Aligarh Junction railway station 5.56

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Aligarh, 202001
India

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Aligarh Junction railway station Aligarh Junction railway station is a well known place listed as Landmark in Aligarh , Train Station in Aligarh ,

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Aligarh Junction railway station is an 'A' class junction station on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line. It is located in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Aligarh.HistoryThrough trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company’s Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.The Bareilly–Moradabad Chord via Rampur, with a branch line to Aligarh, was built by Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway in 1894.ElectrificationThe Tundla–Aligarh–Ghaziabad and Aligarh–Harduaganj sectors were electirified in 1975-76.InfrastructureThere are 7 platforms with 2 foot-over bridges. It also has 2 double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms.AccidentFive people were killed and many others injured in an accident at Aligarh railway station on Sunday evening . The accident took place when a goods train was passing a crowded platform. According to officials, a brake lever snapped from the train and the wheel ploughed into passengers waiting at the platform. There were many people waiting for the Delhi-Tundla passenger train on the platform. The hand brake and the connecting rod had come loose and the protruding object turned deadly for the victims. While two people died on the spot, three others succumbed to their injuries in hospital. At least six other injured people were admitted to Aligarh Muslim University Medical College Hospital.