Batala Junction railway station
Railway station in Punjab
31°49′18″N 75°11′40″E / 31.8216°N 75.1944°E / 31.8216; 75.1944
Batala–Qadian line
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![]() ![]() Batala railway station Location in Punjab |
Batala Railway Station is located in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the industrial town of Batala.
The railway station
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Batala railway station is at an elevation of 247.19 metres (811.0 ft) and was assigned the code – BAT.[1]
History
The 107 km (66 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeAmritsar–Pathankot line was opened in 1884.[2] It originally belonged to the local government and was transferred to North Western Railway in 1892.[3]
Developments
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The 39.68 km (25 mi) Qadian–Beas link was approved in 2011. It would provide direct and shorter access from Batala to Ambala–Attari line.[4]
References
- ^ "Arrivals at Batala Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Chapter VII". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Digital South Asia Library". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 325. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Qadian–Beas rail project gets Centre nod". The Indian Express, 14 December 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
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