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Dholpur Junction
Dholpur railway station
General information
Location	Dholpur, Rajasthan India
Coordinates	26.6964°N 77.9060°E / 26.6964; 77.9060
Elevation	178 metres (584 ft)
System	Regional rail and Light rail station
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Agra railway division
Lines	New Delhi–Chennai main line, Dholpur–Gangapur City railway line
Platforms	8
Tracks	10
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Cycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DHO
Fare zone	North Central Railway
History
Opened	February 1908 (1908-02)
Location

Dholpur Junction railway station (station code: DHO) is an NSG-3 category junction railway station and a major railway junction on the New Delhi–Chennai main line. Located in Dholpur, Rajasthan, it serves the city of Dholpur and is operated by the Agra Division of North Central Railway.

Administration

The station code is DHO. Dholpur Junction serves Dholpur city and falls under the administrative control of the Agra railway division of the North Central Railway zone.

Railway Administration

This section is under the administrative control of a Junior/Senior Scale officer generally designated as Assistant Divisional Engineer headquartered at Dholpur. This section falls under the Agra Division of North Central Railway Zone headquartered at Prayagraj. ADEN/DEN is assisted by a Permanent Way Supervisor and Works Supervisor generally designated as SSE/P-Way or SSE/Works. The maintenance of all the track and works comes under administrative control of ADEN/DEN. Generally a Group-'A' officer of Engineering Services Examination is posted at this post.

The tenures of Various Officers as Assistant Divisional Engineer/Divisional Engineer in Dholpur is as given below:

Sr. No.	Name	Designation	From (DD-MM-YYYY)	To (DD-MM-YYYY)
1	Parmanand Thapa	ADEN	03-04-2003	10-12-2003
2	Parmanand Thapa	DEN	11-12-2003	21-06-2004
3	Santosh Kumar Gupta, IRSE	ADEN	21-06-2004	03-02-2006
4	Santosh Kumar Gupta, IRSE	DEN	04-02-2006	08-12-2007
5	Ramlochan Yadav	ADEN	12-11-2007	31-05-2010
6	Karan Singh Chauhan (16-09-10 TO 10.02.11 SICK)	ADEN	19-06-2010	14-02-2011
7	Anil Kumar Pandey	ADEN	18-10-2010	25-06-2013
8	Ranjeet, IRSE	ADEN	25-06-2013	01-07-2016
9	Gaurav Luniwal, IRSE	ADEN	01-07-2016	16-04-2019
10	Saurabh Singh, IRSE	DEN	16-04-2019	06-03-2020
11	Ankit Gupta, IRSE	ADEN	06.03.2020	26-04-2023
12	Digambar Singh	ADEN	26-04-2023	15-06-2024
13	Atul Kumar Johri	ADEN	15-06-2024	28-10-2024
14	Rajesh Verma	ADEN	28-10-2024	TILL DATE

Structure

The station consists of five platforms, but some new platforms are under construction. The platforms are not sheltered well. It lacks many facilities, including water and sanitation. It has a wi-fi facility

Location

Dholpur Junction is an important railway junction, having five platforms and is situated in the heart of the city. It lies at an elevation of 178 metres (584 ft).

The Dholpur railway station was part of the Dholpur–Sarmathura Railway which was owned by Maharaja Rana of Dholpur State and opened in February 1908.