Bathinda–Rewari line

Bathinda–Rewari line with links to Sadulpur and Rohtak
Overview
Status	Operational
Locale	Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan
Termini	Bathinda Rewari
Operation
Opened	1884
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	North Western Railway
Technical
Track length	Bathinda-Rewari:300 km (186 mi) Hisar-Sadulpur:70 km (43 mi) Bhiwani-Rohtak:49 km (30 mi)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Highest elevation	Bathinda 208 m (682 ft), Rewari 245 m (804 ft)

Bathinda–Rewari line

Legend km to Rajpura on Ambala-Attari line 0 Bathinda on Delhi-Fazilka line to Sri Ganganagar to Jodhpur-Bathinda line NH 64 14 Gahri Bhagi 16 Shergarh 19 Manwala Kot Bak 23 Bangi Nihal Singh 28 Raman Guru Gobind Singh Refinery 34 Ratangarh Kanakwal Punjab-Haryana border 42 Kalanwali 49 Sukhchain 57 Bara Gudah Ghaggar River 76 Sirsa 80 Bajekan 90 Suchan Kotli 95 Jodhka 100 Ding 108 Mehuwala (Halt) SH 21 111 Bhattu 118 Khabra Kalan 129 Mandi Adampur SH 10 141 Jakhod Khera 147 Niyoli Kalan NH 65 157 / 0 Hisar to Jakhal Jindal Steel 19 Chiraund NH 65 24 Naloi Barwa 30 Siwani 50 Jhunpa Haryana-Rajasthan border 57 Laseri to Sri Ganganagar 66 Suratpura 70 Sadulpur on Bikaner-Rewari line 168 Satrod 172 Mayar 180 Hansi 186 Auranga Nagar 190 Jitakher 199 Bawani Khera 205 Sui 49 Rohtak/Bhiwani-Rohtak Road on Delhi-Fazilka line 35 Lahli 29 Kalanaur Kalan 21 Kharak 8 Bamla SH 16A 5 Bhiwani City 217/0 Bhiwani 231 Manheru 244 Charkhi Dadri SH 20 259 Jharili Mahatma Gandhi STPP Indira Gandhi STPP 267 Sudharana SH 22 272 Kosli 283 Jatusana 292 Kishangarh Balawas to Rewari-Rohtak line to Bikaner-Rewari line to Ringas 300 Rewari on Delhi-Jaipur line Source: Google maps 54781 Bhatinda-Rewari Passenger 54828 Hisar Bikaner Passenger 54014 Bhiwani Rohtak Passenger

The Bathinda–Rewari line is a railway line connecting Bathinda in the Indian state of the Punjab and Rewari in Haryana. There are links to Sadulpur and Rohtak. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

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.

The metre gauge Hisar-Sadulpur link was laid in 1911.

The Bhiwani-Rohtak link was laid in 1979.

Gauge conversion

The Bathinda-Rewari metre gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1994. The metre gauge Hisar-Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009.

Loco shed

The steam locomotive shed at Rewari has been restored. It houses broad gauge and metre gauge steam locomotives.

Railway reorganisation

Rajputana State Railway was merged into Rajputana-Malwa State Railway in 1882.In 1900, Rajputana Malwa State Railway was merged in to Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.

Jodhpur Railway had a beginning in 1882. Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway was formed in 1889. In 1924, the Jodhpur-Bikaner Railway was split into its two constituent parts, with two new systems, the Jodhpur State Railway and Bikaner State Railway formed to work the lines.

In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway. Western Railway was formed with BBCI Rly, the Saurashtra, the Rajasthan, the Jaipur, and the Cutch Rlys. North Western Railway was formed on 1 October 2002, with two divisions each from Northern and Western Railways.

External links

• Trains at Bathinda
• Trains at Rewari