Etawah Junction railway station (station code ETW) is one of the main railway stations on the KanpurâÂÂDelhi section of HowrahâÂÂDelhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line. It is away from Kanpur Central.Tundla is from here, from where lines to Agra bifurcates. It is located in Etawah district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Etawah and the surrounding areas. Etawah stands near the confluence of the Yamuna and the Chambal.
The East Indian Railway Company initiated efforts to develop a railway line from Howrah to Delhi in the mid nineteenth century. Even when the line to Mughalsarai was being constructed and only the lines near Howrah were put in operation, the first train ran from Allahabad to Kanpur in 1859 and the KanpurâÂÂEtawah section was opened to traffic in the 1860s. For the first through train from Howrah to Delhi in 1864, coaches were ferried on boats across the Yamuna at Allahabad. With the completion of the Old Naini Bridge across the Yamuna through trains started running in 1865âÂÂ66.
In 2015, Etawah railway station was developed into a Junction after completion of EtawahâÂÂBhindâÂÂGwalior & EtawahâÂÂMainpuri railline. The first passenger train on this route was started on 27 February 2016. The EtawahâÂÂMainpuri railway line is also operational since 2017.
The KanpurâÂÂPanki sector was electrified in 1968âÂÂ69, PankiâÂÂTundla in 1971âÂÂ72.