Phagwara railway station

Phagwara
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location National Highway 1, Phagwara, Punjab
India
Coordinates 31°13′01″N 74°45′54″E / 31.217°N 74.765°E / 31.217; 74.765Coordinates: 31°13′01″N 74°45′54″E / 31.217°N 74.765°E / 31.217; 74.765
Elevation 245 metres (804 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s) Ambala-Attari line
Phagwara-Nawan Shahr Doaba branch line
Platforms 3
Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code PGW
Division(s) Firozpur
History
Opened 1870
Location
Phagwara railway station
Location in Punjab

Phagwara railway station is located in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the textile town of Phagwara .

The railway station

Phagwara railway station is at an elevation of 245 metres (804 ft) and was assigned the code – PGW.[1]

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar-Ambala-Saharanpur-Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]

Electrification

the Phillaur-Phagwara sector was electrified in 2002-03, and the Phagwara-Jallandhar City-Amritsar sector in 2003-04.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Arrivals at Phagwara". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Mauli
Northern Railway zone
Chiheru
TerminusNorthern Railway zone
Phagwara-Nawan Shahr Doaba branch line
Bahram


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