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Aligarh Junction railway station is an 'A' class junction station on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line. It is located in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Aligarh.




History


Trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company's Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.
The Bareilly–Moradabad Chord via Rampur, with a branch line to Aligarh, was built by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1894.




Electrification


The Tundla–Hathras—Aligarh–Ghaziabad and Aligarh–Harduaganj sectors were electrified in 1975–76.




Infrastructure


There are Seven platforms with three foot bridges. Lift facility is available at platform numbers 1&2,3&4,5&6. Escalators also available at platform 2 and 7. A new terminal at city side is now also in working.
It also has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms.




Accident


Five people were killed and many others injured in an accident at Aligarh railway station on the evening of Sunday 19 June 2011. The accident took place when a goods train was passing a crowded platform. According to officials, a brake lever snapped from the train, and the projecting wheel ploughed into passengers waiting at the platform. There were many people waiting for the Delhi–Tundla passenger train on the platform. The hand brake and the connecting rod had come loose and the protruding object turned deadly for the victims. While two people died on the spot, three others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. At least six other injured people were admitted to Jawahar Lal Nehru Medical College Hospital at Aligarh Muslim University.




Major Trains


Anand Vihar Terminal–Ayodhya Cantonment Vande Bharat Express
Mau–Anand Vihar Terminal Express
Neelachal Express
Nandan Kanan Express
Lucknow–New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express
Kanpur–New Delhi Shatabdi Express
Darbhanga–Anand Vihar Terminal Amrit Bharat Express
Champaran Humsafar Express
Kaifiyat Express
Brahmaputra Mail
Farakka Express (via Sultanpur)
Farakka Express (via Ayodhya Cantt)
Bhagalpur–Anand Vihar Terminal Garib Rath Express
Rewa–Anand Vihar Superfast Express
Jaynagar–Anand Vihar Garib Rath Express
North East Express
Lichchavi Express
Magadh Express
Amrapali Express
Sangam Express
Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Bareilly Weekly Express
Indore–Bareilly Weekly Express
Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi Express
Muri Express
Gomti Express
Swatantra Senani Superfast Express
Mahabodhi Express
Sikkim Mahananda Express
Netaji Express
Seemanchal Express
Poorva Express (via Patna)
Poorva Express (via Gaya)
Unchahar Express
Kalindi Express
Bhrigu Superfast Express
Vaishali Express
Prayagraj Express
Santragachi–Anand Vihar Superfast Express




See also


Tundla Junction railway station
Hathras Junction railway station
Khurja Junction railway station
Ghaziabad Junction railway station
Bareilly Junction railway station




References






External links


Aligarh Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
Aligarh travel guide from Wikivoyage

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