Sirhind railway station

Sirhind Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Main Market, Sirhind, Punjab India
Coordinates	30°37′27″N 76°22′56″E
Elevation	271 metres (889 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala–Attari line Sirhind–Una-Mukerian line
Platforms	3
Tracks	7 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SIR
Division(s)	Ambala
History
Opened	1870
Electrified	1995-1996
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Sadhoo Garh towards ? Northern Railway zone Ambala–Attari line Mandi Gobindgarh towards ? Terminus Northern Railway zone Sirhind–Nangal line Fatehgarh Sahib towards ?
Location Sirhind Location in Punjab Show map of Punjab Sirhind Location in India Show map of India

Sirhind Junction railway station is located in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Sirhind & Fatehgarh Sahib. Sirhind Junction is situated on Attari–Delhi line and connect Sirhind–Una line. Sirhind Junction comes under Northern Railway zone in Ambala railway division.

The railway station

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

Proposed Image

History

The Scinde, Punjab & 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 February 2014.
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.

External links

• Trains at Sirhind