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Mathura Junction railway station
Mathura Junction railway station (station code: MTJ) is an important station on the Agra–Delhi chord of the Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Chennai lines. It is located in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the important North-Central Railway stations. It serves Mathura and Vrindavan.
Mathura is the birthplace of Lord Krishna. He spent his childhood in Vrindavan, 11 km away from Mathura. Therefore, both are major pilgrimage centres for Hindus. Mathura Refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation which is one of the largest oil refineries in India, is located in Mathura.
The 29 mi (47 km)-long Hath Road–Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. It was transferred to the North Eastern Railway in 1952. The Mathura–Kasganj line was converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2009.
The 7 mi (11 km)-long metre-gauge Mathura–Vrindavan branch line was opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway in 1889.
Mathura–Achhnera–Bharatpur line- Achhnera Junction to Mathura (23 miles) MG line opened 7 November 1881 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway and gauge conversion work completed on year 2003–04.
Mathura–Alwar line- Mathura to Alwar, toatal 123 kilometer long new rail line wark started from year 1980 by western railway and completed in 1995 and inauguration by railway minister late C.K. jaffer sharief in 1995.
Mathura–Vrindavan line (Under Gauge Conversion) Mathura to Vrindavan (Brindaban) (7 miles) MG line opened 26 August 1889 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. This branch MG rail line closed on 17 March 2023 for gauge conversion work.
Mathura Junction has 14 platforms. There is a junction for southbound and westbound trains. It has connectivity with all major cities in India. There are seven routes / lines from this railway junction station. Platform 10 is dedicated to Vrindavan metre-gauge trains(currently not operating as gauge conversions). As per the 2018 report released by the Quality Council of India (QCI), station was declared the least clean station among the 75 major stations.
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Mathura Junction railway station
Mathura Junction railway station (station code: MTJ) is an important station on the Agra–Delhi chord of the Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Chennai lines. It is located in Mathura district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the important North-Central Railway stations. It serves Mathura and Vrindavan.
Mathura is the birthplace of Lord Krishna. He spent his childhood in Vrindavan, 11 km away from Mathura. Therefore, both are major pilgrimage centres for Hindus. Mathura Refinery of the Indian Oil Corporation which is one of the largest oil refineries in India, is located in Mathura.
The 29 mi (47 km)-long Hath Road–Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. It was transferred to the North Eastern Railway in 1952. The Mathura–Kasganj line was converted from 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 2009.
The 7 mi (11 km)-long metre-gauge Mathura–Vrindavan branch line was opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway in 1889.
Mathura–Achhnera–Bharatpur line- Achhnera Junction to Mathura (23 miles) MG line opened 7 November 1881 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway and gauge conversion work completed on year 2003–04.
Mathura–Alwar line- Mathura to Alwar, toatal 123 kilometer long new rail line wark started from year 1980 by western railway and completed in 1995 and inauguration by railway minister late C.K. jaffer sharief in 1995.
Mathura–Vrindavan line (Under Gauge Conversion) Mathura to Vrindavan (Brindaban) (7 miles) MG line opened 26 August 1889 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. This branch MG rail line closed on 17 March 2023 for gauge conversion work.
Mathura Junction has 14 platforms. There is a junction for southbound and westbound trains. It has connectivity with all major cities in India. There are seven routes / lines from this railway junction station. Platform 10 is dedicated to Vrindavan metre-gauge trains(currently not operating as gauge conversions). As per the 2018 report released by the Quality Council of India (QCI), station was declared the least clean station among the 75 major stations.