Batala Junction railway station
Batala railway station is located in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the industrial town of Batala .
Batala | |
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| Indian Railways junction station | |
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| Location | Dera Baba Nanak Road, Batala, Punjab India |
| Coordinates | 31°49′18″N 75°11′40″E / 31.8216°N 75.1944°ECoordinates: 31°49′18″N 75°11′40″E / 31.8216°N 75.1944°E |
| Elevation | 250 metres (820 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Line(s) | Amritsar–Pathankot line Batala–Qadian line |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | BAT |
| Division(s) | Ferozpore |
| History | |
| Opened | 1884 |
| Location | |
  Batala railway station Location in Punjab | |
The railway stationEdit
Batala railway station is at an elevation of 247.19 metres (811.0 ft) and was assigned the code – BAT.[1]
HistoryEdit
The 107 km (66 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeAmritsar–Pathankot line was opened in 1884.[2] It originally belonged to the local government and was transferred to North Western Railway in 1892.[3]
DevelopmentsEdit
The 39.68 km (25 mi) Qadian–Beas link was approved in 2011. It would provide direct and shorter access from Batala to Ambala–Attari line.[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Arrivals at Batala Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Chapter VII". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Digital South Asia Library". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 325. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "Qadian–Beas rail project gets Centre nod". The Indian Express, 14 December 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
External linksEdit
| Preceding station | Batala | Following station | ||
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toward ? | Northern Railway zone | toward ? |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone Batala–Qadian link | toward ? |