Shikohabad Junction railway station

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Shikohabad Junction railway station (code SKB) is a functioning rail junction in Shikohabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. It sits in the Firozabad district on the Kanpur–Delhi section of the Howrah–Delhi main line and on the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line, serving the town of Shikohabad. The station has four platforms and is 166 metres above sea level. It is owned by Indian Railways and operated by the North Central Railway region, under the Prayagraj division. Opened in 1865–66, it was once part of the East Indian Railway Company. A branch line from Shikohabad to Mainpuri opened in 1905 and was extended to Farrukhabad in 1906; the Panki–Tundla electrified section was completed in 1971–72. Through trains began on the Howrah–Delhi line in 1866.