The Bathinda–Rewari line is a railway line connecting in the Indian
state
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of the
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and
Rewari in
Haryana
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. There are links to Sadulpur and Rohtak also. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of
Northern Railway and
North Western Railway.
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
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. and the Hisar–Jakkhal link was also laid on 1 November 1913.
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Gauge conversion and electrification
The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to -wide broad gauge 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
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Transport in Bathinda
Rewari district