Farrukhnagar railway station

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Farrukhnagar railway station
Indian Railways station
Farrukhnagar Railway Station building.JPG
Farrukhnagar railway station
General information
LocationState Highway 15A, Haryana
India
Coordinates 26°09′11″N81°48′23″E / 26.1530°N 81.8063°E / 26.1530; 81.8063 Coordinates: 26°09′11″N81°48′23″E / 26.1530°N 81.8063°E / 26.1530; 81.8063
Elevation215 metres (705 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s) Garhi Harsaru–Farrukhnagar line
Platforms1
Tracks3 (single diesel broad gauge)
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeFN
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Delhi
History
Opened1901
ElectrifiedNo

Farrukhnagar railway station is a small railway station in Gurugram district, Haryana. Its code is FN. It serves Farrukhnagar city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. [1]

Farrukhnagar lies on a branch line which was laid in 1901 to Garhi Harsaru railway station from Farrukhnagar on Rajputana–Malwa Railway, For many years, the metre-gauge railway line was used to transport salt by steam locomotives and was closed in 2004 for gauge conversion. The converted broad-gauge track became operational in 2011. There has been a demand to extend the track to Jhajjar where it will join Rewari–Jhajjar–Rohtak railway line. [2]

Currently[ when? ] six trains originate and terminate from Farrukhnagar which connects cities like Delhi, Saharanpur, Garhi Harsaru which main junction near the city. [3] [4] [5]

Major trains

Some of the important trains that run from Farrukhnagar are:

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References

  1. ↑ "FN/Farukhnagar". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ Imperial Gazetteer of India. Digital South Asia Library. Vol. 20 (New ed.). Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1931 [1909]. p. 349 – via University of Chicago.
  3. ↑ "Departures from Farukhnagar". India Rail Info.
  4. ↑ "Jat Stir Caused Over Rs. 250 Crore Damage To Railways: Official". NDTV. 11 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Press Trust of India (12 October 2015). "Haryana government requests Centre to include Railway over Bridge in annual plan". India.com.


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