Shakurbasti Railway Station (station code SSB) is a railway station in Delhi and is now being upgraded with better facilities. Trains starting from Shakurbasti include Firozpur Janata Express, Andaman Express, Kalindi Express, Kisan Express, Ten Jammu Express, Intercity Express, Jammu Tawi Express, Delhi-Rohtak Intercity Express, Kalindi Express, and Himsagar Express. Trains running on a daily basis include Gorakdam Express, Kisan Express, Avadh Assam Express, Intercity Express, U A Toofan Express, Firozpur Express, and Punjab Mail. As many as 20 pairs of express trains operate from the station. Some passenger trains also operate from the station.

Diesel Shed at Shakurbasti Station –

The huge station complex has Shakurbasti Diesel Shed, Cement Siding, Railway Storehouse and other complexes. Shakurbasti Railway Colony is a chief residential area in the Rani Bagh and is divided into two parts namely south colony and north colony. It has 500 flats for rail workers and their families. The colony was redeveloped after 2008 with a jogging track, central park, gym, community centre and better roads.

Expansion Plan –

The Delhi Government requested the Union Railway Ministry in 2013 to expand the Shakurbasti Railway Station using the 40-acre Northern Railway land available near the station. The station can be made a terminal for trains coming from the northern states of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, the Delhi Government said.

Facilities at the Station –

Shakurbasti Railway Station has the usual passenger facilities like computerized ticket reservation, railway inquiry counter, waiting room and a tea stall. But most of the facilities are inadequate for the huge number of passengers using the station.

Restaurants near Shakur Basti Station –

Some of the restaurants close are Chef’s Kitchen, Batra Samosa Wala, Geeta Sweets, Mercury Bakers, T 20, Chinese By Nature, BTW, Dutch Café, no’s Pizza, McDonald’s, Tawa Restaurant, Viva Hyderabad, Punjabi Di Chaap, Curries N More, Moti Mahal Delux, Cafe 84, Hot Wok, Green Lounge, Red Lounge, and Angrezee Dhaba.

Food of all Types –

Among the favoured dishes in Shakurbasti region of Delhi, as also anywhere in Delhi, are mutton burra kebab, parathas of various types, chhole-bhature, aloo chaat and chaat varieties, dahi bhalla, rabri faluda, jalebi, sohan halwa, kulfi, and halwas of many types. Chicken, samosas and lassi too cannot be kept out. With people from all states living in all parts of the Delhi city, cuisines from across the country including Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat and the South can be found here.

Trains Passing through Delhi Shakurbasti Railway Station (SSB) –