Shikohabad railway station is on the Kanpur-Delhi section of Howrah-Delhi main line and Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line. It is located in Firozabad district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It serves Shikohabad.
Through trains started running on the East Indian Railway Company’s Howrah-Delhi line in 1866.
A branch line was opened from Shikohabad to Mainpuri in 1905 and extended to Farrukhabad in 1906
The Panki-Tundla sector was electirified in 1971-72.
About Shikohabad:
Shikohabad is a city and a municipal board in the Firozabad district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Bateshwar, a famous Hindu pilgrimage centre dedicated to Lord Shiva, and also a famous Jain Tirth on the banks of River Yamuna, is situated 22 kilometres south of Shikohabad. Shikohabad falls under the Taj Trapezium Zone.The old name of Shikohabad was Mohammad Mah (the name still exists as Mohmmad mah near Tahsil and kotwali) and Shikohabad was named after a famous person of the Mughal era called Dara Shikoh the eldest of brothers of Emperor Aurangzeb. In its present form, the town has hardly any recognizable evidence of that era. Shikohabad was ruled under the estate of Labhowa from 1794–1880. The Rajas of Labhowa of Jhala dynasty were well known to the Mughal rulers and their generals and along with them controlled over 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) of this area. Shikohabad is a Yadav dominated place. According to British historian Matthew Atmore Sherring Phatak Ahirs alone have 21 villages in Shikohabad.
Some trains are originate and passes through Shikohabad railway station
19037:Avadh Express
19039:Avadh Express
14163:Sangam Express
14055:Brahmaputra Mail
14164:Sangam Express
19038:Avadh Express
19040:Avadh Express
14218:Unchahar Express
13414:Farakka Express
13484:Farakka Express
14724:Kalindi Express
14056:Brahmaputra Mail
14853:Marudhar Express
14863:Marudhar Express
14865:Marudhar Express