Dholpur Junction railway station
Dholpur Junction | |||||
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 Dholpur railway station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Dholpur, Rajasthan India | ||||
| Coordinates | 26°41′47″N 77°54′22″E / 26.6964°N 77.9060°E | ||||
| Elevation | 178 metres (584 ft) | ||||
| System |  Regional rail and Light rail station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Agra railway division | ||||
| Line | Dholpur–Sarmathura–Gangapur City railway line | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||
| Connections | Auto stand | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | DHO | ||||
| Fare zone | North Central Railway | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | February 1908 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Dholpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Dholpur district, Rajasthan, India. It serves the city of Dholpur and is located on the New Delhi–Chennai main line, one of the major trunk routes of Indian Railways.
Administration
The station code is DHO. Dholpur Junction serves Dholpur city and falls under the administrative control of the Agra railway division of the North Central Railway zone.
Railway Administration
This section is under the administrative control of a Junior/Senior Scale officer generally designated as Assistant Divisional Engineer headquartered at Dholpur. This section falls under the Agra Division of North Central Railway Zone headquartered at Prayagraj. ADEN/DEN is assisted by a Permanent Way Supervisor and Works Supervisor generally designated as SSE/P-Way or SSE/Works. The maintenance of all the track and works comes under administrative control of ADEN/DEN. Generally a Group-'A' officer of Engineering Services Examination is posted at this post.
The tenures of Various Officers as Assistant Divisional Engineer/Divisional Engineer in Dholpur is as given below:
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation | From
(DD-MM-YYYY) |
To
(DD-MM-YYYY) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parmanand Thapa | ADEN | 03-04-2003 | 10-12-2003 |
| 2 | Parmanand Thapa | DEN | 11-12-2003 | 21-06-2004 |
| 3 | Santosh Kumar Gupta, IRSE | ADEN | 21-06-2004 | 03-02-2006 |
| 4 | Santosh Kumar Gupta, IRSE | DEN | 04-02-2006 | 08-12-2007 |
| 5 | Ramlochan Yadav | ADEN | 12-11-2007 | 31-05-2010 |
| 6 | Karan Singh Chauhan
(16-09-10 TO 10.02.11 SICK) |
ADEN | 19-06-2010 | 14-02-2011 |
| 7 | Anil Kumar Pandey | ADEN | 18-10-2010 | 25-06-2013 |
| 8 | Ranjeet, IRSE | ADEN | 25-06-2013 | 01-07-2016 |
| 9 | Gaurav Luniwal, IRSE | ADEN | 01-07-2016 | 16-04-2019 |
| 10 | Saurabh Singh, IRSE | DEN | 16-04-2019 | 06-03-2020 |
| 11 | Ankit Gupta, IRSE | ADEN | 06.03.2020 | 26-04-2023 |
| 12 | Digambar Singh | ADEN | 26-04-2023 | 15-06-2024 |
| 13 | Atul Kumar Johri | ADEN | 15-06-2024 | 28-10-2024 |
| 14 | Rajesh Verma | ADEN | 28-10-2024 | TILL DATE |
Structure
The station consists of five platforms, but some new platforms are under construction. The platforms are not sheltered well. It lacks many facilities, including water and sanitation. It has a wi-fi facility[1]
Location
Dholpur Junction is an important railway junction, having five platforms and is situated in the heart of the city. It lies at an elevation of 178 metres (584 ft).
The Dholpur railway station was part of the Dholpur–Sarmathura Railway which was owned by Maharaja Rana of Dholpur State and opened in February 1908.[2][3]
References
- ^ "DHO/Dholpur Junction". India Rail Info.
- ^ Chauhan, Arvind (26 August 2015). "At Dholpur, the train arrives at your door". Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Sharma, Manoj (17 July 2014). "धौलपुर में १२५ साल पुरानी नेरोगेज ट्रेन, सांसद ने मांगा हेरिटेज का दर्जा". bhaskar.com (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
