Batala railway station

Batala railway station is located in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the industrial town of Batala .

Batala
Indian Railway Junction Station
LocationDera Baba Nanak Road, Batala, Punjab
India
Coordinates31°49′18″N 75°11′40″E
Elevation250 metres (820 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway
Line(s)Amritsar-Pathankot line
Platforms2
TracksBroad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBAT
Division(s) Ferozpore
History
Opened1884
Location
Batala railway station
Location in Punjab

The railway station

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 broad gauge Amritsar-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

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
  1. "Arrivals at Batala Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. "Chapter VII". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. "Digital South Asia Library". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 325. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. "Qadian-Beas rail project gets Centre nod". The Indian Express, 14 December 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
Preceding station   Batala   Following station
Jaintipura
Northern Railway zone
Amritsar-Pathankot line
Chhina
TerminusNorthern Railway zone
Batala-Qadian link
Qadian
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