Hanumangarh Junction railway station
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Hanumangarh Junction | |
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Indian Railways station | |
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General information | |
Location | Station Road, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan India |
Coordinates | 29°36′42″N 74°17′37″E / 29.6117°N 74.2936°E |
Elevation | 184 metres (604 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Bikaner railway division |
Line(s) | Jodhpur-Bathinda line Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line |
Platforms | 3 |
Tracks | 8 |
Connections | Auto stand |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
Parking | Yes |
Bicycle facilities | Yes |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | HMH |
Fare zone | North Western Railway |
History | |
Electrified | Yes |
Hanumangarh Junction railway station is a main railway station in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan. Its code is HMH. It serves Hanumangarh city.[1]
Hanumangarh is a major railway station on Jodhpur–Bathinda line, Sadulpur, Rewari, Jaipur, Sriganganagar, Anupgarh.
Background
Both metre-gauge and broad-gauge lines earlier passed through this station. There is a diamond railway crossing. The broad gauge started in 1982 from Bhatinda to Suratgarh via Hanumangarh and first train was flagged by Milkha Singh.
Development
The metre-gauge train has become history for Hanumangarh because in October 2012 Hanumangarh–Sadulpur metre-gauge track closed and is being converted into broad gauge. Hanumangarh to Sri Ganganagar railway track has been converted into broad gauge and presently three trains are running on this track from Hanumangarh to Sri Ganganagar.
Services
A number of trains connect to this major railway junction.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Hanumangarh Jn Railway station". NDTV. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
External links
- Hanumangarh Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
- Hanumangarh Junction station on OpenStreetMap
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