The Old DelhiâÂÂMeerutâÂÂSaharanpur line is a railway line connecting and via Meerut with includes the â link. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and Delhi division.
The railway line between and was constructed in 1864.
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the âÂÂâÂÂâ line in 1870 connecting (now in Pakistan) with .
Some main stations at this section between and Saharanpur are Delhi Shahdara, , , Modinagar, Meerut, Khatauli, Muzaffarnagar, Deoband, .
As of 12 March 2016, the Old DelhiâÂÂMeerutâÂÂSaharanpur line including the âÂÂMeerutâÂÂSaharanpur sector are electrified. Trains can now seamlessly run with electric locomotives from Delhi to Haridwar and Delhi to Ambala via Meerut and Saharanpur.
DelhiâÂÂMeerutâÂÂSaharanpur section is double track. In 1977 doubling of GhaziabadâÂÂMuradnagar section was completed. Doubling of MuradnagarâÂÂMeerut section was completed in 2000. MeerutâÂÂ-Daurala section was doubled on 13 August 2017. DauralaâÂÂKhatauli section was doubled on 19 Jan 2018. KhatauliâÂÂMuzaffarnagar section was doubled on 22 May 2019. MuzaffarnagarâÂÂDeoband section was doubled on 6 March 2020. Deobandâ was doubled on 23 Dec 2020.
Ghaziabad electric loco shed serves the Delhi area. It housed 47 WAP-1 locos in 2008. It also has WAM-4, WAP-4, WAP-5, WAP-7 and WAG-5HA locos.