https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Batala_Junction_railway_station Batala Junction railway station - Revision history 2026-07-31T10:38:16Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Batala_Junction_railway_station&diff=107913&oldid=prev >Vatsmaxed at 18:05, 24 June 2021 2021-06-24T18:05:20Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Punjab}}<br /> {{EngvarB|date=May 2014}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = Batala<br /> | type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | image = Batala railway station Entry.jpg<br /> | image_caption = <br /> | address = Dera Baba Nanak Road, Batala, Punjab<br /> | country = India <br /> | coordinates = {{Coord|31.8216|N|75.1944|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline, title}}<br /> | elevation = {{convert|250|m|ft}} <br /> | line = [[Amritsar–Pathankot line]] &lt;br/&gt; Batala–Qadian line<br /> | structure = Standard on ground<br /> | platform = 2<br /> | tracks = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]<br /> | parking = Yes<br /> | bicycle = No<br /> | opened = 1884<br /> | closed = <br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = <br /> | ADA = <br /> | code = {{Indian railway code<br /> | code = BAT<br /> | division = Ferozpore<br /> }}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br /> | status = Functioning<br /> | former = <br /> | passengers = <br /> | pass_year = <br /> | pass_percent = <br /> | pass_system = <br /> | map_dot_label = Batala railway station<br /> | map_size = 300<br /> | map_type = India Punjab<br /> | map_caption = Location in Punjab<br /> }} <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Batala railway station&#039;&#039;&#039; is located in [[Gurdaspur district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and serves the industrial town of [[Batala]] .<br /> <br /> ==The railway station==<br /> [[File:Batala railway station board.jpg|thumb|left]]<br /> Batala railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|247.19|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – BAT.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/batala-junction-bat/1193 |title= Arrivals at Batala Junction|publisher= indiarailinfo| access-date=14 February 2014}}<br /> <br /> &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> The {{convert|107|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long {{track gauge|1676mm}}-wide {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]Amritsar–Pathankot line was opened in 1884.&lt;ref name=punjabrailway&gt;{{cite web | url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_gdr16.htm | title= Chapter VII | access-date= 10 February 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090410022057/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_gdr16.htm | archive-date= 10 April 2009 | url-status= dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; It originally belonged to the local government and was transferred to [[North Western Railway (British India)|North Western Railway]] in 1892.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url= https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_331.gif | title= Digital South Asia Library|publisher= Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 20, p. 325. | access-date = 10 February 2014 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Developments==<br /> The {{convert|39.68|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Qadian–Beas link was approved in 2011. It would provide direct and shorter access from Batala to [[Ambala–Attari line]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url= http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/qadianbeas-rail-project-gets-centre-nod/887682/ | title= Qadian–Beas rail project gets Centre nod |publisher= The Indian Express, 14 December 2011 | access-date = 23 February 2014 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/batala-junction-bat/1193 Trains at Batala]<br /> <br /> {{s-rail-start|noclear=yes}}<br /> {{s-rail|title=Batala}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Jaintipura| next= Chhina |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= [[Amritsar–Pathankot line]] |rows1=1}}<br /> {{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= | next= Qadian |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= Batala–Qadian link |rows1=1}}<br /> <br /> {{end}}<br /> <br /> {{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Gurdaspur district]]<br /> [[Category:Firozpur railway division]]</div> >Vatsmaxed