Delhi Cantonment railway station
Delhi Cantonment | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Delhi Cantonment, Delhi India | ||||
Coordinates | 28°36′43″N 77°06′56″E / 28.61194°N 77.11556°E | ||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways (India) | ||||
Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||
Line(s) | Delhi–Ahmedabad mainline | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Tracks | 4 | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | At grade | ||||
Parking | Yes | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | DEC[1] | ||||
Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Delhi | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Delhi Cantonment railway station (also known as Delhi Cantt.)(station code: DEC[1]), is a railway station in Delhi Cantonment in India integrated with the Delhi Cantonment metro station.
History
Initially operated as a metre-gauge railway station, in 1991 it was converted to broad gauge.
In 2025-26, it underwent ₹335 crore "airport-like" redevelopment with a new station building with separate arrival and departure areas, escalators, lifts, and adequate parking.[2]
Trains
The most popular trains are the Royal Orient and DEE-BGKT Express. Some of the other trains that stop at Delhi Cantonment railway station are:
- Ajmer–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jan Shatabdi Express
- Ajmer–Hazrat Nizamuddin Jan Shatabdi Express
- Ala Hazrat Express (via Ahmedabad)
- Ala Hazrat Express (via Bhildi)
- Bikaner Delhi Sarai Rohilla SF Express
- Chetak Express
- Chandigarh–Ajmer Vande Bharat Express
- Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express
- Delhi Sarai Rohilla-Sikar Express (via Jhunjhunu)
- Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express
- Malani Express
- Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express
- Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express
- Udaipur City–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Rajasthan Humsafar Express
Gallery
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Station sign at Delhi Cantonment railway station.
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Delhi Cantonment Station Old and New facade.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Kumar, N. (2022, December 19). "RKS Construction bags order worth ₹310 crore to redevelop Delhi Cantt Railway Station". Urban Transport News.