Phagwara Junction railway station
Railway station in India
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Phagwara Junction railway station is located on Ambala–Attari line in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the textile town of Phagwara.
LocationNH 1, Prem Nagar, Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab
India
IndiaCoordinates31°13′01″N 74°45′54″E
Elevation245 metres (804 ft)
Phagwara Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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New Delhi–Amritsar Shatabdi Express At Phagwara Junction | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | NH 1, Prem Nagar, Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°13′01″N 74°45′54″E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 245 metres (804 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | Northern Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Ambala–Attari line, Phagwara–Jaijon Doaba line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | PGW | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1870 | |||||||||||||||
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The railway station
Phagwara railway station is at an elevation of 245 metres (804 ft) and was assigned the code PGW.[1]
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi)-long Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]
Electrification
The Phillaur–Phagwara sector was electrified in 2002–03, and the Phagwara–Jallandhar City–Amritsar sector in 2003–04.[3]
