Atari Shyam Singh railway station

Atari Shyam Singh railway station
Indian Railway Station
Attari station looking towards Pakistan, with goods custom depot (left)
Location	Railways Road, Atari Village, Punjab, India India
Coordinates	31°35′39″N 74°36′24″E / 31.5942°N 74.6068°ECoordinates: 31°35′39″N 74°36′24″E / 31.5942°N 74.6068°E
Elevation	220 metres (720 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala–Attari line Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4 (Single Diesel BG)
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ATT
Zone(s)	North Central Railway
Division(s)	Firozpur railway division
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Khasa Northern Railway zone Ambala–Attari line Terminus
Location
Attari railway station Location in Punjab

Atari 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 Atari Shyam Singh railway station after Sham Singh Atariwala who was general in the Sikh Empire.^[2]

The railway station

Attari railway station is at an elevation of 220 metres (720 ft) and was assigned the code – ATT.^[3]

Attari is the last station in India on the Amritsar-Lahore line.

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line in 1865.^[4] Amritsar-Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore n 1862.^[5]

Trans-Asian Railway

Currently, all freight traffic originating from Asia destined for Europe goes by sea. The Trans-Asian Railway will enable containers from Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Korea to travel over land by train to Europe. The Southern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway is of prime interest to India. It connects Yunnan in China and Thailand with Europe via Turkey and passes through India.^[6]

The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede. On the western side, the line will enter Pakistan at Attari. There is a 315 kilometres (196 mi) missing link on this route in the India-Myanmar sector; of this, 180 kilometres (110 mi), in India, is between Jiribam in Manipur and Tamu in Myanmar. The rail link between Jiribam and Imphal has been sanctioned by Indian Railways, but that is unlikely to be completed before 2016. At present construction work is in progress in a 97 kilometres (60 mi) stretch between Jiribam and Tupul.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Major Trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Attari are :

• Samjhauta Express
• Amritsar - Attari DEMU
• Jabalpur - Atari Special Fare Special
• Amritsar Attari Passenger

See also

• Wagah railway station

References

1. Railway Minister urged to extend Rail Freight Corridor to Attari
2. Atari railway station to Atari Shyam Singh by Punjab Government
3. "Arrival at Attari". iniarailinfo.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
4. R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Timeline". Irse.bravehost.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
5. "Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway". fibis. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
6. "Trans-Asian Railway". Streamline Supply Chain. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
7. "Agreement on Trans-Asian railway passing through Manipur signed". Larkhawm. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
8. "India signs accord on trans-Asian railway network". The Hindu. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
9. "B'desh segment of TAR route preparation shows progress". Financial Express. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
10. "Manipur gets rail gift for Trinamul bypoll win – Tall promises of connecting all capitals of region leaves Northeast industry captains unimpressed". The Telegraph. India. 26 February 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2011.

External links

• Trains at Attari
• Wagah travel guide from Wikivoyage