Phagwara railway station

Phagwara railway station is located in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves the textile town of Phagwara .

Phagwara
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	National Highway 1, Phagwara, Punjab India
Coordinates	31°13′01″N 74°45′54″E
Elevation	245 metres (804 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala-Attari line Phagwara-Nawan Shahr Doaba branch 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	PGW
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	1870
Location
Phagwara railway station Location in Punjab

The railway station

Phagwara railway station is at an elevation of 245 metres (804 ft) and was assigned the code – PGW.[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]

Electrification

The Phillaur-Phagwara sector was electrified in 2002–03, and the Phagwara-Jallandhar City-Amritsar sector in 2003–04.[3]

References

1. "Arrivals at Phagwara". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

External links

• Trains at Phagwara

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Mauli		Northern Railway zone Ambala-Attari line		Chiheru
Terminus		Northern Railway zone Phagwara-Nawan Shahr Doaba branch line		Bahram