Chheharta Sahib

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'''Chheharta Sahib''' is a town located 7 km <ref>Tara Singh, "Sri Gur Tirath Sangarahi"</ref> west of [[Amritsar]] city of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in [[India]], on the [[Grand Trunk Road]] leading to the [[Pakistan]] border. The town derives its name from the Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib, established by the fifth Sikh Guru [[Guru Arjan Dev ji]]

==History==
[[Guru Arjan Dev ji]], the fifth Sikh guru, had a large well constructed in this area. The well was so large that it required 6 Persian wheels to operate. Chheharta got its name from the six wheels, where six is ''chhe (Punjabi: <span lang="pa-guru" dir="ltr">ਛੇ</span>)'', and the Persian wheel is called ''hart (Punjabi: <span lang="pa-guru" dir="ltr">ਹਰਟ</span>'' ).
[[File:Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib.jpg|alt=Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib|thumb|276x276px|Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib]]
[[File:Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib Well.jpg|alt=Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib Well|thumb|276x276px|Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib Well]]
[[File:Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib Well side view.jpg|alt=Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib Well side view|thumb|279x279px|Gurudwara Chheharta Sahib Well side view]]

==Present==
The town is now an industrial township with a large concentration of population. The Town attracts huge visitors on the occasion of [[Basant Panchmi]] in which the Old tradition of Kite Flying is still very common. The Crowd is enriched with people wearing yellow turbans which hold a significance to the spring festival. It is famous for Basant Panchmi which is a festival marking Spring season people living in Punjab. People from all over the Punjab visit and fly kites and offer prayers to their Guru .

==Rail==
[[Cheharta Railway Station]] is the first railway station while going towards [[Attari railway station]].

It is famous for its historical Gurudwara. And is the main station for import and export with [[Pakistan]].

It has 2 platforms. One is for passengers and other one is for freight train. Government has planned to construct 2 washing lines in this railway station.

The Town is well connected to the other parts of the state, being 4 km away from the [[Amritsar Junction railway station]]. Chheharta Railway Station is the main terminal station. The Railway Station operation is confined mainly to goods trains. It is heavily used to load and unload merchandise which earns it a monthly revenue of 9 crore. The Station meet the local demands with the help of Solitary passenger train Amritsar-Chheharta-Attari and Attari-Chheharta-Amritsar.
The Ministry of Railways have allocated Rs 60 crore for its infrastructure. The railway station will be developed into a satellite railway station.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}

==References==
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==External References==
*http://www.thesikhencyclopedia.com/historic-gurdwaras-in-punjab/chheharta-sahib-gurdwara
*http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/amritsar/rly-allocates-rs-60-cr-for-infra-at-chheharta-railway-station/187475.html

{{Amritsar district}}
[[Category:Villages in Amritsar district]]
[[Category:Former capital cities in India]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Amritsar district]]

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