[6] The 61.80 km (38 mi) long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Barhan–Etah line was constructed in 1959.

[7] The 54.3 km (34 mi) long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Ghaziabad–Tughlakabad line, including bridge across Yamuna, was completed in 1966.

[7] The Kanpur–Panki sector was electrified in 1968–69, Panki–Tundla in 1971–72, Tundla–Hathras-Aligarh–Ghaziabad in 1975–76, Ghaziabad–Nizamuddin–New Delhi–Delhi in 1976–77, Tilak Bridge-Fairdabad in 1982–83, Raja ki Mandi-Agra–Dhoulpur in 1984–85, Tundla–Yamuna Bridge in 1998–99 and Yamuna Bridge-Agra in 1990–91.

The shed serves the requirement of shunting locos at different stations and Jhansi Workshop.

[10] Kanpur Central and Delhi on the main line, and Agra Cantonment and Mathura Junction on the Agra–Delhi chord are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.