Last Update: February 19, 2023, 15:12 IST
Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station has nine platforms and 13 tracks (Representational image)
Compared to the other two major railway stations in Delhi, traveling to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station is quite convenient as the station is very close to Sarai Kale Khan Bus Depot and Sarai Kale Khan-Nizamuddin Metro Station on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro.
Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station of Northern Railway is going to become one-stop destination for commuters of NCR as the station will now be connected with Rapid Rail after Delhi Metro.
The Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, named after the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, located in the south of the national capital, is one of the three major railway stations in Delhi. It was also developed for the purpose of controlling and diverting the crowd from New Delhi Railway Station. This station is connected to all the major and big cities of the country.
Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station has nine platforms and 13 tracks. Around 250 trains pass through this station daily. Rajdhani Express trains for Bangalore, Chennai, Secunderabad, Madgaon, Mumbai, Bhopal and Thiruvananthapuram start and end here.
Compared to the other two major railway stations in Delhi, traveling to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station is quite convenient as the station is very close to Sarai Kale Khan Bus Depot and Sarai Kale Khan-Nizamuddin Metro Station on the Pink Line of the Delhi Metro.
Another attraction is that it is equally easy for commuters to reach the station by private transport as Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station is adjacent to two important routes of Delhi – Ring Road and Mathura Road.
In the coming years, it is going to be more convenient for the commuters of Meerut and Ghaziabad to reach Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station. With the commissioning of the Delhi-Meerut Regional Rapid Transit System (Delhi-Meerut RRTS), this station will also witness seamless travel for the commuters of NCR.
The distance between Sarai Kale Khan RRTS Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station is approximately 300 metres. To ease the movement of passengers between Sarai Kale Khan RRTS Station and Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station, NCRTC is constructing a 280 meter long Foot Over Bridge (FOB) with a Travelator.
According to the information, the 106 km route from Sarai Kale Khan to Shahjahanpur-Neemrana-Behror (SNB) has been approved by the Haryana and Delhi government for the rapid rail to be built from Sarai Kale Khan to Alwar. Once the construction work is completed, it will become a one-stop destination.
Although Indian Rail Recently Nizamuddin Railway Station has been upgraded. Several passenger-friendly amenities have been added at the station over the years, from benches and upgraded waiting rooms to lifts and escalators for easy movement of passengers carrying heavy objects.
Several passenger-friendly upgrades like security guards to control crowd on platforms, helpline numbers for cleanliness, RO for drinking water at every platform, large digital screens, facilities for disabled have been made.
Yet Nizamuddin is far behind Delhi’s Anand Vihar railway station in terms of cleanliness ranking. Nizamuddin is at 241st position across the country while Anand Vihar railway station is at 26th position.
According to the Indian Railways, in view of the General Budget 2023-24, once again under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, 13 railway stations of Delhi will be rejuvenated. Hazrat Nizamuddin station has also been included in this. Railways will prepare a master plan to improve facilities at stations.
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