Attari railway station

Attari
Indian Railway Station

Attari station looking towards Pakistan,
with goods custom depot (left)
Location Attari village, Punjab
India
Coordinates 31°35′39″N 74°36′24″E / 31.5942°N 74.6068°ECoordinates: 31°35′39″N 74°36′24″E / 31.5942°N 74.6068°E
Elevation 220 metres (720 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s) Ambala–Attari line
Platforms 3
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code ATT
Division(s) Firozpur
History
Opened 1862
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Khasa
Northern Railway zoneTerminus
Location
Attari railway station
Location in Punjab

Attari railway station is located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Attari and the Wagah border with Pakistan.

The railway station

Attari railway station is at an elevation of 220 metres (720 ft) and was assigned the code – ATT.[1]

Attari is the last station in India on the Amritsar-Lahore line.

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line in 1865.[2] Amritsar-Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore n 1862.[3]

Trans-Asian Railway

Currently, all freight traffic originating from Asia destined for Europe goes by sea. The Trans-Asian Railway will enable containers from Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Korea to travel over land by train to Europe. The Southern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway is of prime interest to India. It connects Yunnan in China and Thailand with Europe via Turkey and passes through India.[4]

The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede. On the western side, the line will enter Pakistan at Attari. There is a 315 kilometres (196 mi) missing link on this route in the India-Myanmar sector; of this, 180 kilometres (110 mi), in India, is between Jiribam in Manipur and Tamu in Myanmar. The rail link between Jiribam and Imphal has been sanctioned by Indian Railways, but that is unlikely to be completed before 2016. At present construction work is in progress in a 97 kilometres (60 mi) stretch between Jiribam and Tupul.[5][6][7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Arrival at Attari". iniarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ↑ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Timeline". Irse.bravehost.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway". fibis. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Trans-Asian Railway". Streamline Supply Chain. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  5. ↑ "Agreement on Trans-Asian railway passing through Manipur signed". Larkhawm. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  6. ↑ "India signs accord on trans-Asian railway network". The Hindu. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "B'desh segment of TAR route preparation shows progress". Financial Express. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "Manipur gets rail gift for Trinamul bypoll win – Tall promises of connecting all capitals of region leaves Northeast industry captains unimpressed". The Telegraph. India. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

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