Bhiwani Junction railway station

Bhiwani Junction City
Express train, Passenger train and Commuter rail
General information
Location	Station Road, Bhiwani, Haryana India
Coordinates	28°47′52″N 76°07′30″E
Elevation	216 metres (709 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Western Railway zone
Line(s)	Bathinda–Rewari line Bhiwani–Rohtak link
Platforms	3
Tracks	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	BNW
Division(s)	Bikaner
History
Opened	1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Electrified	Yes
Location Bhiwani railway station Location in Haryana

Bhiwani Railway Station is located in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana. It serves Bhiwani.

History

The Rajputana–Malwa Railway extended the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge Delhi–Rewari line to Bathinda in 1884.^{[1][2][unreliable source?]} The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge in 1994.^[3]

The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979.^[4]

Infrastructure

Bhiwani railway station is at an elevation of 216 metres (709 ft) and was assigned the code – BNW. Now Bhiwani–Rewari line has expected to be double in 2016.^{[clarification needed]}

Amenities

The station has retiring rooms.^[5]

References

1. "Gazetteer of India, Haryana, Hisar" (PDF). Communications. Haryana Government. p. 135. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
2. "Rajputana Malwa State Railway". fibis. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
3. "Overview of Bikaner Division" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
4. "Haryana gets new railway line after 33 years". New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
5. "Dormitory". North Western Railway zone. Bikaner railway division. Retrieved 11 May 2014.

External links

• Bhiwani Junction railway station at the India Rail Info

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Sui towards ?		North Western Railway zone Bathinda–Rewari line		Manheru towards ?
Terminus		North Western Railway zone Bhiwani–Rohtak link		Bhiwani City towards ?