Farrukhnagar railway station

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 railway station
Indian Railways station
Farrukhnagar railway station
LocationState Highway 15A, Haryana
India
Coordinates26.1530°N 81.8063°E / 26.1530; 81.8063
Elevation215 metres (705 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway
Line(s)Garhi Harsaru–Farrukhnagar line
Platforms1
Tracks3 (single diesel BG)
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 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 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:

  • Farrukhnagar–Delhi Passenger (unreserved)
  • Farrukhnagar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Passenger
  • Farrukhnagar–Garhi Harsaru Passenger
  • Farrukhnagar–Saharanpur Janta Express (unreserved)
  • Farrukhnagar–Garhi Harsaru Heritage Express (weekly on Sunday)

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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