SAS Nagar Mohali railway station

SAS Nagar Mohali railway station
Regional rail and Light rail station
Location	Industrial Area, Phase 9, Mohali India
Coordinates	30°39′58″N 76°44′23″E / 30.666159°N 76.7397406°ECoordinates: 30°39′58″N 76°44′23″E / 30.666159°N 76.7397406°E
Elevation	330.77 metres (1,085.2 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway zone
Line(s)	Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
Platforms	6
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	SASN
Zone(s)	Northern Railway zone
Division(s)	Ambala
Electrified	Yes

SAS Nagar Mohali railway station is main railway station in Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab. It serves Mohali, the city adjacent to Chandigarh of the Indian states of Punjab.

The railway station

SAS Nagar Mohali railway station is at an elevation of 310 metres (1,020 ft) and was assigned the code – SASN.^[1]

History

The 112 km long project for linking Chandigarh and Ludhiana directly was completed in three phases. The first phase linking Chandigarh and New Morinda on the Sirhind-Nangal line was opened in September 2006. The second phase for the addition of third line between Sahnewal and Ludhiana on the Ambala-Attari line was completed in November 2012. The third phase linking New Morinda with Ludhiana was completed in April 2013.^[2]

Electrification

The Chandigarh - Ludhiana sector is electrified. As per the Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, as on 1.4.2012, 43 km had been completed and 69 km were left.^[3]

References

1. "Arrivals at Chandigarh Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
2. "Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link inaugurated". Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, 19 April 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
3. "Electrification work in progress". Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Retrieved 22 February 2014.

External links

• Trains at Chandigarh

Chandigarh travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Chandigarh Junction		Northern Railway zone Mohali Ludhiana Line		Kharar