Phagwara Junction railway station is located on Ambala–Attari line in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the textile town of Phagwara.
Phagwara Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | NH 1, Prem Nagar, Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°13′01″N 74°45′54″E / 31.217°N 74.765°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 245 metres (804 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ambala–Attari line, Phagwara–Jaijon Doaba line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 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 | PGW | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1870 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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The railway station
editPhagwara railway station is at an elevation of 245 metres (804 ft) and was assigned the code PGW.[1]
History
editThe Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi)-long Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]
Electrification
editThe Phillaur–Phagwara sector was electrified in 2002–03, and the Phagwara–Jallandhar City–Amritsar sector in 2003–04.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Arrivals at Phagwara". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
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