Sahnewal railway station
Railway station in Punjab, India
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Sahnewal Junction railway station is located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Sahnewal. Sahnewal station falls under Firozpur railway division under Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[1]
India
Sahnewal Sanehwal Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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Sanehwal Junction Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Ludhiana–Ambala Road, Sahnewal, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°50′18″N 75°58′45″E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 260 metres (850 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Ambala–Attari line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 nos 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | SNL | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1870 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1996–97 | |||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | 319 per day | |||||||||||||||
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The railway station
Sahnewal railway station is at an elevation of 260 metres (850 ft) and was assigned the code – SNL.[2]
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.[3][4]
The Sahnewal–Chandigarh rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.[5]
Electrification
Amenities
Sanehwal Junction railway station has 1 booking window and no enquiry office. Station is classified under the lowest NSG6 category and has only basic amenities like drinking water, public toilets, sheltered area with adequate seating. Wheelchair availability is not there for disabled persons. There are three platforms at the station and one foot overbridge (FOB).[1]
