Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line

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Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow
Varanasi–Lucknow Chord line

Rae Bareli Junction lies on Varanasi–Lucknow Section

Overview

Status

Operational

Owner

Indian Railways

Locale

Gangetic Plain in Uttar Pradesh

Termini

Service

Operator(s)

Northern Railway for main line

Depot(s)

Lucknow Alambagh

History

Opened

1870

Technical

Track length

301 km (187 mi)

Number of tracks

Track gauge

5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge

Electrification

25 kV 50 Hz AC]] OHLE

Operating speed

up to 110 km/h (68 mph) To be 150 km/h

Highest elevation

Varanasi 82 m (269 ft)
Lucknow 123 m (404 ft)

Route map

Legend

					Lucknow–Moradabad line
					Alamnagar

					Unnao–Sitapur line
				301	Lucknow Charbagh
					Transport Nagar

					Varanasi–Lucknow line
				289	Utaria Junction
					Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
				280	Mohanlalganj
				272	Kankaha
				266	Nigohan
				260	Shrirajnagar
				254	Bachrawan
				244	Kundanganj
				238	Harchandpur
				231	Gangaganj
					Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
				31	Dalmau Junction
				223/0	Rae Bareli Junction
				23	Radhabalampur Halt
				17	Ubarni
				13	Suraj Kunda
				6	Daryapur Junction
				11	Bela Bela
				21	Laxmanpur
				28	Ramchandrapur
				214	Rupamau
				38	Unchahar Junction
					Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
				205	Fursatganj
				194	Jais
				192	Kasimpur
				185	Bani
				177	Gauriganj
				171	Talakhajuri
				163	Amethi
				157	Misrauli
				154	Sahajipur Halt
				149	Antu
				144	Jagesharganj
					Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
				132	Chilbila Junction
				128	Pratapgarh Junction
					Varanasi–Sultanpur–Lucknow line
				121	Pirthiganj
				114	Dandupur
				104	Gaura
				98	Suwansa
				92	Badshahpur
				85	Nibhapur
					Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line
				75	Janghai Junction
					Allahabad–Mau–Gorakhpur main line
				70	Sarai Kansrai
				60	Suriawan
				53	Mondh
				44	Bhadohi
				36	Parsipur
				28	Kapseti
				23	Sewapuri
				16	Chaukhandi
				6	Lohta
					Varanasi–Allahabad Branch line
					Varanasi–Lucknow line

				0	Varanasi Junction

				3	Varanasi City
					Mughalsarai–Kanpur section
					Varanasi–Chhapra line

Sources:Google Maps,
Varanasi Lucknow Passenger via Pratapgarh,
Rae Bareli Raghuraj Singh Passenger,
Rae Bareli Kanpur Central Passenger via Unchahar

The Varanasi–Rae Bareli–Lucknow line (also known as Varanasi–Lucknow chord line) is a railway line connecting Varanasi and Lucknow, both in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

The Lucknow–Rae Bareli extension was completed in 1864 and the Varanasi–Lucknow chord line via Rae Bareli was constructed in 1870.^[1]

Line doubling and electrification

As of 2013, the railways have taken up doubling of the 66 km (41 mi) Utaratia–Raebareli sector and the 60 km (37 mi) Raebareli–Amethi sector. Work is in progress for electrification of the 200 km (124 mi) Varanasi–Unchahar railway line.^[2]^[3]

New lines

Railways have taken up construction of the 116 km (72 mi) Rae Bareli–Akbarganj–Faizabad new line and the 134 km (83 mi) Unchahar-Amethi-Sultanpur–Kadipur new line in 2013.^[2]

Passenger movement

Varanasi and Lucknow on this line are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[4]

Sheds, workshops and manufacturing facilities

Lucknow diesel loco shed or Alambagh diesel shed is home to 160+ locomotives, including WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDG-3A and WDG-4 varieties. Charbagh locomotive workshops handle periodical overhaul jobs.^[5]

Banaras Locomotive Works at Varanasi initially assembled ALCO kits. Subsequently, with technology transfer from GM EMD, it produces advanced diesel locomotives with high efficiency and low maintenance costs. It produces around 240 locomotives annually.^[6]

Rail Coach Factory, Raebareli was inaugurated in 2012. It would initially produce 1,000 coaches per year and the capacity would be enhanced later.^[7]

Railway reorganisation

Around 1872, the Indian Branch Railway Company was transformed into Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway.^[8]^[9]^[10] Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway was merged with East Indian Railway Company in 1925.^[11]

The Government of India took over the Bengal and North-Western Railway and merged it with the Rohilkhand and Kumaon Railway to form the Oudh and Tirhut Railway in 1943.^[12]

In 1952, Eastern Railway, Northern Railway and North Eastern Railway were formed. Eastern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, east of Mughalsarai and Bengal Nagpur Railway. Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughal Sarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. North Eastern Railway was formed with Oudh and Tirhut Railway, Assam Railway and a portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.^[13] East Central Railway was created in 1996–97.^[14] North Central Railway was formed in 2003.^[15]

References

^ "Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway". Management Ebooks. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Railway projects and amenities to transform Rae Bareli and surrounding areas". Northern Railway, 17 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Rlys rolls out schemes in Rae Bareli, Amethi". The Times of India. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Production Units & Workshops". Diesel Loco Works, Varanasi. IRFCA. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Sonia opens rail coach factory at Rae Bareli". The Hindu. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "IR History: Early History (1832-1869)". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway" (PDF). Old Martinian Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Indian Branch Railway". fibis. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
^ "IR History III : (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Bengal and North-Western Railway". fibis. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "East Central Railway". ECR. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
^ "North Central Railway". NCR. Retrieved 12 January 2014.

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