IZZATNAGAR

Izzatnagar is a famous place and is situated in the western part of Bareilly district located in UttarPradesh ,India. Its comes under Bareilly Lok Shaba constituency & Bareilly Municipal Corporation. In this locality there are many residential properties including apartment, independent houses & commercial establishment.

In this locality there are several Hindi as well as English medium, hospitals ,petrol pumps ,religious places including Mandir, Gurudwara, Church & Masjid are located.

This place is well connected with roads, railways and airport from Bareiily district and rest part of the country.

Izzatnagar is also famous for IVRI (Indian Veterinary  Research Institute),CARI(Central Avian Research Institute, Railway  Mechanical workshop, Diesel Loco shed ,Indian Air force Trishul Air Base, Central Jain, Kishore Sadan Juvenile Jail ,Irrigation workshop, IWP(Indian wood Product Ltd),Bara Bagh Mandir of Shri Hanuman Ji, Sai Mandir, Hartmann College etc.

IZZATNAGAR STATION

IZZATNAGAR STATION

In Bareilly, Izzatnagar railway station is situated.

IZZATNAGAR STATION FRONT VIEW

The name of this station was named in the name of Sir Alexander Izat ,a   Scottish bridge engineer & director of Bengal & North Western Railways.

In Bareilly district there are three railway stations namely Bareilly Junction, Bareilly City station & Izzatnagar Junction.

Izzatnagar junction is come under Northern Eastern railways DRM office (Divisional Railway Manager).

DRM OFFICE

Its headquater is in Gorakhpur and  was formed on 14 th April 1952 , managing railways operations in the northeastern part of country. Out of 18 zone of Indian railways it is one of them.

Izzatnagar Railway Station was established during the British colonial era as part of the expansion of the Indian railway network. The station played a crucial role in connecting various regions of northern India. The station's construction was likely undertaken as a part of the larger effort to connect different provinces and facilitate the movement of people and goods across the country and one of the important railway stations in the Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It falls under the jurisdiction of the Moradabad Division. The station serves as a key hub for both passenger and freight trains, contributing to the transportation infrastructure of the region.

In 1875 under Izzatnagar division meter gauge track between Izzatnagar and Pilibhit was laid down by the East India company.

Railways established hospital, schools, stadium, quarters for railway employees & officers in this division.  It is a popular residential place for railways employees and their families.

The station serves as a key hub for both passenger and freight trains, contributing to the transportation infrastructure of the region

Over the years, Izzatnagar Railway Station has likely undergone various phases of modernization and development to keep up with the changing needs of rail travel and freight transportation. Upgrades in infrastructure, facilities, and technology are common in busy railway stations like Izzatnagar

Total four platforms & five tracks are available in this station. Earlier before electrification in 2021 ,in this track diesel engine & before that steam engine trains were running on this track. In 1875 under Izzatnagar division metre gauge track between Izzatnagar and Pilibhit was laid down by the East India company .The conversion from meter gauge to broad gauge was started in 2016.

In this division during meter gauge era, India one & only bride was located on river Ganga on Kachla bride where  railway track and road was located on a single track.

Facilities: This  station offers basic amenities and facilities to passengers including clean station, ticket booking counter for reserved and unreserved passenger ticket, waiting areas, refreshment stalls & restrooms, escalator & foot over bridge for passengers to move from one platform to another.

ESCALATOR

                            Park

Recently in the Premises of this station a Park was developed having Dynasoures & Peacock Statues,point of attraction for the passangers. 

Connectivity: The station is well connected to several important cities and towns through various railway lines. These connections allows passengers to travel to different distention to the various part of states & our country.

This station is a gateway of Kumaon hills of Uttrakhand..From Izatnagar to Kathgodam junction tourist travel by train to visit famour tourist place Nanital .Along with Nanital ,tourist visit Bhimtal,Nauchuchia Tal,Sattal and China peak.

Famous Sherwood school is also located in Nanital. Many renowned people including film star,government official etc had taught in this college.

Tourist also travel from this station to Ramnagar station to visit Jim Corbett Park national park..

From this station tourist also visit to Pilibhit station to visit Pilibhit Tiger reserve in which there is a famous Chuka Beach is  present.

Train Services:This station is life line for the passangers of Bareilly to Tanakpur route,Bareilly to Kashipur Route,Ramnager to Mumbai route etc.

Many long & short distance Express ,Passenger & Demu  trains are running under this division along with freight trains to handle both passengers along with goods & commodities.

Some important trains of this route-

Purnagiri Jan Shatabdi Express

Agra fort –Ramnagr Weekly Express

Lucknow –Kathgodam Express

Bandra Terminus-Ramnagar Express

Important stations of this route:

Bhojipura

Kichha

Lalkuan

Haldwani

Kathgodam

Kashipur

Ramnagar

Pilibhit

Tanakpur

Budaun

Kashgang

Impact of station on Social & Economic conditions :Izzatnagar railway station is well connected station has  a significant social and economic  impact on the local community and the surrounding regions of Bareilly district. It facilitated the movement of people fron passenger train and goods with goods train, enabling trade, commerce, and cultural exchange between Uttaar Pardesh and Uttra khand.. This  station is  likely contributed to the growth of the city of Bareilly and nearby areas, supporting the development of industries, markets, and other economic activities.

Status of station: Right now Izzatnagar station is well developed station with all modern enmities & one of the best station railway station of Indian railways as compare to previous s one  & one of the best station railway station of Indian railways

Development and Modernization: Right now Izzatnagar station is well developed station with all modern enmities & one of the best station railway station of Indian railways.