Bathinda Junction railway station

Bathinda Junction ਬਠਿੰਡਾ ਜੰਕਸ਼ਨ
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	The Mall Road, Bathinda, Punjab India
Coordinates	30°12′37″N 74°55′58″E / 30.2102°N 74.9329°ECoordinates: 30°12′37″N 74°55′58″E / 30.2102°N 74.9329°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 railway station Location in the Punjab

Bathinda
Legend to Rajpura on Ambala-Attari line Bathinda on Delhi-Fazilka line to Sri Ganganagar to Jodhpur-Bathinda line to Bathinda-Rewari 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 208 metres (682 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, Kolkata, Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Jammu, Udhampur, Amritsar. Bathinda railway station is the main terminal station is located on the Delhi-Fazilka line of Northern Railway.

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]

The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi-Bathinda-Samasatta line in 1897.^[6]

In 1901-02, 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. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
3. "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
4. "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
5. "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
6. "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". Retrieved 10 May 2014.
7. "Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway". fibis. 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. 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