Garhi Harsaru Junction railway station

Garhi Harsaru Junction railway station is a small railway station in Gurgaon district, Haryana, India. Its code is GHH. It serves Garhi Harsaru town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.^[1]

LocationDhani Ramnagar, Garhi Harsaru, Gurgaon, Haryana
India

Coordinates28.4383°N 76.9307°E / 28.4383; 76.9307

Elevation221 metres (725 ft)

SystemIndian Railways station

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Garhi Harsaru Junction Railway Station
General information
Location	Dhani Ramnagar, Garhi Harsaru, Gurgaon, Haryana India
Coordinates	28.4383°N 76.9307°E / 28.4383; 76.9307
Elevation	221 metres (725 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owner	Indian Railways
Operator	Northern Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	8
Connections	Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Cycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	GHH
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Delhi
History
Opened	1901
Location

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Garhi Harsaru is a main junction in Gurgaon district due to its proximity to Manesar. A branch line towards Farrukhnagar was laid in 1901 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 In 1982 shooting of famous movie "Gandhi" the station was depicted as Pietermaritzburg where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of first class compartment of being non white. Rewari–Jhajjar–Rohtak railway line.^[2]

Garhi Harsaru is also a large inland container depot and serves as a hub for transshipment of containers from and to Mumbai Port and seaports on the west coast of India in Gujarat.^[3][4][5]