New Delhi Railway Station After Getting A Vibrant Makeover

New Delhi railway station (station code: NDLS), situated between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is the main railway station in Delhi. It is the busiest railway station in the country in terms of train frequency and passenger movement.

Around 400 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily, which handled 500,000 passengers daily in 2013 with 16 platforms. The New Delhi railway station holds the record for the largest route interlocking system in the world along with the Kanpur Central Railway Station i.e. 48. The station is about two kilometres north of Connaught Place, in central Delhi.

Most eastbound and southbound trains originate at New Delhi Railway Station; however, some important trains to other parts of the country also touch/originate at this station . Most pairs of Shatabdi Express originate and terminate at this station. It is also the main hub for the Rajdhani Express. New Delhi railway station is the highest earning railway station in Indian Railways based on passenger revenue followed by Howrah Junction.

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.

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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.^[3] In 1927–28, New Delhi Capital Works project involving construction of 4.79 miles (7.71 km) 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.

A month ago, Mathura railway station got a new look and it looked as pretty as an airport! This time, it is the New Delhi railway station that has been revamped. You will be enchanted to see its new look.

With attractive designs and patterns, the station building looks vibrant and colourful. It also has passenger-friendly and modern facilities such as LCD displays, escalators, LED lights etc.

Recently, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that with cleaner platforms, the railway station is now also giving passengers the convenience of energy generation from solar panels. Several railway stations have been revamped in the last few months like Jaipur Junction, Mathura Junction, Haridwar Junction, Lonavala station, Sainagar Shirdi station among others.

Piyush Goyal also tweeted about the development. Take a look at his tweet:

बदलता भारत, बदलती रेलवेः सुविधायें, स्वच्छता और सौंदर्य से भरा नई दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन का नया आकर्षक रूप यात्रियों को एक विश्वस्तरीय रेलवे स्टेशन का एहसास करा रहा है। pic.twitter.com/rUiirbwjDj

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) March 14, 2019

After looking at the revamped railway station, people started pouring their praises:

The feeling!!! New Delhi Railway Station Today.#shotoniphone @IRCTCofficial pic.twitter.com/wYBlAKdoFu

— raghav.kohli (@raghavk33) March 8, 2019

Lovely going, need to keep the same pace

— Varun Tohan 🇮🇳 (@Valuecreation24) March 14, 2019

बदलता भारत, बदलती रेलवेः सुविधायें, स्वच्छता और सौंदर्य से भरा नई दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन का नया आकर्षक रूप यात्रियों को एक विश्वस्तरीय रेलवे स्टेशन का एहसास करा रहा है। pic.twitter.com/rUiirbwjDj

— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) March 14, 2019