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| tracks = Double line from Delhi to Bathinda. Rest: Single line | | tracks = Double line from Delhi to Bathinda. Rest: Single line | ||
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] | | gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] | ||
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| electrification = Fully Electrified | | electrification = Fully Electrified | ||
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| elevation = Delhi {{convert|239|m|ft|0|abbr=on}},<br />Fazilka {{convert| | | elevation = Delhi {{convert|239|m|ft|0|abbr=on}},<br />Fazilka {{convert|182|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} | ||
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| map = {{Delhi–Fazilka line}} | | map = {{Delhi–Fazilka line}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
The Southern Punjab Railway Co. | The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the {{convert|711|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long [[Delhi]]–[[Jind]]-[[Bhatinda]]–[[Fazilka]]-[[Bahawalnagar]]-[[Samma Satta]] line in 1897.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html |title= IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899) | access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref> The line passed through [[Rohtak]]-[[Jind]]-[[Bhatinda]]-Muktasar-Fazilka-[[Bahawalnagar]] and provided direct connection through [[Samma Satta]] (now in Pakistan) to Karachi. The extension from the Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) railway line to Ambala via Qasamwala-Hindumalkote-[[Abohar]]-[[Bhatinda]]-[[Patiala]] was opened by the same company in 1902.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|title= Chapter VII Communications|access-date= 20 February 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172820/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|archive-date= 23 February 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref> | ||
In 1901–02, the [[Jodhpur–Bathinda line]] of [[Rajputana–Malwa Railway]] was extended from [[Bikaner]] to [[Bathinda]] via [[Hanumangarh]], to connect it with the metre-gauge section of the [[Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway]] to the south and the metre-gauge of [[North Western Railway (British India)|North Western Railway]]'s Delhi–Fazilka line (Delhi–Hisar–Bhatinda–Karachi line) to the north.<ref name=fibis>{{cite web| url = http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| title = Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway| publisher = fibis| access-date = 5 May 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140202124719/http://www.wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Jodhpur-Bikaner_Railway| archive-date = 2 February 2014| url-status = dead}}</ref> In 2000s, Jodhpur-Bikaner-Bathinda line was converted to broad gauge.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=37655|title = Railway line along Indian border| publisher= Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008| access-date = 5 May 2014}}</ref> In 2009, the metre gauge Hisar-Sadulpur section was converted to broad gauge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf |title=Overview of Bikaner Division |publisher=Indian Railways |access-date=6 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030427/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf |archivedate=8 May 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/map/route-bhatinda-rewari-passenger-54781-bti-to-re/4110/109/356| title=Bathinda–Rewari line route map| website=India Rail Info}}</ref> | |||
==Border crossings== | ==Border crossings== | ||
Fazilka and Hussainiwala on this line are two defunct border crossing points on the India–Pakistan border. | Fazilka and [[Hussainiwala railway station|Hussainiwala]] on this line are two defunct railway border crossing points on the India–Pakistan border. Before partition of India in 1947, there were the {{convert|711|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} long Delhi-Samma Satta and the {{convert|445|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} long Delhi-Raiwind railway lines, which were operational. After partition of India, a {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} line linked Amruka on the Pakistan side of the India–Pakistan border, opposite Fazilka, towards Samma Satta. The only train running through these tracks was withdrawn after 1965 war. The {{convert|275|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} long Amruka-Samma Satta line and the {{convert|28|km|mi|abbr=off|adj=on}} long Kasur-Raiwind lines are operational in Pakistan now. The Hussainiwala–Ganda Singh Wala railway crossing, near Firozpur, became defunct with the partition of India. The {{convert|16|km|mi|abbr=off|sp=us|adj=on}} broad gauge line from Kasur Junction in Pakistan has been closed. The strategically important {{convert|1,681|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} Kaiser-E-Hind Rail cum Road Bridge was blown up during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] at Hussainiwala, and was never rebuilt. In 2013, Sutlej Barrage Bridge on Hussainiwala was opened after restructuring. | ||
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==Electrification== | ==Electrification== | ||
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Delhi–Bathinda is a double electric line.<ref name="electric">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Electrification of Rohtak–Batinda–Lehra Muhabat section of Northern Railway|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57153|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174155/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57153|archive-date=30 August 2018|access-date=26 February 2014|website=[[Press Information Bureau]] – India|publisher=Ministry of Railways|date=21 January 2010}}</ref> | Delhi–Bathinda is a double electric line.<ref name="electric">{{cite web|last=|first=|title=Electrification of Rohtak–Batinda–Lehra Muhabat section of Northern Railway|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57153|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830174155/http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=57153|archive-date=30 August 2018|access-date=26 February 2014|website=[[Press Information Bureau]] – India|publisher=Ministry of Railways|date=21 January 2010}}</ref> | ||
The construction of Bathinda-Firozpur | The construction of Bathinda-Firozpur single line electrification is in under progress. | ||
==Sheds== | ==Sheds== | ||
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Southern Punjab Railway was taken over by the state and merged with [[North Western Railway (British India)|North Western Railway]] in 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Southern_Punjab_Railway|title=Southern Punjab Railway | publisher= fibis | access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> | Southern Punjab Railway was taken over by the state and merged with [[North Western Railway (British India)|North Western Railway]] in 1930.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Southern_Punjab_Railway|title=Southern Punjab Railway | publisher= fibis | access-date=26 February 2014}}</ref> | ||
With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and later [[Pakistan Railways]], the eastern part became Eastern Punjab Railway.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8v-zRmScc0MC&q=Eastern+Punjab+Railway&pg=PA136 |title=Management of Indian Railways, 1989|isbn= 81-7099-183-8| work=Readings in Indian Railway Finance by KB Verma, P 136|last=SM Imamul Haque|year=1989| publisher= Mittal Publications,A 1/8 Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059| access-date = 26 February 2014}}</ref> | With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and later [[Pakistan Railways]], the eastern part became Eastern Punjab Railway.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8v-zRmScc0MC&q=Eastern+Punjab+Railway&pg=PA136 |title=Management of Indian Railways, 1989|isbn= 81-7099-183-8| work=Readings in Indian Railway Finance by KB Verma, P 136|last=SM Imamul Haque|year=1989| publisher= Mittal Publications, A 1/8 Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059| access-date = 26 February 2014}}</ref> | ||
In 1952, [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] was formed with a portion of [[East Indian Railway Company]], west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 February 2014}}</ref> | In 1952, [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] was formed with a portion of [[East Indian Railway Company]], west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 26 February 2014}}</ref> | ||
==Stations== | |||
{{incomplete list|date=December 2022}} | |||
*'''Julana railway station''' ({{coord|29.1268|76.3798|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}) is in the [[Julana tehsil]] of [[Jind District]] {{convert|91|km|mi}} from Delhi on the Delhi–Fazilka line.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julana Railway Station Map/Atlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/julana-jna/2177 |access-date=2022-07-20 |website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bathinda-junction-bti/109 Trains at Bhathinda] | *[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bathinda-junction-bti/109 Trains at Bhathinda] | ||
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/firozpur-cantt-junction-fzr/105 Trains at Firozpur Cantonment] | *[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/firozpur-cantt-junction-fzr/105 Trains at Firozpur Cantonment] | ||
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/fazilka-junction-fka/6222 | *[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/fazilka-junction-fka/6222 Trains at Fazilka] | ||
{{Railways in Northern India}} | {{Railways in Northern India}} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:36, 8 June 2025
| Delhi–Fazilka line with a link to Ferozepur | |||
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 Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Power Plant situates near of Delhi–Fazilka line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | Haryana, Punjab | ||
| Termini | Old Delhi Fazilka | ||
| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | Northern Railway | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1897 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 416 km (258 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | Double line from Delhi to Bathinda. Rest: Single line | ||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||
| Electrification | Fully Electrified | ||
| Highest elevation | Delhi 239 m (784 ft), Fazilka 182 m (597 ft) | ||
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The Delhi–Fazilka line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Fazilka the latter in the Indian state of Punjab. There is a link to Firozpur Cantonment. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway. This line was a part of the historic Delhi–Karachi line.
History[edit | edit source]
The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the 711 km (442 mi) long Delhi–Jind-Bhatinda–Fazilka-Bahawalnagar-Samma Satta line in 1897.[1] The line passed through Rohtak-Jind-Bhatinda-Muktasar-Fazilka-Bahawalnagar and provided direct connection through Samma Satta (now in Pakistan) to Karachi. The extension from the Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) railway line to Ambala via Qasamwala-Hindumalkote-Abohar-Bhatinda-Patiala was opened by the same company in 1902.[2] In 1901–02, the Jodhpur–Bathinda line of Rajputana–Malwa Railway was extended from Bikaner to Bathinda via Hanumangarh, to connect it with the metre-gauge section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway to the south and the metre-gauge of North Western Railway's Delhi–Fazilka line (Delhi–Hisar–Bhatinda–Karachi line) to the north.[3] In 2000s, Jodhpur-Bikaner-Bathinda line was converted to broad gauge.[4] In 2009, the metre gauge Hisar-Sadulpur section was converted to broad gauge.[5][6]
Border crossings[edit | edit source]
Fazilka and Hussainiwala on this line are two defunct railway border crossing points on the India–Pakistan border. Before partition of India in 1947, there were the 711-kilometer (442-mile) long Delhi-Samma Satta and the 445-kilometer (277-mile) long Delhi-Raiwind railway lines, which were operational. After partition of India, a 20-kilometer (12-mile) line linked Amruka on the Pakistan side of the India–Pakistan border, opposite Fazilka, towards Samma Satta. The only train running through these tracks was withdrawn after 1965 war. The 275-kilometer (171-mile) long Amruka-Samma Satta line and the 28-kilometre (17-mile) long Kasur-Raiwind lines are operational in Pakistan now. The Hussainiwala–Ganda Singh Wala railway crossing, near Firozpur, became defunct with the partition of India. The 16-kilometer (9.9-mile) broad gauge line from Kasur Junction in Pakistan has been closed. The strategically important 1,681-metre (5,515-foot) Kaiser-E-Hind Rail cum Road Bridge was blown up during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 at Hussainiwala, and was never rebuilt. In 2013, Sutlej Barrage Bridge on Hussainiwala was opened after restructuring.
Electrification[edit | edit source]
The Okhla–New Delhi–Shakurbasti line was electrified in 1982–83.[7] As of 2011[update], only 3 km of the 60 km Shakurbasti–Rohtak was remaining.[8] The EMU services of Delhi Suburban Railway was extended up to Rohtak in 2013.[9]
After electrification up to Rohtak, further electrification begun in February 2015. Electrification up to Jind Junction was completed in 2017. Operations of electric locos up to Jind begin in January 2018. After this, electrification up to Bathinda Junction got completed in March 2018.
Electrification of Kurukshetra–Narwana and Jind–Panipat branch lines was started in 2018 and has been completed in 2019.
Electrification of Jind–Sonipat branch line is also under planning.
Electrification of Bathinda-Firozpur branch line is in progress.
Tracks[edit | edit source]
Delhi–Bathinda is a double electric line.[10]
The construction of Bathinda-Firozpur single line electrification is in under progress.
Sheds[edit | edit source]
Shakurbasti has a diesel loco shed. It houses WDS-4A, WDS-4B, WDS-4D, WDM-2 WDM3A, WDS6 and DEMUs. It also has a broad-gauge trip shed for WDM-2 and WDG-3A locos. WDS-4 shunting locos based all over Northern Railway are sent here for periodical maintenance.[11]
Developments[edit | edit source]
The 42 km (26 mi) new 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeline between Fazilka and Abohar was opened in 2012.[12]
The Rewari–Rohtak line was commissioned in 2013.[13]
Work for a new line from Rohtak to Hansi via Meham was inaugurated in 2013.[14]
A new line from Jind to Sonipat was completed in 2015 and is operational now.
Central Government approved a new rail line from Jind to Hansi via Narnaund.
Railway reorganisation[edit | edit source]
Southern Punjab Railway was taken over by the state and merged with North Western Railway in 1930.[15]
With the partition of India in 1947, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and later Pakistan Railways, the eastern part became Eastern Punjab Railway.[16]
In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.[17]
Stations[edit | edit source]
- Julana railway station (29°07′36″N 76°22′47″E / 29.1268°N 76.3798°E) is in the Julana tehsil of Jind District 91 kilometres (57 mi) from Delhi on the Delhi–Fazilka line.[18]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Chapter VII Communications". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ "Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Railway line along Indian border". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ↑ "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bathinda–Rewari line route map". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Railway Electrification". Ministry of Railways. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Delhi–Rohtak EMU to be inaugurated on March 3". The Times of India. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Electrification of Rohtak–Batinda–Lehra Muhabat section of Northern Railway". Press Information Bureau – India. Ministry of Railways. 21 January 2010. Archived from the original on 30 August 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Rail link between Abohar, Fazilka opens today". Hindustan Times. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Haryana gets first functional railway line after 33 years". Business Standard. 7 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "The Minister for Railways lays the foundation stones of Rohtak–Meham–Hansi new line". Northern Railway. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Southern Punjab Railway". fibis. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ SM Imamul Haque (1989). Management of Indian Railways, 1989. Mittal Publications, A 1/8 Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059. ISBN 81-7099-183-8. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ "Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Julana Railway Station Map/Atlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.