Have any marshalling yards been closed down?

Yes, many marshalling yards have been closed over the years, especially since the 1980s, with the move towards using block rakes that do not need to be broken up and re-classified all the time. A list of closed yards is given below.

Central Railway

• Amla (BG)
• Agra Cantt (BG)
• Wardha (BG)
• Nishatpura (BG)
• Balharshah (BG)
• Bina (BG)
• Jabalpur (BG)

Eastern Railway

• Kiul (BG)
• Gomoh Dn (BG)
• Barwardih (BG)
• Barkakana (BG)
• Naihati Hump (BG)
• Jha Jha Hump (BG)
• Danapur Up (BG)
• Garhara Hump (BG)
• Burdwan Dn (BG)
• Malda Town (BG)
• Sahibganj (BG)
• Rampur Hat (BG)
• Howrah Goods (BG)
• Asansol East Hump (BG)
• Mughalsarai Up (BG)
• Garhara (Transhipment and sorting) (BG)

Northern Railway

• Prayag Ghat (BG)
• Jammu Tawi (BG)
• Chakki Bank (BG)
• Rewari (MG)
• Ratangarh (MG)
• Churu (MG)
• Sadulpur (MG)
• Sirsa (MG)
• Hanuman Garh (MG)
• Bhagat Ki Kothi (MG)
• Shakurbasti (MG)
• Khan Alampura (BG)
• Kanpur (GMC) (BG)
• Bhatinda (BG)
• Lucknow (BG)
• Firozepur (BG)
• Moradabad (BG)
• Allahabad (BG)
• Tundla (BG)
• Chheoki (BG)
• Jaunpur (BG)
• Faizabad (BG)
• Varanasi (BG)
• Bareilly (BG)
• Laksar (BG)
• Roza (BG)
• Shakurbasti (BG)
• Ghaziabad (BG)
• Jakhal (BG)
• Ludhiana (BG)
• Jallandhar City (BG)
• Amritsar (BG)
• Merta Road (MG)

North Eastern Railway

• Manduadih (MG)
• Chupra Key (MG)
• Kasganj (MG)
• Kanpur Anwarganj (MG)
• Mailani (MG)
• Aishbag (MG)
• Nakha Jungle (MG)
• Samastipur (MG)
• Saharsa (MG)
• Darbhanga (MG)
• Garahara (MG)

Northeast Frontier Railway

• Siliguri (MG)

Southern Railway

• Tondiarpet Up Hump (BG)
• Virudunagar Flat (MG)
• Jolarpettai (BG, mechanized hump yard with retarders)
• Baiyyappanahalli (MG)
• Yesvantpur (MG)
• Tambaram Flat (MG)

South Central Railway

• Vijayawada (BG, mechanized hump yard with retarders)
• Kazipet (BG)
• Guntakal (MG)
• Maula Ali (MG)

South Eastern Railway

• Bilaspur (BG)

Western Railway

• Vadodara (BG)
• Bandra (BG)

Source - IFRCA.org