Mandi Gobindgarh railway station

Railway station in Punjab, India

30°40′10″N 76°17′51″E / 30.6695°N 76.2974°E / 30.6695; 76.2974Elevation268 metres (879 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorthern RailwayLine(s)Ambala–Attari linePlatforms2ConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeGVG Division(s) AmbalaHistoryOpened1870Electrified1995–96Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Sirhind
towards ?
Northern Railway zone Khanna
towards ?
Location
Mandi Gobindgarh railway station is located in Punjab
Mandi Gobindgarh railway station
Mandi Gobindgarh railway station
Location in Punjab

Mandi Gobindgarh railway station is located in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the steel town of Mandi Gobindgarh .

The railway station

Mandi Gobindgarh railway station is at an elevation of 268 metres (879 ft) and was assigned the code – GVG.[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 Shahbad Markanda-Mandi Gobindgarh sector was electrified in 1995–96.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Arrivals at Mandi Gobindgarh". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  2. ^ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

External links

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