg|thumb|Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Platform board]]
[[File:12215 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express at platform 1.jpg|thumb|12215 [[Delhi–Sarai Rohilla Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express]] at platform 1]]

===Gauge conversion===
Conversion of [[metre gauge]] to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] started in 1991. The Delhi–Rewari railway line had double metre-gauge tracks and one of the tracks was converted to broad gauge in December 1994 as a part of conversion of Ajmer–Delhi line.<ref>[http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Part 5 Ajmer–Delhi MG railway line converted to BG] IRFCA</ref> Within a few years, both the tracks from Sarai Rohilla to Delhi railway station were converted to broad gauge and all metre-gauge trains stopped operating from Delhi station. As a result of this, all the metre-gauge trains terminated and started from Sarai Rohilla which became a railway terminus.

By September 2006, the second metre-gauge track from Sarai Rohilla to Rewari was also converted to broad gauge and all metre-gauge trains stopped operating between Rewari and Sarai Rohilla (though the converted track was opened for public use only in October 2007).<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=31676 Press Information Bureau English Releases]</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/08/stories/2007100854500400.htm | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130111074741/http://www.hindu.com/2007/10/08/stories/2007100854500400.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2013 | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Delhi–Haryana rail link gets better | date=8 October 2007}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Delhi Sarai Rohilla Terminal railway station has been developed as a terminus. Many trains originating from Delhi city towards Haryana, [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Mumbai now start from Sarai Rohilla railway station and end there. It has a ticket reservation centre, three washing lines for train rakes and five platforms. Two platforms of adjacent Vivekanandpuri railway halt are connected to Sarai Rohilla railway station by a common foot overbridge.

There are plans to redevelop the station as part of the [[Smart Cities Mission]], and a [[Memorandum of Understanding]] (MoU) to this effect was signed between the [[Ministry of Urban Development]] and [[Indian Railways]] in October 2016. As per the MoU, areas around the station will also be redeveloped and the redevelopment aims to achieve better passenger amenities, easy access, integrated public transport hubs, optimal utilization of land, etc.<ref>{{cite web|title= Sarai Rohilla railway station all set to be re-developed |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/Sarai-Rohilla-railway-station-all-set-to-be-re-developed/article16077217.ece |date=21 October 2016 |access-date=19 January 2017}}</ref>

[[Anand Vihar Railway Terminal|Anand Vihar Terminal]] and [[Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station|Hazrat Nizamuddin Terminal]] are two more railway terminals in the city of Delhi from where many regional and long-distance trains originate.

==Trains==
Earlier all the trains from Sarai Rohilla to Delhi used to terminate at Delhi railway station as the metre-gauge tracks ended there. Now the tracks are broad gauge and therefore many trains from [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat going north or east of Delhi pass through Sarai Rohilla and continue beyond Old Delhi station.

==Connectivity==
Nearest metro station is "Shastri Nagar" (Red Line), which is {{convert|800|m}} walking, {{convert|1.5|km|mi|0|abbr=off}} by road. One can also take auto/e-rickshaw on sharing basis for just Rs. 10 (in 2015). Several buses routes run between Shastri Nagar and Sarai Rohilla.

==See also==

* [[Indian Railways]]
* {{stnlnk|New Delhi}}
* {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction Railway station|Delhi}}
* {{stnlnk|Hazrat Nizamuddin}}
* [[Grand Trunk Express]]
* [[Anand Vihar Terminal railway station]]
* [[Rewari railway junction]]
* [[Delhi Suburban Railway]]
* [[Delhi Metro]]
* [[Delhi Cantonment railway station]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{URL|http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/350|Satellite View of Sarai Rohilla}}
* {{URL|http://indiatourism.ws/new_delhi/sarai_rohilla_railway_station/|Sarai Rohilla Railway Station Photographs, 2012}}

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[[Category:Railway stations in North Delhi district]]
[[Category:Delhi railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1873]]
[[Category:1873 establishments in India]]

Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station - Revision history

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