Bhiwani Junction railway station
Rail station in Haryana, India
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Bhiwani Railway Station is located in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana. It serves Bhiwani.
India
Bhiwani Junction City | |||||
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Bhiwani Junction Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Station Road, Bhiwani, Haryana India | ||||
| Coordinates | 28°47′52″N 76°07′30″E | ||||
| Elevation | 216 metres (709 ft) | ||||
| System | Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operator | North Western Railway zone | ||||
| Lines | Bathinda–Rewari line Bhiwani–Rohtak link | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
Cycle facilities | No | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | BNW | ||||
| Division(s) | Bikaner | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||
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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][unreliable source?] The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1994.[3]
The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979.[4]
Infrastructure
Bhiwani railway station is at an elevation of 216 metres (709 ft) and was assigned the code – BNW. Now Bhiwani–Rewari line has expected to be double in 2016.[clarification needed]
Amenities
The station has retiring rooms.[5]
Recent developments had been made at this station by govt including parking for cars and two wheeler and more room for passenger to sit
