Delhi–Fazilka line

Delhi–Fazilka line

km to Karachi via Samma Satta (line abandoned) India-Pakistan border to Abohar 421 Fazilka to Ludhiana-Fazilka line 408 Chak Banwala 404 Chak Pakhewala 399 Roranwali 390 Lakhewali 385 Bhagsar 380 Badhai Balamgarh 373 Muktasar State Highway 78 367 Charawan 364 Jhabelwali 359 Bariwala 350 Wander Jatana to Ludhiana-Fazilka line 382 Firozpur Cantonment to Jalandhar-Firozpur line to Ludhiana-Fazilka line State Highway 20 NH 95 375 Kasu Begu 367 Golehwala 360 Pipli Pakhi Kalan 354 Faridkot 345 Giani Jail Singh Sandhawan NH 15 341 Kot Kapura 333 Romana Albel Singh 330 Ajitgill Matta 325 Gangsar Jaitu 318 Chand Bhan 311 Goneana Bhai Jagta National Fertilizers Guru Nanak Dev Thermal Plant to Sri Ganganagar 298 Bathinda to Jodhpur-Bathinda line to Bathinda-Rewari line to Rajpura on Ambala-Attari line 289 Katar Singhwala 278 Kot Fatteh 271 Maisar Khana 263 Maur 252 Koti Kalan 250 Sadda Singhwala State Highway 13 236 Narindarpura 228 Budhlada 220 Datewas 213 Bareta 208 Kangangarh Punjab-Haryana border to Ludhiana-Jakhal line 198 Jakhal 190 Himmatpura 186 Tohala 180 Kalwan 176 Dhamtan Sahib 168 Dharodi to Kurukshetra-Narwana branch line 161 Narwana State Highway 65 153 Ghaso 146 Uchana 136 Barsola 127 Jind Junction State Highway 12 to Panipat-Jind branch line State Highway 10 State Highway 14 120 Bisanpur, Haryana 114 Kinana 107 Jai Jai Wanti 101 Julana 96 Kila Zafargarh State Highway 16A 88 Karainthi 80 Samar Gopalpur Delhi Road to Bhiwani Bhiwani-Rohtak Road 68 Rohtak to Panipat NH 71 64 Asthal Bohar to Rewari-Rohtak line Rohtak City Bypass 58 Kharwar 51 Ismaila Haryana 47 Sampla 43 Rohad Nagar (Halt) 38 Asaudah 29 Bahadurgarh Haryana-Delhi border 23 Ghevra 20 Mundka 17 Nangloi 14 Mangolpuri 9 Shakur Basti AH1 to Delhi-Jaipur line 5 Daya Basti 4 Sarai Rohilla to Delhi-Kalka line to Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur line 0 Delhi 6Delhi Shahdara / Yamuna 8 Vivek Vihar Uttar Pradesh-Delhi border 5 Sahibabad 12 Ghaziabad 23 New Delhi 24 Shivaji Bridge 26 Tilak Bridge Chander Nagar 28 Pragati Maidan Yamuna Anand Vihar Terminal 30 Hazrat Nizamuddin NH2 to Delhi-Meerut-Saharanpur line to Delhi-Moradabad line to Agra Chord to Kanpur-Delhi section Source: Google maps 14625 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Firozpur Cantt. Intercity 3FKNR Kot Kapura Fazilka DMU Passenger

The Delhi–Fazilka line is a railway line connecting Delhi and Fazilka the latter in the Indian state of the Punjab. There is a link to Firozpur Cantonment. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway. This line was a part of the historic Delhi-Karachi line.

History

The Southern Punjab Railway Co. commissioned the Delhi-Bathinda-Samasatta line in 1897.^[1] The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through Samma Satta (now in Pakistan) to Karachi.^[2] In 1901-02, the Jodhpur–Bathinda line of Rajputana-Malwa Railway was extended from Bikaner to Bathinda via Hanumangarh, to connect it with the metre gauge section of the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway to the south and the meter gauge of North Western Railway's Delhi–Fazilka line (Delhi-Hisar-Bhatinda-Karachi line) to the north.^[3] In 2000s, Jodhpur-Bikaner-Bathinda line was converted to broad gauge.^[4] In 2009, the metre gauge Hisar-Sadulpur section was converted to broad gauge.^[5][6]

Border crossings

Fazilka and Husseiniwala on this line are two defunct border crossing points on the India-Pakistan border.

After partition of India, a line linked Amrooka on the Pakistan side of the India-Pakistan border, opposite Fazilka, to Samma Satta. The only train running through these tracks was withdrawn in 2011.^[7]

The Hussainiwala-Ganda Singh Wala railway crossing, near Firozpur, became defunct with the partition of India. The broad gauge spur from Kasur Junction in Pakistan has been closed.^[8] A strategically important bridge that was blown up during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 at Hussainiwala, has been rebuilt and opened in 2013.^[9]

Electrification

The Okhla-New Delhi-Shakurbasti line was electrified in 1982-83.^[10] As of 2010-11, only 3 km of the 60 km Shakurbasti-Rohtak was remaining.^[11] The EMU services of Delhi suburban railway was extended up to Rohtak in 2013.^[12]

The electrification of the Rohtak-Bathinda-Lehra Muhabat sector is expected to be completed in 2017-18.^[13]

Tracks

Rohtak-Mansa is a double line and doubling of the Mansa-Bathinda sector is in progress.^[13]

Sheds

Shakurbasti has a diesel loco shed. It houses WDS-4A, WDS-4B, WDS-4D, WDM-2 and DEMUs. It also has a broad gauge trip shed for WDM-2 and WDG-3A locos. WDS-4 shunting locos based all over Northern Railway are sent here for periodical maintenance.^[14]

Developments

The 42 km (26 mi) new 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge line between Fazilka and Abohar was opened in 2012.^[15]

The Rewari-Rohtak line was commissioned in 2013.^[16]

Work for a new line from Rohtak to Hansi via Meham was inaugurated in 2013.^[17]

Railway reorganisation

Southern Punjab Railway was taken over by the state and merged with North Western Railway in 1930.^[18]

With the partition of India in 1947, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and later Pakistan Railways, the eastern part became Eastern Punjab Railway.^[19]

In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.^[20]

References

External links

• Trains at Old Delhi
• Trains at Sarai Rohilla
• Trains at Bhathinda
• Trains at Firozpur Cantonment
• Trains at Fazilka

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