NEW DELHI

           The capital of India train depot (station code NDLS), located between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj is that the main train depot in Old Delhi. Asian nation{national capital} train depot is that the busiest and largest train depot in India. It handles over 350 trains and 500,000 passengers daily with sixteen platforms.The capital of India train depot holds the record for the biggest route interlocking system within the world beside the Kanpur Central train depot. The station is regarding 2 kilometres north of Connaught Place, in central Old Delhi.Most east and south trains originate at capital of India train depot. However, some necessary trains to different elements of the country additionally touch at this station.

HISTORY

          Before the new imperial capital capital of India was established when 1911, the urban center city{metropolis/urban center} train depot served the whole town and therefore the Agra-Delhi railway line traverse what's nowadays referred to as Lutyens' Delhi and therefore the website earmarked for the polygonal shape All-India War Memorial (now Asian nation Gate) and Kingsway (now Rajpath). The railway line was shifted on Yamuna stream and opened in 1924 to form means for the new capital. Minto (now Shivaji) and Hardinge (now Tilak) rail bridges came up for this realigned line. The archipelago Railway Company, that unmarked railways within the region, sanctioned the development of one story building and one platform between Ajmeri Gate and Paharganj in 1926. This was later referred to as capital of India train depot. The government's plans to possess the new station designed within the park of Connaught Place was rejected by the Railways because it found the concept impractical.In 1927–28, capital of India Capital Works project involving construction of four.79 miles (7.71 km) of latest lines was completed. The Viceroy and royals entered town through the new train depot throughout the inauguration of latest Delhi in 1931. New structures were further to the train depot later and therefore the original building served because the parcel workplace for several years.

MODERNISATION

         In 2007, Farrells were commissioned to modernise and expand the station in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Farrells area unit the lead authority for the Masterplan for Indian Railways for the improvement of latest Delhi depot to be in line with the pace of modernization and growth within the center. to produce station and property development over and round the station. the primary part was planned to be operational by the time of the games. The improvement was expected to price ₹60 billion and thirteen consortiums have placed bids to win the contract to upgrade and modernise the terminal on a Build-Operate-Transfer basis for thirty years.

      The station occupies eighty six  and 10–20% of it (50 acres) might be used for retail and industrial use.In Sep 2009, the new building of the station on the Ajmeri Gate aspect was opened by Northern Railway; designed at Rs250,000,000 by Gangotri Enterprises restricted and also the building includes a total floor space of 9,000 M Square adjoin 3 floors.

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