Sirhind railway station

Sirhind
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location Main Market, Sirhind, Punjab
India
Coordinates 30°37′27″N 76°22′56″E / 30.6242°N 76.3822°E / 30.6242; 76.3822Coordinates: 30°37′27″N 76°22′56″E / 30.6242°N 76.3822°E / 30.6242; 76.3822
Elevation 271 metres (889 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s) Ambala-Attari line
Sirhind-Nangal line
Platforms 3
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code SIR
Division(s) Ambala
History
Opened 1870
Location
Sirhind railway station
Location in Punjab

Sirhind railway station is located in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Sirhind-Fategarh .

The railway station

Sirhind railway station is at an elevation of 271 metres (889 ft) and was assigned the code – SIR.[1]

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar-Ambala-Saharanpur-Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]

The Sirhind-Nangal line was opened in 1927.[3]

Electrification

The Shahbad Markanda-Mandi Gobindgarh sector was electrified in 1995-96.[4]

References

  1. "Arrivals at Sirhand Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 Februru5ary 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. "Chapter I – Brief Summary" (PDF). Table 1 – Details of development milestones of Roopnagar. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Sadhoo Garh
Northern Railway zone
TerminusNorthern Railway zone
Sirhind-Nangal line
Fatehgarh Sahib
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