Bareilly Junction railway station

Bareilly Junction railway station (station code:- BE, BRY) is a railway station  serving Bareilly city in Uttar Pradesh. It is an important station as well as the headquarters of Izzatnagar railway division of the North Eastern Railway zone & Moradabad railway division of the Northern Railway zone. It lies on Lucknow–Moradabad line and Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit-Bareilly-Kasganj Line provides a stop for most trains passing through. Bareilly Junction used to serve both broad and metre gauge, Bareilly Junction was connected to Lucknow by both Broad Gauge and Meter Gauge, Broad Gauge was connected to Lucknow via Tilhar, Shahjahanpur, Hardoi. On the other hand Meter Gauge was connected to Lucknow via Pilibhit-Mailani-Lakhimpur-Sitapur, but now the metre gauge is converted into broad gauge.

Bareilly Junction
Commuter rail, Regional rail
Main entrance of Bareilly Junction
General information
LocationCivil Lines, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh,
 India
Coordinates28°20′13″N 79°24′39″E
Elevation174 metres (571 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railways,
North Eastern Railways
Line(s)
  • Lucknow–Moradabad line,
  • Lucknow-Sitapur-Lakhimpur-Pilibhit-Bareilly-Kasganj line
  • Bareilly-Chandausi-Moradabad loop Line
Platforms4 + 2 (Proposed 3 More)
Tracks10
ConnectionsCentral Bus Station, Taxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Accessible Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBE
Zone(s) Northern Railway zone,
North Eastern Railway zone
Division(s) Moradabad,
Izzatnagar
History
Opened1872 (1872)
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
400,000
Location
Bareilly Junction
Location within Uttar Pradesh
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