Ramnagar railway station

Ramnagar railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location National Highway 121, Ramnagar, Uttarakhand
India
Coordinates 29°23′23″N 79°07′19″E / 29.3898°N 79.1220°E / 29.3898; 79.1220Coordinates: 29°23′23″N 79°07′19″E / 29.3898°N 79.1220°E / 29.3898; 79.1220
Elevation 344 metres (1,129 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Platforms 1
Tracks 3
Connections Auto stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code AME
Fare zone Northern Railway & North Eastern Railway
Electrified Yes

Ramnagar railway station is a small railway station in Nainital district, Uttarakhand. Its code is RMR. It serves Ramnagar city. The station consists of 2 platforms. [1] The nearest airport is Pantnagar Airport at the distance of 55 km.

In 1907, during the British Raj the railway line in Uttarakhand was extended from Moradabad to Ramnagar.[2] Ramnagar railway station is under the administrative control of the Izzatnagar division of the North Eastern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The station is located about 65 km from Nainital. It has direct rail links to Kashipur, Moradabad, Delhi, Bareilly, Lucknow, Haridwar, Chandigarh, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Agra, Jaisalmer and Varanasi.

Major trains

References

  1. "RMR/Ramnagar". India Rail Info.
  2. Sharad Singh Negi (1995). Uttarakhand: land and people. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. ISBN 978-81-85880-73-0.


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