delhi junction is the name of old delhi railway station.
delhi junction is the name of old delhi railway station.
what is the name of old delhi railway station?
delhi junction
delhi junction, also known as old delhi railway station (station code: dli), is the oldest railway station of delhi city and a junction station. it is one of the busiest railway stations in india in terms of frequency. around 250 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily. it was established near chandni chowk in 1864 when trains from howrah, calcutta started operating up to delhi. its present building was constructed by the british indian government in the style of nearby red-coloured fort and opened in 1903. it has been an important railway station of the country, and preceded the new delhi railway station by about 60 years. chandni chowk underground station of the delhi metro is near it.
delhi junction railway station
in 1926, new delhi railway station opened ahead of the inauguration of the new delhi as city in 1931. agra-delhi railway track cut through the site earmarked for the hexagonal war memorial (now called india gate) and kingsway (now called rajpath). east indian railway company shifted the line along the yamuna river and opened the new track in 1924. before the new imperial capital new delhi was established after 1911, the old delhi railway station served the entire city and the agra-delhi railway line cut through what is today called "lutyens' delhi" and the site earmarked for the hexagonal all-india war memorial (now "india gate") and kingsway (now "rajpath"). the railway line was shifted along yamuna river and opened in 1924 to make way for the new capital. minto (now "shivaji") and hardinge (now "tilak") rail bridges came up for this realigned line. the east indian railway company, that overlooked railways in the region, sanctioned the construction of a single story building and a single platform between ajmeri gate and paharganj in 1926. this was later known as new delhi railway station. the government's plans to have the new station built inside the central park of connaught place was rejected by the railways as it found the idea impractical. in 1927–28, new delhi capital works project involving construction of of new lines was completed. the viceroy and royal retinue entered the city through the new railway station during the inauguration of new delhi in 1931. new structures were added to the railway station later and the original building served as the parcel office for many years.
northern railway zone