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{{Infobox station
| name = Farrukhnagar railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Farrukhnagar Railway Station building.JPG
| image_caption = Farrukhnagar railway station
| address = State Highway 15A, [[Haryana]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|26.1530|81.8063|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Garhi Harsaru–Farrukhnagar line]]
| other = Auto stand
| elevation = {{convert|215|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)
| platform = 1
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 3 (single diesel [[5 ft 6 in gauge railway|broad gauge]])
| parking = No
| bicycle = No
| opened = 1901
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = FN
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Delhi}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
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}}
'''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.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/farukhnagar-fn/7127| title=FN/Farukhnagar | website=India Rail Info}}</ref>

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 locomotive]]s and was closed in 2004 for [[track gauge conversion|gauge conversion]]. The converted [[broad-gauge railway|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]].<ref>{{cite book| url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V20_355.gif| volume=Vol. 20| page=349| via=University of Chicago| website=Digital South Asia Library| title=Imperial Gazetteer of India| edition=New| year=1931| orig-year=1909| location=Oxford| publisher=Clarendon Press}}</ref>

Currently{{when|date=October 2016}} six trains originate and terminate from [[Farrukhnagar]] which connects cities like [[Delhi]], [[Saharanpur]], Garhi Harsaru which main junction near the city.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/farukhnagar-fn/7127| title=Departures from Farukhnagar | website=India Rail Info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jat-stir-caused-over-rs-250-crore-damage-to-railways-official-1286261| title=Jat Stir Caused Over Rs. 250 Crore Damage To Railways: Official| website=NDTV| date=11 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.india.com/news/india/haryana-government-requests-centre-to-include-railway-over-bridge-in-annual-plan-625064/| title=Haryana government requests Centre to include Railway over Bridge in annual plan| website=India.com| author=Press Trust of India| date=12 October 2015}}</ref>

== 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==
{{reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Haryana}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Gurgaon district]]
[[Category:Delhi railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1901]]

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Farrukhnagar railway station - Revision history

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