Tughlakabad is a suburban area located in the Southern Delhi state and has been named after the Muslim ruler Muhammad-bin-Tughlak. It is a densely populated area and one of the main industrial areas of Delhi and majorly has textile export and processing houses. It also has some of the premier educational institutions such a Jamia-Hamdard Medical Research Institute. The main attraction for tourists is the Tughlakabad Fort, which was built by the founder of Tughlak Dynasty, Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlak. Other attractions near Tughlakabad are Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range and Asloa Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. Due to such industrial activities and tourist attractions, the railway station of Tughlakabad holds an important place for people of Tughlakabad. It has contributed a lot in the development of this place.Tughlakabad Railway Station –

Tughlakabad Railway Station or TKD comes under the control of Delhi Division of Indian Railways and is a major railway station on the Kanpur-Delhi line. Around 33000 commuters are served by this railway station on a daily basis. Most of the trains that stop here are EMU trains and are used by most of the commuters from neighbouring areas such Mathura, Agra, Palwal, and Faridabad.

Facilities at Railway Station Tughlakabad –

The railway station has two platforms and has two entrances in the west direction and the other in the north direction towards Mehrauli-Badarpur Road. It has a computerised booking office for both reserved and unreserved tickets. Despite the fact that it is used by so many passengers daily, railway station has no parking facility.

Apart from passenger trains, it also has an Inland Container Depot and a Container Freight Station, which also serves as Domestic Container Terminal. There is broad gauge Diesel loco shed at this station, which has more than 150 locos. Along with a diesel loco shed, it also has an electric loco shed, which has around 140 locos. This loco shed is meant to serve freight traffic that the busy Delhi-Mumbai Line bears.

The railway station of Tughlakabad also has a good connectivity to Delhi metro via Tughlakabad metro station, which is on the violet line of the Delhi metro and is the second last metro of this line of Delhi metro.

Restaurants near Tughlakabad Railway Station –

Tughlakabad is in Delhi, and when you are Delhi, you cannot resist yourself from trying the tasty and delicious food served in the restaurants and hotels of Delhi. Here are a few of the most popular restaurants that will serve you the best food in town.

• TravelKhana – 08800313131
• Khana Khazana – TA 61 – Main Road – Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi
• Shankar Sweets – Suraj Kund – Faridabad › E 588 – Mittal Colony – Pul Parahladpur
• Aggarwal Sweets – E Block – Mittal Chowk – Pul Prahladpur, Charmwood Village
• Spice Wok – B147 – Naveen Plaza – Sharma Market – Surajkund, New Delhi
• Bismillaha Hotel – 1, Block B – Bharat Vihar – Charmwood village
• Vrindavan Sweets & Restaurant – SurajKund – Faridabad › A 3 – Pull Prahladpur, Main Suraj Kund Road, New Delhi

For those who are fond of luxury and facilities, there are many five-star hotels ready to serve them 24×7. These hotels include:

• Destiny House  – E-89, Kalkaji / South Delhi, New Delhi
• Rockland Inn– B-207, C. R. Park, New Delhi
• Alpina Hotels & Suites – E-506 Greater Kailash (GK-II), New Delhi
• Utopia Inn – R-8, Nehru Enclave, Kalkaji, New Delhi
• GMA Inn – E-193, Kalkaji police station road, New Delhi
• Solo Victoria – C-8, Greater Kailash, Part -1, New Delhi

Famous Food –

When you are in Delhi, you will feel overwhelmed with a vast variety of delicious food served at the hotels, restaurants and streets of this city. Tughlakabad makes no exception in this field. There are many famous foods that you can try while you visit Tughlakabad railway station. Some of the foods that you must try when in Tughlakabad are:

• Chole Bhature
• Butter chicken
• Kebabs
• Matart kulche
• Gol gappa
• Aloochat and tikki

Apart from north Indian, there are many restaurants which serve you the best quality of south Indian food like Masala Dosa, Uttapam, Rava Idli, etc. For those who are fond of fast food, you can enjoy Chinese cuisines like noodles and Manchurian, hamburgers and Momos served at the streets of Tughlakabad.