Sirhind Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
General information | ||||||||||||||||
Location | Main Market, Sirhind, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°37′27″N 76°22′56″E / 30.6242°N 76.3822°E | |||||||||||||||
Elevation | 271 metres (889 ft) | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) |
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Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 7 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | |||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
Other information | ||||||||||||||||
Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
Station code | SIR | |||||||||||||||
Division(s) | Ambala | |||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1870 | |||||||||||||||
Electrified | 1995-1996 | |||||||||||||||
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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.
Sirhind railway station is at an elevation of 271 metres (889 ft) and was assigned the code – SIR.[1]
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]
The Shahbad Markanda-Mandi Gobindgarh sector was electrified in 1995–96.[4]