SAS Nagar Mohali railway station

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SAS Nagar Mohali
Regional rail and Light rail station
General information
LocationIndustrial Area, Phase 9, Mohali
India
Coordinates 30°39′58″N76°44′23″E / 30.666159°N 76.7397406°E / 30.666159; 76.7397406
Elevation330.77 metres (1,085.2 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway zone
Line(s) Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
Platforms2
Tracks 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure typeStandard on ground
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeSASN
Zone(s) Northern Railway zone
Division(s) Ambala
History
ElectrifiedYes
Services
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Chandigarh Junction
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Northern Railway zone
Mohali–Ludhiana Line
Kharar
towards ?
Location
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SAS Nagar Mohali
Location within India
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SAS Nagar Mohali
SAS Nagar Mohali (Punjab)

SAS Nagar Mohali railway station is the main railway station in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab. It serves Mohali, the city adjacent to Chandigarh of the Indian state of Punjab.

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The railway station

SAS Nagar Mohali railway station is at an elevation of 310 metres (1,020 ft) and was assigned the code – SASN.

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History

The 112 km-long project for linking Chandigarh and Ludhiana directly was completed in three phases. The first phase linking Chandigarh and New Morinda on the SirhindNangal line was opened in September 2006. The second phase for the addition of third line between Sahnewal and Ludhiana on the Ambala–Attari line was completed in November 2012. The third phase linking New Morinda with Ludhiana was completed in April 2013. [1]

Electrification

The ChandigarhLudhiana sector is electrified. As per the Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, as on 1.4.2012, 43 km had been completed and 69 km were left. [2]

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References

  1. "Chandigarh–Ludhiana rail link inaugurated". Hindustan Times. Chandigarh. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. "Electrification work in progress". Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

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