Bathinda Junction railway station

Bathinda Junction railway station ਬਠਿੰਡਾ ਜੰਕਸ਼ਨ
Indian Railways junction station
Location	The Mall Road, Bathinda, Punjab India
Coordinates	30°12′37″N 74°55′58″E
Elevation	208 metres (682 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Delhi–Fazilka line Jodhpur–Bathinda line Bathinda–Rewari line Bathinda–Rajpura line Suratgarh–Bathinda line
Platforms	7
Tracks	18 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BTI
Division(s)	Ambala
History
Opened	1884 (1884)
Location
Bathinda Location in Punjab Bathinda Location in India

Template:Bathinda Bathinda railway station is located in Bathinda in the Indian state of Punjab.

Background

Bathinda railway station is at an elevation of 206.654 metres (678.00 ft) and was assigned the code – BTI.

Bathinda is classified as an "A category" station in Ambala railway division. Bathinda is well connected by rail to almost all major cities like New Delhi, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Ambala Cantonment, Panipat, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jammu, Udhampur, Amritsar, Dibrugarh, Jhansi, Hazur Sahib Nanded, Bhopal, Mumbai, Ludhiana, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Jodhpur, Haridwar, Bikaner, Lumding, Rampur, Patiala, Allahabad, Ratlam, Kota. Bathinda railway station is an important junction & terminal located on the Delhi–Ferozpur main line of Northern Railway. In August 2018 Bathinda railway station had become full-fledged electrified railway station. Electric trains are now functioning from Bathinda railway station.

History

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. The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugein 1994. Bathinda was the world's oldest and largest commercial metre-gauge railway junction until 2003

The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bathinda-Samasatta line in 1897.

In 1901–1902, the metre-gauge Jodhpur–Bikaner line was extended to Bathinda by Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway. It was subsequently converted to broad gauge.

Amenities

Bathinda railway station has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms chargeable @ Rs. 100 for 24 hours. Other amenities at Bathinda railway station include: waiting rooms (separate for upper and second class, and for males and females) with bathing facilities, refreshment rooms, cloak room, book and essential goods stalls, public phone and internet facilities, water coolers, and pay & use toilets.

External links

• Trains at Bathinda

Terminus		North Western Railway zone Bathinda–Rewari line		Gahri Bhagi toward ?
Katar Singhwala toward ?		Northern Railway zone Delhi–Fazilka line		Goneana Bhai Jagta toward ?
Gursar Shnewala toward ?		North Western Railway zone Jodhpur–Bathinda line		Terminus
Terminus		North Western Railway zone Suratgarh–Bathinda line		Bahman Dwana toward ?
Terminus		North Western Railway zone Bathinda–Rajpura line		Bathinda Cantonment toward ?