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Sirhind railway station

Sirhind railway station

Railway station in Punjab, 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.

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The railway station

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

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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. [1]
    "Arrivals at Sirhand Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. [2]
    "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Chapter I – Brief Summary" (PDF). Table 1 – Details of development milestones of Roopnagar. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. [4]
    "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.


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