Bathinda Junction railway station

Junction train station in Punjab, India

30°12′37″N 74°55′58″E / 30.2102°N 74.9329°E / 30.2102; 74.9329Elevation208 metres (682 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorthern RailwayLine(s)Delhi–Fazilka line
Jodhpur–Bathinda line
Bathinda–Rewari line
Bathinda–Rajpura line
Suratgarh–Bathinda linePlatforms7Tracks18 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoAccessible

Other informationStatusFunctioningStation codeBTI Division(s) AmbalaHistoryOpened1884; 140 years ago (1884)ElectrifiedYes

Location
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Bathinda

Legend

					Delhi–Fazilka line
					Suratgarh–Bathinda line
					Bathinda
Jodhpur–Bathinda line					Bathinda–Rajpura line
Bathinda–Rewari line
					Delhi–Fazilka line

Source: Google Maps

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.^[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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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

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

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

Places adjacent to Bathinda Junction railway station

Goneana Bhai Jagta (Fazila, Ferozpur )

Bahman Dwana (Sri Ganganagar, Bikaner)

Bathinda Junction

Bathinda Cantonment railway station (Rajpura, Ambala)

Gursar Shnewala (Hanumangarh, Jodhapur)

Gahri Bhagi (Rewari, Jaipur)

Katar Singhwala (Rohtak, Delhi)

Railway stations in the Punjab, India

NRTooltip Northern Railway zone

Ambala	Abohar Junction Anandpur Sahib Barnala Bathinda Cantonment Bathinda Junction Dappar Dhuri Junction Fatehgarh Sahib Ghaggar Lalru Mandi Gobindgarh Morinda Junction New Morinda Junction Nangal Dam Naya Nangal Patiala Rajpura Junction Rupnagar Sangrur SAS Nagar Mohali Sirhind
Firozpur	Amritsar Junction Attari Sham Singh Batala Junction Beas Junction Bharoli Junction Faridkot Fazilka Junction Firozpur Cantonment Firozpur City Gurdaspur Hoshiarpur Jalandhar City Junction Jalandhar Cantonment Kapurthala Kotkapura Junction Ladhowal Lohian Khas Junction Ludhiana Junction Moga Mukerian Muktsar Nakodar Junction Nawanshahr Doaba Junction Pathankot Cantonment Pathankot Junction Phagwara Qadian Phillaur Junction Sahnewal Tarn Taran Junction Verka Junction
Delhi	Mansa