Sarai Rohilla Railway Station

Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station (otherwise referred as Sarai Rohilla) is located at a distance of approximately 4 km from the well known Old Delhi railway junction. The station code of Sarai Rohilla is DEE. It is under the control of Northern Railway zone. Most of the trains coming from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana halt at this junction. This station acts as starting destination for many trains including AC trains and Duronto express.

The term Sarai refers to a resting place or roadside inn for commuters. The station got its name as it was located on a medieval village. The village in turn got this name from a sarai, Rahullah Khan who was a noble in Mughal court. Long time ago, this was a sarai located on the busy route towards Delhi and also a pilgrimage town for Ajmer. Ajmer was one among the three lads of Khalil Ullah Khan who served as the Governor in Delhi during the period of Shahjahan, the Mughal Emperor. He was also a relative of Empress Mumtaz. Over a period of time, the place acquired the name of Rohilla following the rule of Rohillas in Rohilkhand (situated around Bareilly) and also Rampur (situated northeast of Delhi) during Mughal era.

Origin

This station was developed to be a terminus for many trains starting from Delhi towards Mumbai, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana. This station consists of 5 platforms, 3 washing lines to clean train rakes and one ticket reservation counter. The Vivekanandpuri railway halt located next to this station is also linked to Sarai Rohilla through a foot over bridge.

Hazrat Nizamuddin and Anand Vihar are the other two terminuses from where trains originate in Delhi.

Trains and its List

Earlier, the trains between Sarai Rohilla and Delhi stopped at Delhi railway junction as that was the end of meter gauge tracks. Now, as the tracks were converted to broad gauge, most of the trains coming from Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab and moving towards east or north of Delhi goes through Sarai Rohilla station and even extend beyond Old Delhi Station. But Sarai Rohilla is mainly targeted by North Central and North Western trains. Few of the train connections as follows:

Originating Trains

1. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Yeswantpur (Bangalore) Duronto Express non-stop via Jhansi, Nagpur, Secunderabad 12214
2. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Porbandar Express 19264
3. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Shri Ganganagar AC Express 12455
4. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Barmer Express 14659-slip
5. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Sadulpur Express 14705
6. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Jammu Tawi Duronto Express non-stop via Ambala 12265
7. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Dehradun (Mussoorie Express) 14041
8. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Kalka (Himalayan Queen) 14095
9. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Chhindwara via Mathura, Jhansi, Bhopal Patalkot Express 14010
10. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Kotdwar (Mussoorie Express) 14041-slip / 24041
11. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Bandra Terminus (Bombay) Garib Rath Express 12215
12. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Bandra Terminus (Bombay) Express 19030
13. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Jodhpur Express 22482
14. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Jodhpur (Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express) 12463
15. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Jaisalmer Express 14659
16. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Jaipur AC Double Decker Express 12986
17. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Udaipur (Chetak Express) 12981
18. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Bikaner Mail 12457
19. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Bikaner (Rajasthan Sampark Kranti Express) 12463-slip
20. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Bikaner Intercity Express 22472
21. Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Udhampur AC Express 22401
22. Delhi Sarai Rohilla - Udhampur express 04043

Other Trains

1. Ahmedabad-Delhi (Ashram Express) 12915
2. Ahmedabad-Haridwar Mail 19105
3. Ahmedabad-Sultanpur Express 19603
4. Ajmer-Jammu Tawi (Pooja Express) 12413
5. Ajmer-Kishanganj (Bihar) Garib Nawaz Express 15716
6. Ajmer-New Jalpaiguri Express 19601
7. Ajmer-Radhikapur (West Bengal) Garib Nawaz Express 15716-slip
8. Bhuj-Bareilly Express 14311 / 14321
9. Delhi-Barmer (Malani Express) 14662
10. Delhi-Jodhpur (Mandore Express) 12461
11. Guwahati-Bikaner (Avadh Assam Express) 15609
12. Jaisalmer-Howrah Express 12372
13. Kathgodam/Ramnagar-Jodhpur Ranikhet Express 15014 / Corbett Park Link Express 25014
14. New Delhi-Ahmedabad Rajdhani Express 12958
15. New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express 12015
16. Okha-Dehradun (Uttaranchal Express) 19565
17. Porbandar-Muzaffarpur (Bihar) Express 19270
18. Saharanpur-Farukhnagar Express 14546
19. Varanasi-Ahmedabad Express 19408