Farrukhnagar railway station

Farrukhnagar railway station
Indian Railway Station

Farrukhnagar Railway Station
Location State Highway 15A, Haryana
India
Coordinates 26°09′11″N 81°48′23″E / 26.1530°N 81.8063°E / 26.1530; 81.8063Coordinates: 26°09′11″N 81°48′23″E / 26.1530°N 81.8063°E / 26.1530; 81.8063
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 BG)
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 railway division
Electrified Yes

Farrukhnagar railway station is a small railway station in Gurgaon district, Haryana. Its code is FN. It serves Farrukhnagar city. The station consists of 1 platforms. 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 Engines 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 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 runs from Farrukhnagar are :

References


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