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{{short description|Railway line in Northern India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width                       = 28em
| name                            = Mainpuri–Etawah line
| color                           = 00d91f
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| image_width                     = 250px
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| type                            =
| system                          = Branch line
| status                          = Operational
| locale                          = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| start                           = {{stnlnk|Etawah Junction}} ('''ETW''')
| end                             = {{stnlnk|Mainpuri}} ('''MNQ''')
| stations                        = 7
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| daily_ridership                 =
| open                            = {{start date and age|df=yes|2016|12|28}}
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator                        = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railway]]
| character                       = At Grade
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| linelength                      = {{convert|55.16|km|0|abbr=on}}
| tracklength                     = {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| tracks                          = 1
| gauge                           = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
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| electrification                 = [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV 50 Hz AC]] [[Overhead line|OHLE]]
| speed                           = {{convert|100|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
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| map                             = {{Mainpuri–Etawah line}}
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The '''Mainpuri–Etawah line''' is a railway line in northern India. It connects {{stnlnk|Mainpuri}} to {{stnlnk|Etawah Junction}} via [[Saifai]].
==History==
Foundation stone of this railway track was laid in 2004 by then-[[President of India]] Dr. [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]] in [[Saifai]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/mainpuri-13520234.html|title=जल्द शुरू होगी इटावा-मैनपुरी रेल लाइन|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref>
On December 28, 2016 first time a passenger train (71910-Agra Cantonment – Mainpuri DEMU) run on this railway track.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah/passenger-start-running-at-etawah-mainpuri-line|title=दौड़ने लगी इटावा-मैनपुरी लाइन पर पैसेंजर|website=Amar Ujala|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/news/agra/article1-Etawah-Mainpuri-station-reached-after-18-years-of-dreams-come-from-railroad-646337.html|title=18 साल बाद इटावा से चलकर मैनपुरी स्टेशन पहुंची सपनों की रेल|website=Hindustan Dainik|language=hindi|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Mulayams-Saifai-on-railway-map/articleshow/52353631.cms | title=Mulayam's Saifai on railway map | date=20 May 2016 | newspaper=The Times of India | accessdate=30 May 2018 }}</ref>
In 2019, [[Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited]] got the order for electrification of the track.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/bhel-wins-rs-350-crore-order-for-railway-line-electrification/articleshow/67789949.cms?from=mdr|title=BHEL wins Rs 350 crore order for railway line electrification|last=Singh|first=Sarita C.|date=2019-02-01|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref> Electrification of the track was completed in February 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/etawah-auraiya/story-electric-engine-ran-from-etawah-to-mainpuri-and-farrukhabad-5938794.html|title = इटावा से मैनपुरी व फर्रुखाबाद तक दौड़ा इलेक्ट्रिक इंजन}}</ref>
== Route and halts ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align:center; width:65%;"
|-
! colspan="4" | <span style="color:purple;">'''Mainpuri – Etawah line'''</span>
|-
! style="width:1%;" |#
! style="width:5%;" |Station Name
! style="width:1%;" |Station Code
! style="width:5%;" |Connections
|-
| 1|| {{stnlnk|Etawah Junction}} || ETW || [[Howrah–Delhi main line]]
|-
| 2|| {{stnlnk|Baidpur}} || BPUR ||
|-
| 3|| {{stnlnk|Saifai}} || SIPI ||
|-
| 4|| {{stnlnk|Karhal}} || KAHL ||
|-
| 5|| {{stnlnk|Bhujia}} || BUJA ||
|-
| 6|| {{stnlnk|Kiratpur}} || KAPU ||
|-
| 7|| {{stnlnk|Mainpuri}} || MNQ || [[Shikohabad–Farrukhabad branch line|Farrukhabad–Shikohabad line]]
|-
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mainpuri - Etawah line}}
[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Railway lines in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Prayagraj railway division|*]]
[[Category:Mainpuri]]
[[Category:Mainpuri district]]
[[Category:Saifai]]
[[Category:Transport in Saifai]]
[[Category:Transport in Etawah]]
[[Category:Etawah district]]
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