Mathura Junction | |||||||||
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 Indian Railwaysjunction station | |||||||||
 Mathura Junction railway station | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Mathura,Uttar Pradesh India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°28′41″N77°40′20″E / 27.4781°N 77.6722°E /27.4781; 77.6722 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 177.546 metres (582.50 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | North Central Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Agra–Delhi chord Delhi–Chennai line Mathura–Bharatpur–Vadodara line Mathura–Kasganj line Mathura–Achhnera–Bharatpur line Mathura–Alwar line Mathura–Vrindavan line(Under Gauge Conversion) | ||||||||
| Platforms | 10 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 21 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||
| Accessible | Overbridge crossing | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | MTJ[1] | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Agra | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1904; 121 years ago (1904) | ||||||||
| Electrified | Yes (1982–85) | ||||||||
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Mathura Junction railway station (station code: MTJ[1]) is an important station on theAgra–Delhi chord of the Delhi–Mumbai and Delhi–Chennai lines. It is located inMathura district in the Indian state ofUttar Pradesh. It is one of the important North-Central Railway stations. It servesMathura andVrindavan.[2]
Mathura is the birthplace of LordKrishna. He spent his childhood inVrindavan, 11 km away from Mathura. Therefore, both are major pilgrimage centres for Hindus.[3]Mathura Refinery of theIndian Oil Corporation which is one of the largest oil refineries in India, is located in Mathura.[4]
The 29 mi (47 km)-long Hath Road–Mathura Cantt line was opened in 1875 byBombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. It was transferred to theNorth Eastern Railway in 1952. The Mathura–Kasganj line was converted from1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-widemetre gauge to5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge in 2009.[5][6]
The 7 mi (11 km)-long metre-gauge Mathura–Vrindavan branch line was opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central Indian Railway in 1889.[5]
Mathura–Achhnera–Bharatpur line- Achhnera Junction to Mathura (23 miles) MG line opened 7 November 1881 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway and gauge conversion work completed on year 2003–04.
Mathura–Alwar line- Mathura to Alwar, toatal 123 kilometer long new rail line wark started from year 1980 by western railway and completed in 1995 and inauguration by railway minister late C.K. jaffer sharief in 1995.
Mathura–Vrindavan line (Under Gauge Conversion) Mathura to Vrindavan (Brindaban) (7 miles) MG line opened 26 August 1889 by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway. This branch MG rail line closed on 17 March 2023 for gauge conversion work.
Mathura Junction has 14 platforms. There is a junction for southbound and westbound trains. It has connectivity with all major cities in India. There are seven routes / lines from this railway junction station. Platform 10 is dedicated toVrindavanmetre-gauge trains(currently not operating as gauge conversions). As per the 2018 report released by the Quality Council of India (QCI), station was declared the least clean station among the 75 major stations.[7]
The Faridabad–Mathura–Agra section was electrified in 1982–85. The Mathura–Bharatpur–Gangapur city line was electrified in 1985–86.[8]
Mathura Junction railway station has a tourist information centre, telephone booths, computerised reservation centre, waiting room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, and a book stall.[9] Indian Railways, as part of its station redevelopment initiative, successfully renovated Mathura's Railway station making it more convenient for passengers visiting the city by Railways. The station has new entry and exit gates, and the first-class waiting room for passengers has been revamped by providing new benches.[10] The circulation area of the station has been modified.
Mathura Junction is among the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway. The junction is important as from here the routes of trains coming from Delhi are bifurcated towards Mumbai and the South Indian cities of Hyderabad, Bangalore and Chennai.[11]
On September 28, 2023, aMEMU Train collided with a buffer on Platform 2A. The cause of the accident was that the train was under maintenance and a train lighting staff, who was drunk and busy in his mobile on a video call, operated the train at full speed, 1 person was injured.[12]
Mathura travel guide from WikivoyageVrindavan travel guide from Wikivoyage| Preceding station |  Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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| Baad towards ? | North Central Railway zone | Bhuteshwar towards ? | ||
| Terminus | North Eastern Railway zone | Mathura Cantt towards ? | ||
| West Central Railway zone Mathura–Kota line | Murhesi Rampur towards ? | |||
| West Central Railway zone Mathura–Alwar line | Bhuteshwar towards ? | |||
| North Central Railway zone Mathura–Vrindavan link | Masani towards ? | |||
| North Central Railway zone Mathura–Achhnera line | Bhainsa towards ? | |||
