Hisar Junction railway station
Hisar railway station | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
| Location |
Railway Road, Hisar, Haryana India |
| Coordinates | 29°09′07″N 75°43′28″E / 29.1519°N 75.7244°ECoordinates: 29°09′07″N 75°43′28″E / 29.1519°N 75.7244°E |
| Elevation | 212 metres (696 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Connections | Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | HSR |
| Fare zone | North Western Railway |
| Electrified | Yes |
Hisar railway station is a main railway station in Hisar district, Haryana. Its code is HSR. It serves Hisar city. The station consists of 6 platforms. [1]
Location
The railway station is about 5 km from the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology; 4 km from the Blue Bird Lake; 2 km from the bus station along the National Highway 10, 2 km from the town center & main market area; 1km from Mahabir Stadium 6 km from the Hisar Airport; 167 km from the Indira Gandhi International Airport; 180 km from the New Delhi railway station; and 235 km from the Chandigarh International Airport.
History
The first railway line to the city was laid down in 1883 when Delhi Rewari Railway was extended to Bhatinda.[2] Currently, there are four broad gauge railway lines at the station.[3]The railway station is a part of Western Dedicated Rail Freight Corridor according to which the city is to be developed as an export-oriented industrial units.[4]
Railway lines
Following railway lines pass through Hisar junction:
Bathinda–Rewari line
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.[5][6] Bathinda–Rewari line route map.
Ludhiana–Jakhal line
Ludhiana–Jakhal line via Sangrur and Hisar was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.[7] The broad gauge Ludhiana-Dhuri-Jakhal line was situated partly in British territory and partly in the territory lying in the native states of Jhind, Malerkotla and Patiala. An agreement for the construction, working and maintenance of the railway line was signed between the British Government and the native states in 1893.[8]
Originates
- Rewari - Hisar DMU train]
- Jind - Hisar Passenger train
- Bikaner - Hisar DEMU train
- Jaipur - Hisar Passenger train
- Jodhpur Hisar DEMU train
- Old Delhi - Bathinda Kisan Express train
- Ludhiana - Hisar Passenger train
- Mumbai Bandra Terminus - Hisar Weekly Super Fast Express train
- Ringas - Hisar Mela Special train
Trains Stops
- Amritsar - Ajmer Express (via Dhuri)
- Amritsar - Ajmer Express (via Firozpur)
- Amritsar - Sadulpur Passenger
- Ahmedabad - Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
- Bhatinda Rewari Passenger
- Dhuri Sirsa Passenger
- Fazilka Rewari Passenger
- Gorakhdham Express)
- Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Vivek Express
- Bandra Terminus Hisar Express
- Rewari-Shri Ganganagar Passenger
- Sirsa Haryana Express
- Sirsa Ludhiana Passenger
See also
References
- ↑ "HSR/Hisar Junction". India Rail Info.
- ↑ "Imperial gazetteer of India"
- ↑ [http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf hisar gazeteer
- ↑ "DMIC- Haryana". DelhiMumbaiIndustrialCorridor.com. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ↑ "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications, page 135. Haryana Government. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Chapter VII - Communications". Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ Sharma, Suresh K. "Haryana: Past and Present". Page 220. Mittal Publications, A-110 Mohan Garden, New Delhi-110059. ISBN 81-8324-046-1. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
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