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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Sirhind<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = Main Market, Sirhind, Punjab<br />
| country = India <br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.6242|N|76.3822|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|271|m|ft}} <br />
| line = [[Ambala–Attari line]]<br />Sirhind–Nangal line<br />
| structure = Standard on ground<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = [[Indian gauge|Broad gauge]] {{track gauge|1676mm}}<br />
| entrances = <br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = No<br />
| opened = 1870<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = <br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = SIR<br />
| division = Ambala<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Punjab#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]##Location in India<br />
| map_dot_label = Sirhind<br />
}} <br />
'''Sirhind railway station''' is located in [[Fatehgarh Sahib district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and serves [[Sirhind–Fategarh]] .<br />
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==The railway station==<br />
Sirhind railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|271|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – SIR.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/sirhind-junction-sir/651|title= Arrivals at Sirhand Junction|publisher= indiarailinfo| accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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><br />
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The Sirhind–Nangal line was opened in 1927.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://puda.gov.in/img/approved_masterplan_files/final_report_16.3.2012.pdf |title = Chapter I – Brief Summary|work=Table 1 – Details of development milestones of Roopnagar | publisher= | accessdate = 21 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
The Shahbad Markanda-Mandi Gobindgarh sector was electrified in 1995–96.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title=History of Electrification| publisher=IRFCA| accessdate=20 February 2014}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/sirhind-junction-sir/651 Trains at Sirhind]<br />
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{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Fatehgarh Sahib district]]<br />
[[Category:Ambala railway division]]<br />
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