Delhi Cantonment | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Delhi Cantonment, Delhi India | ||||
| Coordinates | 28°36′43″N 77°06′56″E / 28.61194°N 77.11556°E / 28.61194; 77.11556 | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | ||||
| Line | Delhi–Ahmedabad mainline | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Cycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | DEC[1] | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Delhi | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018 | 20,000[2] | ||||
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The Delhi Cantonment railway station, also known as Delhi Cantt. (station code: DEC),[1] is a railway station in Delhi Cantonment in India. It serves as an intermediate stop for trains coming from Delhi or Chandigarh and going towards Rajasthan and Gujarat via Rewari, and a small number of trains originate and terminate at this 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.[3]
Major trains
The list of trains which originate/stops from/at the Delhi Cantt. station are:
- Jodhpur–Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express (26841/26842)
- Bikaner–Delhi Cantonment Vande Bharat Express (26471/26472)
- Ajmer–Chandigarh Vande Bharat Express (20977/20978)
- Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express (12957/12958)
- New Delhi–Daurai (Ajmer) Shatabdi Express (12015/12016)
- Jaipur–Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Double Decker Express (12985/12986)
- Ajmer–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jan Shatabdi Express (12065/12066)
- Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express (12463/12464)
- Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bikaner Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express (22463/22464)
- Bhagat Ki Kothi–Kamakhya Express (15623/15624)
- Udaipur City–New Jalpaiguri Express (19601/19602)
- Ayodhya Cantt - Delhi Express (14205/14206)
- Delhi–Ambala Cantonment Intercity Express (14521/14522)
- Sainik Express (19701/19702)
- Sirsa Express (14085/14086)
- Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Bandra Terminus Garib Rath Express (12215/12216)
Gallery
Station sign at Delhi Cantonment railway station.
Delhi Cantonment Station Old and New facade.
See also
References
- "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.
- Gandhiok, Jasjeev (23 November 2018). "Delhi Cantonment Railway Station: A railway station in Delhi that seems to tell passengers: You are not welcome". Times of India. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
- Kumar, N. (19 December 2022). "RKS Construction bags order worth ₹310 crore to redevelop Delhi Cantt Railway Station". Urban Transport News.