Bhiwani Junction railway station

Bhiwani Junction
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail
Location Station Road, Bhiwani, Haryana
India
Coordinates 28°47′52″N 76°07′30″E / 28.7979°N 76.1251°E / 28.7979; 76.1251Coordinates: 28°47′52″N 76°07′30″E / 28.7979°N 76.1251°E / 28.7979; 76.1251
Elevation 216 metres (709 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by North Western Railway zone
Line(s) Bathinda-Rewari line
Bhiwani-Rohtak link
Platforms 3
Tracks 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code BNW
Division(s) Bikaner
History
Opened 1884 (1884)
Electrified Yes
Location
Bhiwani railway station
Location in Haryana

Bhiwani railway station is located in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana . It serves Bhiwani.

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.[1][2] The Bathinda-Rewari metre gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1994.[3]

The Bhiwani-Rohtak link was laid in 1979.[4]

Infrastructure

Bhiwani railway station is at an elevation of 216 metres (709 ft) and was assigned the code – BNW. Now Bhiwani-Rewari line has expected to be double in 2016.

Amenities

The station has retiring rooms.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Haryana gets new railway line after 33 years". New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Dormitory". North Western Railway zone. Bikaner railway division. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Sui
North Western Railway zone
Manheru
TerminusNorth Western Railway zone
Bhiwani-Rohtak link
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