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{{short description|Railway station in Haryana, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Panipat Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railway]] and [[Delhi Suburban Railway]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Pnp junction.jpg
| image_caption = Night View of Panipat Junction
| address = Railway Road, Geeta Colony, Panipat, Haryana
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|29.389|N|76.964|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|235|m|ft}}
| line = {{unbulleted list|[[Delhi–Kalka line]] | [[Panipat–Jind branch line]] | [[Panipat–Rohtak branch line]]}}
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| platform = 5
| tracks = 14 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| entrances =
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = Yes
| opened = 1897
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| accessible =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = PNP<ref name="stn_code" />
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Delhi}}
}}
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)]]
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 40,000
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Haryana
| map_dot_label = Panipat railway station
| map_size = 300
| map_caption = Location in Haryana
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways
|line=Northern Railway zone|left=Samalkha|right=Babarpur|type=[[Delhi–Kalka line]]
|line2=Northern Railway zone|left2=|right2=Madlauda|type2=[[Panipat–Jind branch line]]
|line3=Northern Railway zone|left3=|right3=Binjhol|type3=[[Panipat–Rohtak branch line]]}}
}}
'''Panipat Junction Railway Station''' (station code: PNP<ref name="stn_code">{{cite web |title=Station Code Index |url=https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/pdf/Station_code.pdf |website=Portal of Indian Railways |publisher=Centre For Railway Information Systems |access-date=23 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225807/https://indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/coaching/TAG_2023-24/Station_Code_Index.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2024 |page=7 |format=PDF |date=2023–24}}</ref>) is located in [[Panipat district]] in the Indian state of [[Haryana]] and serves the historic and industrial town of [[Panipat]].

==History==
{{main|Northern_Railway_zone#History | label 1 = Northern Railway zone history}}

The [[Delhi–Kalka line|Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line]] was opened in 1891.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title = IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)| publisher= IRFCA | accessdate = 3 March 2014 }}</ref>

Sabjimandi–Sonipat–Panipat–Karnal sector was electrified in 1992–1995.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| accessdate = 3 March 2014}}</ref>

Panipat–Jind line and Panipat–Rohtak line were electrified in 2018–19.

==The railway station==
Panipat junction railway station is a major junction in Delhi-NCR. In Panipat 118 trains halt here with 40,000 person travels daily. It is an A grade category station. It has 5 platforms for trains. It has major facilities available like many ticket counters, automatic ticket machine, fully computerized ticket reservation, automatic water machine, AC waiting hall, well shed sheltered, washroom, foot overbridge, water facility, book stall, lift, wi-fi connectivity, food stalls, bicycle stand, auto stand, car stand, CCTV camera, mall yard, washing line and other facilities. Major trains stops for Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Sampark Kranti, Garib Rath, AC Express, Superfast, Mail-Express, Intercity, Ladies Special EMU and other Passenger trains. It is at an elevation of {{convert|235|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – PNP.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/panipat-junction-pnp/666 |title= Arrivals at Panipat Junction|publisher=India Rail Info| accessdate=1 March 2014}}</ref>

Panipat Junction has been selected for upgrading under the "400 Stations" development project.

==Existing rail lines==
Delhi–Kalka line, Delhi–Amritsar line,
Delhi–Jammu line,
Panipat–Jind line,
Panipat–Rohtak line
connected and upcoming purposed Panipat–Meerut line via Muzaffarnagar,
Panipat–Haridwar line,
Panipat-Rewari double line, via Asthal Bohar, Jhajjar or Bypass by the Rohtak Junction
Panipat-Assoti Double line via Farukh Nagar, Patli, Manesar, Palwal.

==Construction projects for new rail lines ==
'''Delhi–Chandigarh–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor''', 459 km corridor costing 1 lakh crore, has bene approved by the railway board and construction will commence in year 2028. The route will pass through Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Chandigarh–Ludhiana–Jalandhar–Amritsar

[[National Capital Region Transport Corporation]] approved [[Delhi–Panipat RRTS]]. Construction work will start in year 2023. Cost of this corridor around 21,627 crore. At four major stops in Panipat: Panipat Depot, Panipat North, Panipat South and Samalkha.

Panipat–Meerut rail line, costing Rs 3540 crore, construction work will commence in year 2023.

Delhi–Chandigarh semi-high-speed rail corridor with 200 km/h via Ambala Cantt and Panipat will commence construction work in 2023. Cost of this corridor 11,218 crore.

==See also==
* [[Railway in Haryana]]
* [[Highways in Haryana]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/panipat-junction-pnp/666 Trains at Panipat]
* {{Wikivoyage inline|Panipat}}

{{Railway stations in Haryana}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Panipat district]]
[[Category:Delhi railway division]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Haryana]]
[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1897]]
[[Category:Transport in Panipat]]

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MeredithRodrigue at 12:07, 20 November 2025