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Attari Shyam Singh Railway Station is located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Attari and the Wagah border with Pakistan. [1]In May 2015, Government of Punjab changed the name of station to Attari Sham Singh railway station after Sham Singh Atariwala who was general in the Sikh Empire.
Dhuri Junction railway station is located at an elevation of 248 metres (814 ft) and was assigned the station coade DUI. [2] Dhuri station is located on the single track, 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge Ludhiana–Jakhal line where it was originally built in 1905.
An earlier train ran between Amritsar and Lahore and vice versa and carried 8,239 persons from India to Pakistan and 10,360 from Pakistan to India from 28 October 1954 to 30 November 1954. [ 3 ] Samjhauta Express was a daily train when the service started in 1976 and changed to a twice-weekly schedule in 1994.
The present Pakistan Railways network was originally built as a patchwork of local rail links operated by small private railway companies. These included the Scinde Railway, Punjab Railway, Delhi Railway and Indus Steam Flotilla companies. In 1870, these 4 companies were amalgamated into the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway company.
'A Railway Train', lithographed sketch by Hurnam Singh, circa mid-19th century The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the Scinde Railway Act of Parliament in July 1855 was passed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Punjab Railway began soon after the Karachi-Kotri Railway Line opened in 13 May 1861.
Indian Railways junction station: General information; Location: Station Road, near Mittal Chowk, Firozpur Cantonment, Punjab India: Coordinates: Elevation: 200 metres (660 ft) Owned by: Indian Railways: Operated by: Northern Railway: Line(s) Ludhiana–Fazilka line Delhi–Firozpur line
Sri Muktsar Sahib railway station is located at an elevation of 199 metres (653 ft). This station is located on the single track, 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge , Kotkapura–Fazilka line. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ]
Faridkot railway station is at an elevation of 204 metres (669 ft) and was assigned the code – FDK. [2] The station is located on the single track, 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Bhatinda–Firozpur railway line. It is well connected to a number of major cities. [3] [4] [5]