The cold season is at its peak and trains have started getting late. Many trains have been delayed by up to 10 hours. Whenever there is talk of Indian Railways, there are many interesting facts which surprise people. You may also know many special information about the stations, but do you know about the difference between the stations? There is a different type of station called Halt (What is Halt station in Indian Railways), which you get to see at very few places. Today we will tell you how they are different from common junctions and what is their function.
Under the News18 Hindi series Ajab-Gajab Gyan, we bring for you such surprising information related to the country and the world which can surprise anyone. Today we will talk about halt stations (What is Halt station). Actually, recently someone on the social media platform Quora has asked the question, what are halt stations? You must have seen such stations at some point or the other, so let us tell you about them also. First know what answers people have given.
Halt is a type of station in Indian Railways. (Photo: Canva; railrestro)
What answers did people give on Quora?
A user named Ajay Kumar Nigam said- “Halt stations are included in the category of non-block stations. These are relatively small stations where trains are not given line clear etc. Therefore, no signals of any kind are installed here. Loco pilots of the passenger trains in whose timetable a halt is given, stop the trains here and after alighting and boarding of passengers, send the train after getting permission to depart from the train guard, and these stations are called halt stations. Are.” Lakshmi Narayan Arora said- “In Indian Railways, there is a temporary arrangement for boarding and deboarding of passengers at the halt station. These stations have no control over the operation of trains and are mostly maintained by contractors. “Trains stop here as per instructions from the nearest main station.” Syed Shakeel said- “These are D class stations where an indicator is installed in place of signals. There is no need of a station master for operation here. The engine driver operates the train as per the timetable at the specified time and place and dispatches the train on the signals of the guard.”
What is the difference between junction and halt?
The answers given by people are correct because the same answer has been given in other sources also regarding the halt station. According to the report of Rail Restro website, halt stations are those where some passenger trains stop according to their timetable. Many times their stay is not decided. Whenever the line is not clear at the next station, then the trains are stopped at the halt station. If the line is clear then the trains move ahead. Some trains are scheduled to stop at halt stations. There is no signal at this station. Junctions, on the other hand, are those big stations, where trains from many places arrive and depart. They are stations connecting railway lines. Junction is a station from where at least 3 railway routes originate. In simple words, understand that when three railway routes are connected at one station, it is called a junction. The word junction means connecting. There are at least 2 train routes for trains arriving at this station.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 27, 2023, 15:49
