Sahnewal railway station

Sahnewal
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	Ludhiana-Ambala Road, Sahnewal, Punjab India
Coordinates	30°50′18″N 75°58′45″E / 30.8382°N 75.9792°ECoordinates: 30°50′18″N 75°58′45″E / 30.8382°N 75.9792°E
Elevation	260 metres (850 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala-Attari line Chandigarh-Sahnewal line
Platforms	3
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	SNL
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	1870
Electrified	1996–97
Location
Sahnewal railway station Location in Punjab

Sahnewal railway station is located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Sahnewal .

The railway station

Sahnewal railway station is at an elevation of 260 metres (850 ft) and was assigned the code – SNL.^[1]

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar-Ambala-Saharanpur-Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.^[2]

The Sahnewal-Chandigarh rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana-Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.^[3]

Electrification

The Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996-97.^[4]

References

1. "Sanehwal". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
3. "New Rail Link". The Tribune, 19 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

External links

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Doraha		Northern Railway zone Ambala-Attari line		Dhandari Kalan
Lal Kalan		Northern Railway zone Chandigarh-Sahnewal line		Terminus