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{{short description|Railway station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Hathras Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
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| address = [[Hathras]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|27.6249|N|78.1370|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline}}
| elevation = {{convert|183|m|ft}}
| line = [[Kanpur–Delhi section]]<br/>Hathras–Hathras Kila link
| other =
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 4
| tracks =
| parking =
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1885-86
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1975–76
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = HRS
| zone = [[North Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Allahabad}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
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| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh#India
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'''Hathras Junction railway station''' is on the [[Kanpur–Delhi section]] of [[Howrah–Delhi main line]] and [[Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line]]. It is located in [[Hathras district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].It helps hathras and surrounding areas.

==Station oddity==
Hathras Junction railway station is one having an oddity. The station is on the {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] [[Kanpur–Delhi section]]. A broad-gauge line takes off from this station and goes to Hathras Kuila railway station. At the Kanpur-end of the Hathras Junction railway station, the Mathura–Kasganj (now broad gauge) line cuts across the broad-gauge line at right angles and has a separate overhead station named Hathras Road within the same premises. [[Hathras]] lies 9 km away in the west and is served by Hathras City railway station on the broad gauge (previously metre gauge) line.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-trivia.html |title = Trivia | work= Station Oddities|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 June 2013}}</ref>

==History==
Through trains started running on the Howrah–Delhi line in 1865–66.<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 = 23 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,396,403,500| title = Allahabad Division: A Historical Perspective| publisher = North Central Railway| access-date = 24 May 2013| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130601154617/http://www.ncr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1%2C396%2C403%2C500| archive-date = 1 June 2013| df = dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/patna/31330356_1_indian-railways-danapur-division-railway-board | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120822142843/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/patna/31330356_1_indian-railways-danapur-division-railway-board | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 August 2012 |title = Railways enter 159th year of its journey|date=23 June 2013| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 24 May 2013}}</ref>

The {{convert|29|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} long Hathras Road-Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]]. It was transferred to [[North Eastern Railway zone|North Eastern Railway]] in 1952. The Mathura–Kasganj line was converted from {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide [[metre gauge]] to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2009.<ref name=irfcaii>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History:Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date =23 June 2013 }}</ref><ref name=nerly>{{cite web| url = http://indianrailwaynotes.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/north-eastern-railway.pdf |title =Indian Railways line history, 2 North Eastern Railway |work= Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway|publisher= wordpress| access-date =2 July 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html|title = IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date =2 July 2013 }}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Tundla–Aligarh–Ghaziabad sector was electrified in 1975–76.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 24 June 2013}}</ref>

==Connectivity==
The station provides connectivity to neighbouring major railway stations like {{stnlnk|Delhi Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Ghaziabad}}, {{stnlnk|Aligarh Junction}}, {{stnlnk|Tundla Junction}}, [[Agra Cantonment railway station|Agra Cantt.]], [[Etawah Junction railway station|Etawah]], {{stnlnk|Phaphund}}, {{stnlnk|Kanpur Central}} etc.
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It also facilitates connectivity to many cities like [[New Delhi]], [[Chandigarh]], [[Lucknow]], [[Kanpur]] [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Jaipur]], [[Tatanagar]], [[Patna]], [[Kolkata]] etc.

==See also==
•[[Hathras Kila railway station]]

•[[Hathras City railway station]]

•[[Hathras Road railway station]]

•[[Tundla Junction railway station]]

•[[Aligarh Junction railway station]]

•[[Agra Fort railway station]]

•[[New Delhi railway station]]

•[[Kanpur Central railway station]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*{{IndiaRailInfo|709}}

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{{Railway stations in Uttar Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway junction stations in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Hathras district]]
[[Category:Allahabad railway division]]
[[Category:1865 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1865]]
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