Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section

Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section
Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
Branch line of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–Kanpur section passes through Varanasi Junction
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerIndian Railways
LocaleGangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh
Termini
Service
Operator(s)North Central Railway for main line
North Eastern Railway and Northern Railway for certain branch lines
Depot(s)Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Kanpur Central
Rolling stockWDM-2, WDM-3A and WDS-5 diesel locos; WAM-4, WAP-4 and WAG-7 electric locos
History
Opened1859 (partial, locally)
1866 (through main line)
Technical
Track lengthMain line: 346 km (215 mi)
Branch lines:
Varanasi–Allahabad City 130 km (81 mi)
Varanasi–Phaphamau 122 km (76 mi)
Allahabad–Kanpur via Unnao 249 km (155 mi)
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE in 1968
Operating speed130 km/h (81 mph)
Route map

to Farukhabad
Govindpuri
Kanpur Anwarganj
Kanpur Junction
Chandari
190
194
249
Kanpur Central
Chakeri
183
Kanpur Airport
Rooma
176
245
Kanpur Bridge
Left Bank
Sirsaul
172
238
Magarwar
Prempur
166
231
Unnao
Karbigwan
160
Aung
154
220
Korari
Bundki Road
148
216
Achalganj
Kanspur Gugauli
140
194
Band Hamirpur
Malwan
133
179
Tikauli Rawatpur
Kurasti Kalan
123
173
Kulha Halt
Fatehpur
117
169
Bighapur
157
Indemau
Ramya
111
155
Takia
Faizillapur
106
149
Baiswara
Rasulabad
97
143
Raghuraj Singh
Sath Narayani
90
138
Nihasta Halt
Khaga
82
130
Lalganj
Katoghan
75
124
Bahal
Kanwar
69
116
Dalmau
Athsarai
64
Sirathu
57
111
Bara Buzurg
Sujaatpur
47
106
Jalalpur Dhal
Bidnapur
42
100
Manjhlepur
State Highway 94
96
Ishardaspur
Bharwari
37
Manoharganj
29
85
Unchahar
Saiyid Sarwan
22
State Highway 95
83
Arkha
Manauri
17
74
Pariawan
Kalakankar Road
Allahabad Airport
68
Garhi Manikpur
Subedarganj
4
55
Kunda Harnamganj
48
Bhadri
Allahabad
0
152
41
Lalgopalganj
34
Ramchaura Road
Prayag
6
27
Atrampur
Curzon bridge
across the Ganges
20
Sarai Gopal
Phaphamau
13
122
Allahabad City
(Rambagh)
130
Daraganj
126
Izat Bridge
across the Ganges
99
Phulpur
Jhusi
121
90
Ugrasenpur
Baryaram
Ramnathpur
112
76
Janghai
Saidabad
101
70
Sarai Kansrai
Mogaraw
60
Suriawan
53
Mondh
Handia Khas
94
45
Bhadohi
Bhiti
86
37
Parsipur
Atraura
83
28
Kapseti
Jangiganj
80
23
Shewpuri
Sarai Jagdish
69
Lohta
Gyanpur Road
67
16
Chuakhandi
57
Almaw
Naini
145
51
Ahimanpur
47
Madhosingh
Cheoki
143
39
Katka
Karchana
134
32
Kachwa Road
Bheerpur
125
26
Nigatpur
Baharawa Halt
Meja Road
114
18
Raja Talab
Unchdih
108
12
Hardattpur
Manda Road
98
6
Bhulanpur
Jigna
89
Gaipura
82
4
Manduadih
Birohe
75
Railway Locomotive Shop
Vindhyachal
70
Mirzapur
63
0
Varanasi Junction
Jhingura
55
Pahara
47
Varanasi City
Dagmagpur
39
Billi
118
Chopan
112
Son River
Agori Khas
101
Churk
90
Sonbhadra
85
Khairahi
67
Karman Halt
51
Lusa
42
Sarson Gram Halt
30
Saktesgarh
21
Vishwanathpuri
12
Chunar
32
0
11
Kashi
Kailahat
22
6
Vyaspur
Ahraura Road
14
Jeonathpur Road
10
Mughalsarai
0
Mughalsarai
mashalling yard

The Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction – Kanpur section, formerly Mughalsarai–Kanpur section, officially Kanpur - Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay (CNB-DDU) section,[1] is a railway line connecting Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction (DDU) and Kanpur Central (CNB) stations. This 347 km (216 mi) track is part of the Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. The main line is under the jurisdiction of North Central Railway. Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction is under the jurisdiction of East Central Railway. Some branch lines are under the jurisdiction of the North Eastern Railway and Northern Railway.

Geography

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The main line was laid in the Gangetic Plain, south of the Ganges.[2][3] Between Naini and Prayagraj (Allahabad), it crosses the Yamuna and enters the doab region or the inland peninsula between the Ganges and Yamuna, still keeping south of the Ganges.[4] Some branch lines came up on the northern side of the Ganges and got interlinked as bridges came up across the Ganges.[3]

Two places on these tracks are major pilgrimage centres – Prayagraj on the main line and Varanasi, a little off the main line, on a branch line. Varanasi is connected by rail to places throughout India.[5][6] The railways make special arrangements for the huge influx of pilgrims for the Kumbh Mela at Prayagraj.[7]

The railways played a major role in the development of Kanpur as an industrial centre.[8] The 1050 MW Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant, in this section, consumed 5,022,000 tonnes of coal in 2006–07, which was transported by the railways.[9]

History

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The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid nineteenth century. Even when the line to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad (now Prayagraj) to Kanpur in 1859 and the Kanpur–Etawah section was opened to traffic in the 1860s. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Allahabad. With the completion of the Old Naini Bridge across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865–66.[10][11][12]

In 1867, the Indian Branch Railway Company opened the Kanpur–Lucknow line.[10]

The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway opened the line from Varanasi to Lucknow in 1872.[13]

The construction of the Dufferin Bridge (later renamed Malviya Bridge), across the Ganges, in 1887, connected Mughalsarai and Varanasi.[13]

The opening of the Curzon Bridge, across the Ganges, in 1902, linked Allahabad to regions north of or beyond the Ganges.[14]

The Varanasi–Allahabad City (Rambagh) line was constructed as a 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in)-wide metre-gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway between 1899 and 1913. The line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1993–94.[15][16]

Electrification

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Electrification in the Mughalsarai–Kanpur sector started in 1964–65 with the Mughalsarai–Dagmagpur section. In 1965–66, Mughalsarai Yard was electrified, along with the Dagmagpur–Cheoki and the Cheoki–Subedarganj sections. The Subedarganj–Manoharganj–Athasarai–Kanspur Gugauli–Panki and Chandari loops were electrified in 1966–67. Kanpur–Panki was electrified in 1968–69.[17] The entire Mughalsarai–Prayagraj–Kanpur section was electrified with AC overhead line in 1968.[18]

The Kanpur–Kanpur Bridge–Unnao–Lucknow section was electrified in 1999–2000.[17]

The electrification work was completed in the Varanasi–Lohta–Janghai–Phaphamau–Unchahar and the Phaphamau–PrayagPrayagraj Jn sections in early 2010s.[19]

Sheds and workshops

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Mughal Sarai diesel loco shed is home to WDM-2, WDM-3A and WDS-5 diesel locos. There was a Northern Railway diesel loco shed at Mughalsarai. It was decommissioned in 2001. Mughalsarai electric loco shed can hold more than 150 electric locos. Amongst them are WAM-4, WAP-4 and more than 70 WAG-7 locos. Kanpur Central electric loco shed accommodates WAP-7, WAP-4, WAG-9 and WAG-7 electric locos.[20]

The largest wagon repair workshop of Indian Railways is located at Mughalsarai. There are engineering workshops at Prayagraj.[20]

Marshalling yard

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Mughalsarai marshalling yard is the largest in Asia.[21][22][23] It is 12.5 km long and handles around 1,500 wagons daily. Wagon handling has come down after the railways discontinued piecemeal loading. At its peak, it handled 5,000 wagons a day.[21][24]

Speed limits

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The entire Howrah–Delhi line, via Howrah–Bardhaman chord and Grand Chord is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h.[25] However actual maximum permissible speed on Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction–Kanpur section is 130 km/h for Rajdhani, Shatabdi, Duronto, GR and a few Express trains.

Passenger movement

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Mughalsarai Junction, Allahabad and Kanpur Central on the main line, and Varanasi Junction on a branch line are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[26]

References

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  1. ^ "Detailed Project Report of "KAVACH" Works in CNB-DDU Section of North Central Railway, Mission Raftaar - 160 KMPH" (PDF). North Central Railway, Prayagraj. 2021.
  2. ^ The Indian Empire – Its People, History and Products, by Sir William Wilson Hunter, page 546, Asian Educational Services, New Delhi, First published 1886. OCLC 224519160.
  3. ^ a b Manning, Ian. "The Rohilkhand and Kumaon". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  4. ^ "History of Allahabad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Varanasi". Trip to India. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Varanasi". Target Tours. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Railways puts in place arrangements to check rush of Maha Kumbh pilgrims". The Times of India. 25 February 2013. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  8. ^ Planning and Development of an Industrial Town: A Study of Kanpur by S.N.Singh, page 38, Mittal Publications, New Delhi. ISBN 978-81-7099-241-7
  9. ^ "Coal supply to various power stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  10. ^ a b "IR History: Early History (1832–1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Allahabad Division: A Historical Perspective". North Central Railway. Archived from the original on 1 June 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  12. ^ "Railways enter 159th year of its journey". The Times of India. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 22 August 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  13. ^ a b "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  14. ^ "India Office Select Materials". Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Indian Railway History – North Eastern Railway" (PDF). Former Bengal & North Western Railway lines. Wordpress. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  16. ^ "Varanasi Division". North Eastern Railway. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  17. ^ a b "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  18. ^ "IR History: IV (1947-1970)". IRFCA. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  19. ^ "Brief on Railway Electrification". Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  20. ^ a b "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  21. ^ a b "Freight Sheds and Mashalling Yards". IRFCA. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  22. ^ "General Information" (PDF). East Central Railway. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  23. ^ "Mughalsarai: Tracks to Nowhere". Outlook India, 8 January 2001. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  24. ^ "Marshalling Yards". Indian Railway Employee. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  25. ^ "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". IRFCA. Retrieved 30 May 2013.
  26. ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2013.