Bathinda–Rewari line

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.

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)
Route map km to Delhi–Fazilka line to Suratgarh–Bathinda line 0 Bathinda to Jodhpur–Bathinda line to Bathinda–Rajpura line to Delhi–Fazilka line NH 64 15 Gahri Bhagi 16 Shergarh 19 Manwala Kot Bakhtu 23 Bangi Nihal Singh Halt 28 Raman Guru Gobind Singh Refinery 35 Ratangarh Kamakwal Punjab Haryana border 42 Kalanwali 51 Sukhchain 58 Bara Gudah Ghaggar River 76 Sirsa 82 Bajekan 91 Suchan Kotli Jodhka 95 Ding 100 82 Jakhal Mehuwala Halt 107 on Delhi–Fazilka line SH 21 74 Kudni Bhattu 112 69 Jamalpur Shaikhan Khabra Kalan 118 60 Pirthala Lalauda Mandi Adampur 129 55 Gajuwala SH 10 47 Uklana Jakhod Khera 142 41 Daulatpur Haryana Niyoli Kalan 148 32 Barwala NH 65 21 Bugana Hisar 158/0 12 Dhansu 5 Raipur Haryana Junction Jindal Steel Satrod 168 on Delhi–Fazilka line Mayar 172 49 Rohtak Hansi 181 42 Dobh Bahali Aurang Nagar 188 35 Lahli Jitakheri 190 29 Kalanaur Kalan Bawani Khera 200 21 Kharak Sui 209 14 Bamla Charaud 19 5 Bhiwani City Naloi Barwa 24 218/0 Bhiwani Siwani 30 223 Dhana Ladanpur Jhunpa 50 231 Manheru Laseri 56 238 Fatehgarh Haryana to Sri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line 245 Charkhi Dadri Suratpura Junction 66 SH 20 on Bikaner–Rewari line 252 Patuwas Mehrana Sadulpur 70 259 Jharli 267 Sudharana SH 22 273 Kosli 279 Nangal Pathani Halt 283 Jatusana 292 Kishangarh Banawas to Rewari–Rohtak line to Delhi–Jaipur line 300 Rewari on Bikaner–Rewari line to Merta Road–Rewari line to Delhi–Jaipur line Source: Google maps 54781 Bhatinda-Rewari Passenger 54828 Hisar Bikaner Passenger 54014 Bhiwani Rohtak Passenger 54635 Hisar Ludiana Passenger

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 metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was laid in 1911. The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979. and the Hisar–Jakkhal link was also laid on 1 November 1913.

Gauge conversion and electrification

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. The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was also converted to broad gauge and the other link between Hisar–Jakkhal, too.

Loco shed

The locomotive shed at Rewari has been restored. It now houses broad gauge locomotives.

External links

• Trains at Bathinda
• Trains at Rewari