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Bathinda–Rewari line
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| Bathinda–Rewari line with links to Sadulpur, Rohtak and Jakkhal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rewari Junction is an important railway station of Bathinda–Rewari line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan | ||
| Termini | Bathinda Rewari | ||
| Service | |||
| Operator(s) | Northern Railway North Western Railway | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1884 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | Main line: 300 km (186 mi) Branch lines: Hisar–Sadulpur: 70 km (43 mi) Bhiwani–Rohtak: 49 km (30 mi) Hisar–Jakkhal: 82 km (51 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge | ||
| Electrification | Fully Electrified | ||
| Highest elevation | Bathinda 208 m (682 ft), Rewari 245 m (804 ft) | ||
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The Bathinda–Rewari line is a railway line connecting Bathinda in the Indian state of the Punjab and Rewari in Haryana. There are links to Sadulpur and Rohtak also. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and North Western Railway.
History[edit]
The Rajputana–Malwa Railway extended the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)-wide metre gauge Delhi–Rewari line to Bathinda in 1884.[1][2] The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was laid in 1911.[1] The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979.[3] and the Hisar–Jakkhal link was also laid in 1 November 1913.[4]
Gauge conversion and electrification[edit]
The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 1994. The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009.[5] Bhiwani–Rohtak link was also converted to broad gauge. and the another link between Hisar–Jakkhal was also converted to broad gauge.
Loco shed[edit]
The locomotive shed at Rewari has been restored. It now houses broad gauge locomotives.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Haryana gets new railway line after 33 years". New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Railways history" (PDF). Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ↑ "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 11 May 2014.