Bathinda Junction railway station

ਬਠਿੰਡਾ ਜੰਕਸ਼ਨ
Indian Railways junction station
General information
LocationThe Mall Road, Bathinda, Punjab
India
Coordinates30°12′37″N 74°55′58″E / 30.2102°N 74.9329°E / 30.2102; 74.9329
Elevation208 metres (682 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway
Line(s)Delhi–Fazilka line
Jodhpur–Bathinda line
Bathinda–Rewari line
Bathinda–Rajpura line
Suratgarh–Bathinda line
Platforms7
Tracks18 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBTI
Division(s) Ambala
History
Opened1884 (1884)
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Bathinda is located in Punjab
Bathinda
Bathinda
Location in Punjab
Bathinda is located in India
Bathinda
Bathinda
Location in India

Bathinda Railway Station is located in Bathinda in the Indian state of Punjab.

Background

Bathinda railway station is at an elevation of 206.654 metres (678.00 ft) and was assigned the code – BTI.[1]

Bathinda is classified as an "A category" station in Ambala railway division.[2] Bathinda is well connected by rail to almost all major cities like New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ambala Cantonment, Panipat, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jammu, Udhampur, Amritsar, Dibrugarh, Jhansi, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Bhopal, Mumbai, Ludhiana, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jodhpur, Haridwar, Bikaner, Lumding, Rampur, Patiala, Allahabad, Ratlam, Kota. Bathinda railway station is an important junction & terminal located on the Delhi–Ferozpur main line of Northern Railway. In August 2018 Bathinda railway station had become full-fledged electrified railway station. Electric trains are now functioning from Bathinda railway station.

History

The Rajputana–Malwa Railway extended the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre-gauge Delhi–Rewari line to Bathinda in 1884.[3][4] The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1994.[5] Bathinda was the world's oldest and largest commercial metre-gauge railway junction until 2003.

The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bathinda-Samasatta line in 1897.[6]

In 1901–1902, the metre-gauge Jodhpur–Bikaner line was extended to Bathinda by Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway.[7][8] It was subsequently converted to broad gauge.[9]

Amenities

Bathinda railway station has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms chargeable @ Rs. 100 for 24 hours.[10] Other amenities at Bathinda railway station include: waiting rooms (separate for upper and second class, and for males and females) with bathing facilities, refreshment rooms, cloak room, book and essential goods stalls, public phone and internet facilities, water coolers, and pay & use toilets.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Arrivals at Bathinda Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Ambala railway division". Category-wise classification of the stations. Northern Railway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "IR History: Part II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Railway line along Indian border". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Retiring room details (Northern Railway)". Ministry of Railways. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Model stations". Ambala railway division. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Terminus North Western Railway zone Gahri Bhagi
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Katar Singhwala
towards ?
Northern Railway zone Goneana Bhai Jagta
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Gursar Shnewala
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North Western Railway zone Terminus
Terminus North Western Railway zone Bahman Dwana
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North Western Railway zone Bathinda Cantonment
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