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Extent of the Indian railway network in 1909. Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, its origin goes back to 3 March 1859. On 14 April 1952, the Northern Railway zone was created by merging Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway, Eastern Punjab Railway and three divisions of the East Indian Railway north-west of Mughalsarai (Uttar Pradesh).
In 1944, all the railway companies in existence at the time were taken over by the Government. [12] In December 1950, the Central Advisory Committee for Railways approved the plan for re-organizing Indian Railways into six regional zones which were divided subsequently to create newer zones.
Northern and North Western Railway: 1875 305 km (190 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) Yes [12] Delhi–Moradabad † Northern Railway: 1900 167 km (104 mi) 110 km/h (68 mph) 2019 [13] Haryana Orbital ‡ Northern Railway: 2026 121.7 km (75.6 mi) 160 km/h (99 mph) Under construction [14] Jaipur–Ahmedabad † North Western and Western Railway: 1881
The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur. [1] It has a route length of more than 5,761 kilometres (3,580 mi) across the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana. NWR operates international rail service Thar Express from Jodhpur to Karachi.
It was formed on 14 April 1852 and its headquarters are located at Firozpur in the state of Punjab, India. [2] [3] Delhi railway division, Ambala railway division, Lucknow NR railway division and Moradabad railway division are the other railway divisions under NR Zone headquartered at New Delhi. [4] [5]
This is a list of railway stations in India. ... city Railway zone Elevation Map Dabhaura: DBR: ... Jalandhar City: JUC: Punjab: 238 m:
Tarn Taran railway station is at an elevation of 226 metres (741 ft) and was assigned the station code – TTO. This station is located on the single track, 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge, Amritsar–Khemkaran line. It is also terminal station on Beas–Tarn Taran line.
Sirhind Junction railway station is located in Fatehgarh Sahib district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Sirhind & Fatehgarh Sahib. Sirhind Junction is situated on Attari–Delhi line and connect Sirhind–Una line. Sirhind Junction comes under Northern Railway zone in Ambala railway division.