Have any marshalling yards been closed down?

July 18, 2019, 2:16 PM
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Yes, many marshalling yards have been closed over the years, especially since the 1980s, with the move towards using block rakes that do not need to be broken up and re-classified all the time. A list of closed yards is given below.

Central Railway

  • Amla (BG)
  • Agra Cantt (BG)
  • Wardha (BG)
  • Nishatpura (BG)
  • Balharshah (BG)
  • Bina (BG)
  • Jabalpur (BG)

Eastern Railway

  • Kiul (BG)
  • Gomoh Dn (BG)
  • Barwardih (BG)
  • Barkakana (BG)
  • Naihati Hump (BG)
  • Jha Jha Hump (BG)
  • Danapur Up (BG)
  • Garhara Hump (BG)
  • Burdwan Dn (BG)
  • Malda Town (BG)
  • Sahibganj (BG)
  • Rampur Hat (BG)
  • Howrah Goods (BG)
  • Asansol East Hump (BG)
  • Mughalsarai Up (BG)
  • Garhara (Transhipment and sorting) (BG)

Northern Railway

  • Prayag Ghat (BG)
  • Jammu Tawi (BG)
  • Chakki Bank (BG)
  • Rewari (MG)
  • Ratangarh (MG)
  • Churu (MG)
  • Sadulpur (MG)
  • Sirsa (MG)
  • Hanuman Garh (MG)
  • Bhagat Ki Kothi (MG)
  • Shakurbasti (MG)
  • Khan Alampura (BG)
  • Kanpur (GMC) (BG)
  • Bhatinda (BG)
  • Lucknow (BG)
  • Firozepur (BG)
  • Moradabad (BG)
  • Allahabad (BG)
  • Tundla (BG)
  • Chheoki (BG)
  • Jaunpur (BG)
  • Faizabad (BG)
  • Varanasi (BG)
  • Bareilly (BG)
  • Laksar (BG)
  • Roza (BG)
  • Shakurbasti (BG)
  • Ghaziabad (BG)
  • Jakhal (BG)
  • Ludhiana (BG)
  • Jallandhar City (BG)
  • Amritsar (BG)
  • Merta Road (MG)

North Eastern Railway

  • Manduadih (MG)
  • Chupra Key (MG)
  • Kasganj (MG)
  • Kanpur Anwarganj (MG)
  • Mailani (MG)
  • Aishbag (MG)
  • Nakha Jungle (MG)
  • Samastipur (MG)
  • Saharsa (MG)
  • Darbhanga (MG)
  • Garahara (MG)

Northeast Frontier Railway

  • Siliguri (MG)

Southern Railway

  • Tondiarpet Up Hump (BG)
  • Virudunagar Flat (MG)
  • Jolarpettai (BG, mechanized hump yard with retarders)
  • Baiyyappanahalli (MG)
  • Yesvantpur (MG)
  • Tambaram Flat (MG)

South Central Railway

  • Vijayawada (BG, mechanized hump yard with retarders)
  • Kazipet (BG)
  • Guntakal (MG)
  • Maula Ali (MG)

South Eastern Railway

  • Bilaspur (BG)

Western Railway

  • Vadodara (BG)
  • Bandra (BG)

Source – IFRCA.org

 

 

 

 
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