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°E / 30.666159; 76.7397406Coordinates: 30°39′58″N 76°44′23″E / 30.666159°N 76.7397406°E / 30.666159; 76.7397406
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.

Chandigarh travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Northern Railway zone
Mohali Ludhiana Line
Kharar
NR
Ambala
Firozpur
See also
Railways in India
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