Ghaziabad Junction railway station

Ghaziabad Junction
Indian Railway and Delhi Suburban Railway station
Ghaziabad Junction railway station Platform 1.
General information
Location	Station Road, Guru Govind Singh Marg, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh India
Coordinates	28°39′02″N 77°25′54″E / 28.6505°N 77.4318°E / 28.6505; 77.4318
Elevation	217.00 metres (711.94 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways (India)
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Kanpur–Delhi section Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line Delhi–Moradabad line
Platforms	6
Tracks	13
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GZB
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Delhi
History
Opened	1865–66
Electrified	1971–72
Previous names	East Indian Railway Company
Passengers
46,00,000	5,00,000
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Chipyana Buzurg towards ? Northern Railway zone Kanpur–Delhi section Sahibabad towards ? Terminus Northern Railway zone Delhi–Moradabad line Mahrauli towards ? Northern Railway zone Delhi–Meerut–Saharanpur line New Ghaziabad towards ?
Route map Legend km Saharanpur Junction 181 Moradabad–Ambala line Tapri 174 Delhi–Shamli– Saharanpur line Nangal 164 Talheri Buzurg 156 Deoband 147 Rohana Kalan 135 SH 59 Bamanheri 128 Muzaffarnagar 123 SH 58 Jaraudanara 118 Mansurpur 110 Miranpur–Khatauli Road Khatauli 101 SH 58 Shakoti Tanda 091 Daurala 083 Pabli Khas 076 Meerut Bypass Road NH 58 Meerut Cantt 072 km Meerut City 067 0 9 Nurnagar Partapur 061 11 Chandsara 18 Kharkhauda SH 119 23 Kalli Hapur Road Mohiuddinpur 056 Delhi–Moradabad line 30 Hapur Junction Modinagar 048 Delhi–Moradabad line 39 Hafizpur Upper Ganga Canal 49 Gulaothi 54 Chhaprawat Muradnagar 038 59 Baral 68 Numaishgarh halt Duhai halt 033 71 Bulandshahr 78 Maman Guldhar 030 NH 91 87 Khurja City New Ghaziabad 026 Kanpur–Delhi section Khurja Junction Delhi–Moradabad line Kanpur–Delhi section Kanpur–Delhi section Ghaziabad 020 km Sahibabad Junction 013 Uttar Pradesh Delhi border Chander Nagar Vivek Vihar 009 Delhi–Shamli– Saharanpur line Anand Vihar Terminal Delhi Shahdara 006 Yamuna Yamuna Delhi Junction 000 Delhi–Kalka line Delhi–Fazilka line New Delhi 023 Shivaji Bridge 024 Tilak Bridge 026 Pragati Maidan 028 Hazrat Nizamuddin 030 Delhi–Jaipur line NH 2 Agra Chord to Kanpur–Delhi section km Sources: Google Maps 54505 Delhi–Ambala Passenger 54402 Meerut–Khurja Passenger
Location Ghaziabad railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh Interactive map

Ghaziabad Junction railway station (station code: GZB^[1]) is located in Ghaziabad city of Ghaziabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is integrated with the city's bus terminal, Delhi Metros' Shaheed Sthal metro station (also known as New Bus Adda metro station), and Ghaziabad RRTS station via footbridge.

In 1866, through trains via Ghaziabad station started running on the East Indian Railway Company's Howrah–Delhi line .^[2]

In 1864, Delhi-Meerut line was constructed.^{[citation needed]}

In 1870, 483-kilometre-long (300 mi) Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line, connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi, was completed by the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway.^[3]

In 1900, Ghaziabad–Moradabad line was completed by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.^[4]

In 1975–76, 1976–77, and 2016, Tundla–Aligarh–Ghaziabad line, Ghaziabad–Delhi line,^[5] Ghaziabad–Moradabad line and Ghaziabad–Roorkee–Haridwar line were respectively electrified.

In 2025-2026, Ghaziabad station underwent ₹364 crore "airport-like" multi-modal hub major redevelopment with new multi-story station building, a wide concourse, roof plaza, improved parking, and multiple foot overbridges with escalators and lifts to connect all platforms.^[6]

Following lines run through the station: Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line, Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, New Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line and New Delhi–Bareilly–Lucknow line.

Local electric trains, which run from early morning and run till midnight, are available regularly from Ghaziabad for stations in the National Capital Region. Distance: New Delhi (26 km), Old Delhi (20 km), Hazrat Nizamuddin (23 km), Anand Vihar Terminal (13 km).^[7]

Amenities for passengers at Ghaziabad include: waiting rooms, escalators, water coolers, automated teller machines, pure vegetarian restaurants, refreshment rooms, book stall, computerized reservation office, and telephone booths.^[7][8]

The Ghaziabad electric locomotive shed, which serves the Delhi area, houses and maintains India's fastest locomotives 3-phase locomotives like 100+ WAP-5 & 150+ WAP-7 locomotives which are mostly used in the Rajdhani, the Shatabdi and the Duronto Expresses.

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