The Bathinda–Rewari line is a railway line connecting in the Indian

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of the

Punjab Punjab (; ; also romanised as Panjāb or Panj-Āb) is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia. It is located in the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of modern-day eastern Pakistan and no ...

and

Rewari Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the district headquarters of Rewari district. It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from DelhiHaryana Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...

. There are links to Sadulpur and Rohtak also. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and

North Western Railway The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur. It has a route length of more than across the states of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab and Haryana. NWR operates international rail s ...

History

The

Rajputana–Malwa Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway was a (metre gauge) railway line which ran from Delhi to Ajmer and from Ajmer to Indore and Ahmedabad. It was earlier known as Rajputana State Railway until 1882 when it was renamed. History It was opened on 18 Aug ...

extended the -wide

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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. and the Hisar–Jakkhal link was also laid on 1 November 1913.

Gauge conversion and electrification

The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to -wide

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , more known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union countries ...

in 1994. The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009. The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was also converted to broad gauge and the other link between Hisar–Jakkhal, too.

Loco shed

The locomotive shed at Rewari has been restored. It now houses broad gauge locomotives.

References

External links

Trains at BathindaTrains at Rewari
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bathinda - Rewari line 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India Rail transport in Rajasthan Rail transport in Haryana Rail transport in Punjab, India * * * Transport in Bathinda Rewari district