Farrukhnagar railway station
Farrukhnagar Railway Station | |
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Indian Railways station | |
General information | |
Location | State Highway 15A, Haryana India |
Coordinates | 26°09′11″N 81°48′23″E / 26.1530°N 81.8063°E |
Elevation | 215 metres (705 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Northern Railway |
Line(s) | Garhi Harsaru–Farrukhnagar line |
Platforms | 1 |
Tracks | 3 (single diesel broad gauge) |
Connections | Auto stand |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
Parking | No |
Bicycle facilities | No |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | FN |
Zone(s) | Northern Railway |
Division(s) | Delhi |
History | |
Opened | 1901 |
Electrified | No |
Farrukhnagar Railway Station is a small railway station in Gurugram district, Haryana. Its code is FN. It serves Farrukhnagar city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]
Farrukhnagar lies on a branch line which was laid in 1901 to Garhi Harsaru railway station from Farrukhnagar on Rajputana–Malwa Railway, For many years, the metre-gauge railway line was used to transport salt by steam locomotives and was closed in 2004 for gauge conversion. The converted broad-gauge track became operational in 2011. There has been a demand to extend the track to Jhajjar where it will join Rewari–Jhajjar–Rohtak railway line.[2]
Currently[when?] six trains originate and terminate from Farrukhnagar which connects cities like Delhi, Saharanpur, Garhi Harsaru which main junction near the city.[3][4][5]
Major trains
Some of the important trains that run from Farrukhnagar are:
- Farrukhnagar–Delhi Passenger (unreserved)
- Farrukhnagar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Passenger
- Farrukhnagar–Garhi Harsaru Passenger
- Farrukhnagar–Saharanpur Janta Express (unreserved)
- Farrukhnagar–Garhi Harsaru Heritage Express (weekly on Sunday)
References
- ^ "FN/Farukhnagar". India Rail Info.
- ^ Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 20 (New ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1931 [1909]. p. 349 – via University of Chicago.
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ignored (help) - ^ "Departures from Farukhnagar". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Jat Stir Caused Over Rs. 250 Crore Damage To Railways: Official". NDTV. 11 March 2016.
- ^ Press Trust of India (12 October 2015). "Haryana government requests Centre to include Railway over Bridge in annual plan". India.com.
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