Bathinda Junction railway station

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

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 Bathinda–Sri Ganganagar line
Platforms	7
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
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
Location
Bathinda Location in Punjab Bathinda Location in India

Bathinda
km on Delhi–Fazilka line to Shri Ganganagar Bathinda to Jodhpur–Bathinda line to Bathinda–Rajpura line to Bathinda–Rewari line on Delhi–Fazilka line
Source:Google Maps

Background

Bathinda railway station is at an elevation of 206.654 metres (678.00 ft) and was assigned the code – BTI.[1]

Bathinda is classified as an "A category" station in Ambala railway division.[2] 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.[3][4] The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 1994.[5] 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.[6]

In 1901–1902, the metre-gauge Jodhpur–Bikaner line was extended to Bathinda by Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway.[7][8] It was subsequently converted to broad gauge.[9]

Amenities

Bathinda railway station has two double-bedded non-AC retiring rooms chargeable @ Rs. 100 for 24 hours.[10] 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.[11]

References

1. "Arrivals at Bathinda Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
2. "Ambala railway division". Category-wise classification of the stations. Northern Railway. Archived from the original on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
3. "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
4. "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
5. "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
6. "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
7. "Jodhpur–Bikaner Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
8. "IR History: Part II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
9. "Railway line along Indian border". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India, 21 April 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
10. "Retiring room details (Northern Railway)". Ministry of Railways. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
11. "Model stations". Ambala railway division. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

External links

• Trains at Bathinda
• Bathinda travel guide from Wikivoyage

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