Rishikesh railway station
Indian Railways
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General information
Location	Rishikesh, Uttarakhand India
Coordinates	30°06′28″N 78°17′17″E / 30.1077°N 78.2880°E / 30.1077; 78.2880
Elevation	372 metres (1,220 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Raiwala–Rishikesh line
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available (Paid)
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	RKSH[1]
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Moradabad
History
Opened	2020
Electrified	Yes

Rishikesh railway station, station code RKSH, is a railway terminal station serving the city of Rishikesh in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It lies on Northern railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is no longer the only station in Rishikesh, as another one has been built to increase capacity, known as Yog Nagari Rishikesh railway station, located 2 km to the west of Rishikesh station.^[2]

Location

The railway station is located in Rishikesh in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, India.

Reduced Level

The RL of the station is 372 m above mean sea level in Mumbai.^[3]

Signage

The station signage is predominantly in English, Hindi and Sanskrit.^[4]

Source station

The station acts as source station for Hemkunt Express which runs from Rishikesh to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra at 05:20 PM (IST) with train number 14609 and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Rishikesh at 04:30 PM (IST) with train number 14610.

Apart from that several short and long-distance train originate from here.