Batala | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
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| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | Dera Baba Nanak Road, Batala, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°49′18″N 75°11′40″E / 31.8216°N 75.1944°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 250 metres (820 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) |
Amritsar–Pathankot line Batala–Qadian line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | BAT | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Ferozpore | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1884 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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  Batala railway station Location in Punjab | ||||||||||||||||
Batala Railway Station is located in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the industrial town of Batala.
The railway station
Batala railway station is at an elevation of 247.19 metres (811.0 ft) and was assigned the code – BAT. [1]
History
The 107 km (66 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeAmritsar–Pathankot line was opened in 1884. [2] It originally belonged to the local government and was transferred to North Western Railway in 1892. [3]
Developments
The 39.68 km (25 mi) Qadian–Beas link was approved in 2011. It would provide direct and shorter access from Batala to Ambala–Attari line. [4]
References
- ^ "Arrivals at Batala Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ "Chapter VII". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Digital South Asia Library". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 325. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ^ "Qadian–Beas rail project gets Centre nod". The Indian Express, 14 December 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
