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{{Infobox station
| name = Sahnewal <br /> Sanehwal Junction
| other_name =
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
| image_caption =
| address = Ludhiana–Ambala Road, Sahnewal, Punjab
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.8382|N|75.9792|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}}
| elevation = {{convert|260|m|ft}}
| line = [[Ambala–Attari line]]<br />[[Chandigarh–Sahnewal line]]
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 3
| tracks = 8 nos [[Indian gauge|Broad gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| entrances =
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1870
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1996–97
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = SNL
| division = Firozpur
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers = 319 per day
| pass_year = 2018
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Punjab#India
| map_caption = Location in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]##Location in India
| map_dot_label = Sanehwal Junction
}}
'''Sahnewal Junction railway station''' is located in [[Ludhiana district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and serves [[Sahnewal]]. Sahnewal station falls under [[Firozpur railway division]] under [[Northern Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Passenger amenities details of Sahnewal Junction railway station as on 31/03/2018|url=https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/IRDBStationPDF.jsp?stncode=SNL|accessdate=17 October 2020|publisher=Rail Drishti}}</ref>

==The railway station==
Sahnewal railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|260|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – SNL.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/sanehwal-snl/656|title= Sanehwal|publisher= indiarailinfo| accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the {{convert|483|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long ''Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad'' line in 1870 connecting [[Multan Cantonment railway station|Multan]] (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title= IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) |publisher= IRFCA| accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title=Indian Railway History timeline |author=R.P. Saxena |publisher=[[IRFCA]] |accessdate=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archivedate=14 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The Sahnewal–Chandigarh rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130419/ldh1.htm |title= New Rail Link |work= The Tribune|date=19 April 2013| accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Mandi Gobindgarh–Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996–97.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title=History of Electrification| publisher=IRFCA| accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Amenities ==
Sanehwal Junction railway station has 1 booking window and no enquiry office. Station is classified under the lowest NSG6 category and has only basic amenities like drinking water, public toilets, sheltered area with adequate seating. Wheelchair availability is not there for disabled persons. There are three platforms at the station and one foot overbridge (FOB).<ref name=":0" />

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.raildrishti.in/raildrishti/raildrishtiv3/initiativeGallery.jsp?initid=48&locid=SNL&locname=SANAHWAL Pictures of Sanehwal Junction railway station]
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{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Ludhiana district]]
[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1870]]

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