Bathinda–Rewari line
{{Short description|Bathinda-Rewari line}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Bathinda–Rewari line
with links to Sadulpur, Rohtak and Jakkhal
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| logo_width = 100 px
| image = Rewari Junction Railway Station.JPG
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| caption = Rewari Junction is an important railway station of Bathinda–Rewari line
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| status = Operational
| locale = Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
| start = {{stnlnk|Bathinda}}
| end = Rewari
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| routes =
| open = 1884
| close =
| owner = Indian Railways
| operator = Northern Railway
North Western Railway
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| tracklength = Main line: {{convert|300|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
Branch lines:
Hisar–Sadulpur: {{convert|70|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
Bhiwani–Rohtak: {{convert|49|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
Hisar–Jakkhal: {{convert|82|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| gauge = {{track gauge|1676 mm|allk=on}} broad gauge
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| electrification = Fully Electrified
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| elevation = Bathinda {{convert|208|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, Rewari {{convert|245|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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| map = {{Bathinda–Rewari line}}
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The Bathinda–Rewari line is a railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Bathinda}} in the Indian state of the Punjab and Rewari in Haryana. There are links to Sadulpur and Rohtak also. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and North Western Railway.
History
The Rajputana–Malwa Railway extended the {{track gauge|1000mm}}-wide metre gauge Delhi–Rewari line to Bathinda in 1884.{{cite web| url= http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| title= Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar| work= Communications, page 135| publisher= Haryana Government| access-date= 10 May 2014| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140501213030/http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/gazeteers/gazetteer_india_hisar.pdf| archive-date= 1 May 2014| url-status= dead}}{{cite web| url = http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php/Rajputana-Malwa_State_Railway |title = Rajputana Malwa State Railway| publisher= fibis| access-date = 10 May 2014}} The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was laid in 1911. The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979.{{cite web| url = http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article1413311.ece| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140512225459/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article1413311.ece| url-status = dead| archive-date = 12 May 2014|title = Haryana gets new railway line after 33 years| work= New Indian Express| access-date = 6 May 2014}} and the Hisar–Jakkhal link was also laid on 1 November 1913.{{cite web |url= https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.36650|title= Indian Railways history |access-date=2012-11-06 }}
Gauge conversion and electrification
The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to {{track gauge|1676 mm|allk=on}}-wide broad gauge in 1994. The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009.{{cite web| url = http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf| title = Overview of Bikaner Division| publisher = Indian Railways| access-date = 6 May 2014| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030427/http://www.nwr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1390378076313-Overview%20dt.21.01.14.pdf| archive-date = 8 May 2014| url-status = dead}} The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was also converted to broad gauge and the other link between Hisar–Jakkhal, too.
Loco shed
The locomotive shed at Rewari has been restored. It now houses broad gauge locomotives.{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 11 May 2014}}
References
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External links
- [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bathinda-junction-bti/109 Trains at Bathinda]
- [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/rewari-junction-re/356 Trains at Rewari]
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Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
Category:Rail transport in Rajasthan
Category:Rail transport in Haryana
Category:Rail transport in Punjab, India