Dehradun railway station
Railway station in Uttarakhand, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dehradun Terminal railway station is a railway station in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, on the Northern line of the Northern Railway network. It is owned by Indian Railways.
Dehradun Terminal | |||||||
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Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||
General information | |||||||
Location | Railway colony Rd, Govind Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand India | ||||||
Coordinates | 30.3139°N 78.0336°E / 30.3139; 78.0336 | ||||||
Elevation | 636.960 metres (2,089.76 ft) | ||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||
Operated by | Northern Railway zone | ||||||
Line(s) | Laksar–Dehradun line | ||||||
Platforms | 5[1] | ||||||
Tracks | 8 | ||||||
Construction | |||||||
Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||
Accessible | Available | ||||||
Other information | |||||||
Status | Active | ||||||
Station code | DDN | ||||||
Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||||
Division(s) | Moradabad | ||||||
History | |||||||
Opened | 1899 | ||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||
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It was established in 1899 by the British. Several lines which run to and from the station include: Dehradun Jan Shatabdi Express, Dehradun Express, Prayagraj Link Express, Dehradun Shatabdi Express, Varanasi–Dehradun Express, Dehradun–Amritsar Express, Doon Express, Mussoorie Express, Kathgodam Express, Nanda Devi Express and Kochuveli–Dehradun Superfast Express.
The station is the Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT), which is 4.5 kilometre from the bus stand and the main taxi stand.
The nearest airport to the station is the Jolly Grant Airport, about 24 kilometers from the station.
It is the last station on the Northern railway line in the area.