Sirhind railway station
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LocationMain Market, Sirhind, Punjab
India
India
Elevation271 metres (889 ft)
Sirhind Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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 Sirhind Junction Main Entrance | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Main Market, Sirhind, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°37′27″N 76°22′56″E / 30.6242°N 76.3822°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 271 metres (889 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways (India) | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | ||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | SIR | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Ambala | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1870 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1995-1996 | |||||||||||||||
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Sirhind Junction railway station is located in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Sirhind & Fatehgarh Sahib. Sirhind Junction is situated on Attari–Delhi line and connect Sirhind–Una line. Sirhind Junction comes under Northern Railway zone in Ambala railway division.
Sirhind railway station is at an elevation of 271 metres (889 ft) and was assigned the code – SIR.[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]
The Sirhind–Nangal line was opened in 1927.[3]
