Bathinda–Rewari line

Bathinda–Rewari line
with links to Sadulpur, Rohtak and Jakkhal
Bathinda–Rewari line; with links to Sadulpur, Rohtak and Jakkhal
	Rewari Junction is an important railway station of Bathinda–Rewari line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Termini	Bathinda; Rewari;
Service
Operator(s)	Northern Railway; North Western Railway
History
Opened	1884
Technical
Track length	Main line: 300 km (186 mi); Branch lines:; Hisar–Sadulpur: 70 km (43 mi); Bhiwani–Rohtak: 49 km (30 mi); Hisar–Jakkhal: 82 km (51 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification	Fully Electrified
Highest elevation	Bathinda 208 m (682 ft), Rewari 245 m (804 ft)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Punjab
	Haryana
	Source: Google maps ; 54781 Bhatinda-Rewari Passenger; 54828 Hisar Bikaner Passenger; 54014 Bhiwani Rohtak Passenger; 54635 Hisar Ludiana Passenger

The Bathinda–Rewari line is a railway line connecting Bathinda in the Indian state of the Punjab and Rewari in Haryana. There are links to Sadulpur and Rohtak also. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and North Western Railway.

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 metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was laid in 1911.^[1] The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979.^[3] and the Hisar–Jakkhal link was also laid on 1 November 1913.^[4]

Gauge conversion and electrification

The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 1994. The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009.^[5] The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was also converted to broad gauge and the other link between Hisar–Jakkhal, too.

Loco shed

The locomotive shed at Rewari has been restored. It now houses broad gauge locomotives.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
^ "Haryana gets new railway line after 33 years". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "Indian Railways history". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
^ "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

External links

[hisar-1] "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[2] "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.

[3] "Haryana gets new railway line after 33 years". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[4] "Indian Railways history". Retrieved 6 November 2012.

[5] "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

[6] "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

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Monorails	Patiala State Monorail Trainways
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Manufacturing units and workshops	Banaras Locomotive Works Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala Modern Coach Factory, Raebareli
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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India Haryana Orbital Rail Corridor