Hisar Junction railway station
Hisar Junction | |
|---|---|
| Regional rail and Light rail station | |
| Location |
Railway Road, Hisar, Haryana India |
| Coordinates | 29°09′07″N 75°43′28″E / 29.1519°N 75.7244°ECoordinates: 29°09′07″N 75°43′28″E / 29.1519°N 75.7244°E |
| Elevation | 212 metres (696 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Connections | Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | HSR |
| Fare zone | North Western Railway zone |
| Electrified | Yes |
Hisar railway station is a main railway station in Hisar district, Haryana. Its code is HSR. It serves Hisar city. The station consists of 6 platforms.[1]
Location
The railway station is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology; 4 km from the Blue Bird Lake; 2 km (1.2 mi) from the bus station along the National Highway 10, 2 km from the town center & main market area; 1 km from Mahabir Stadium; 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Hisar Airport; 167 km (104 mi) from the Indira Gandhi International Airport; 180 km (110 mi) from the New Delhi railway station; and 235 km (146 mi) from the Chandigarh International Airport.
History
The first railway line to the city was laid down in 1883 when Delhi Rewari Railway was extended to Bhatinda.[2] Currently, there are four broad gauge railway lines at the station.[3] The railway station is a part of Western Dedicated Rail Freight Corridor according to which the city is to be developed as an export-oriented industrial units.[4]
Railway lines
Following railway lines pass through Hisar junction:
Bathinda–Rewari line
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.[5][6] The metre gauge Hisar-Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009.[7][8]
Ludhiana–Jakhal line
Ludhiana–Jakhal line via Sangrur and Hisar was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.[9] The broad gauge Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal line was situated partly in British territory and partly in the territory lying in the native states of Jhind, Malerkotla and Patiala. An agreement for the construction, working and maintenance of the railway line was signed between the British Government and the native states in 1893.[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "HSR/Hisar Junction". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Imperial gazetteer of India" (PDF).
- ↑ Haryana Gazetteers Organization (1987). "Gazetteer of India: Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Chandigarh: Controller of Printing and Stationery.
- ↑ "DMIC-Haryana". DelhiMumbaiIndustrialCorridor.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Haryana Government. Communications, page 135. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bathinda–Rewari line route map". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Chapter VII – Communications". Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Sharma, Suresh K. "Haryana: Past and Present". New Delhi: Mittal Publications. p. 220. ISBN 81-8324-046-1. Retrieved 26 February 2014 – via Google Books.
