Etawah Junction Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
General information
Location	Station Road, Etawah, Uttar Pradesh  India
Coordinates	26°47′11″N 79°01′20″E / 26.7865°N 79.0223°E / 26.7865; 79.0223
Elevation	154 metres (505 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Central Railway
Line(s)	Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line Howrah–Delhi main line Etawah–Indore section Etawah–Bah–Agra line Mainpuri–Etawah line.
Platforms	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ETW
Division(s)	Prayagraj
History
Opened	1866
Electrified	1961–63
Location
Etawah railway station Location in Uttar Pradesh

Etawah Junction railway station (station code ETW) is one of the main railway stations on the Kanpur–Delhi section of Howrah–Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line.It is 139 km (86 mi) away from Kanpur Central.Tundla is 92 km (57 mi) 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.

History

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 Kanpur–Etawah 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 1865–66.^[1][2][3]

In 2015, Etawah railway station was developed into a Junction after completion of Etawah–Bhind–Gwalior & Etawah–Mainpuri railline. The first passenger train on this route was started on 27 February 2016. The Etawah–Mainpuri railway line is also operational since 2017.

Another line goes to Agra Via Bah which was too started in 2016. Line from Etawah Jn. goes to Udi Morh Jn. where the line bifurcates, one going to Gwalior via Bhind & another going to Agra Cantt. via Bah.

Electrification

The Kanpur–Panki sector was electrified in 1968–69, Panki–Tundla in 1971–72.^[4]