Bhiwani Railway Station is located in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana. It serves Bhiwani.
Bhiwani Junction City | |||||
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| Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Bhiwani, Haryana India | ||||
| Coordinates | 28°47′52″N 76°07′30″E / 28.7979°N 76.1251°E | ||||
| Elevation | 216 metres (709 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | North Western Railway zone | ||||
| Line(s) | Bathinda–Rewari line Bhiwani–Rohtak link | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | BNW | ||||
| Division(s) | Bikaner | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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History
editThe 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][unreliable source?] The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1994.[3]
The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979.[4]
Infrastructure
editBhiwani railway station is at an elevation of 216 metres (709 ft) and was assigned the code – BNW. Now Bhiwani–Rewari line has expected to be double in 2016.[clarification needed]
Amenities
editThe station has retiring rooms.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications. Haryana Government. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Haryana gets new railway line after 33 years". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Dormitory". North Western Railway zone. Bikaner railway division. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
External links
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- Bhiwani Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
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Following station | ||
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| Sui towards ?
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North Western Railway zone | Manheru towards ?
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| Terminus | North Western Railway zone Bhiwani–Rohtak link
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Bhiwani City towards ?
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