Mandi Gobindgarh railway station

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Mandi Gobindgarh
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationMandi Gobindgarh, Punjab
India
Coordinates 30°40′10″N76°17′51″E / 30.6695°N 76.2974°E / 30.6695; 76.2974
Elevation268 metres (879 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s) Ambala–Attari line
Platforms2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGVG
Division(s) Ambala
History
Opened1870
Electrified1995–96
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Sirhind
towards ?
Northern Railway zone Khanna
towards ?
Location
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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]

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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.


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