Qadian railway station
Qadian | |||||||||||
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 Indian Railways Station | |||||||||||
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| Location |  India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°49′35″N 75°23′17″E / 31.826324602274514°N 75.38810732301557°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Batala–Qadian | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | QDN | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Electrified | 2021 | ||||||||||
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Qadian railway station is the station serving the city of Qadian, located in the Gurdaspur district. It is served by the Batala–Qadian branch line,[1] with a proposed Qadian–Beas Line which was sanctioned back in 2011.[2]
History
[edit]Construction
[edit]In early 1927, the railway board had approved the Qadian–Butari line, a 42-mile long and 5ft 6" wide track. It would run from Batala–Butari, hence it was called the Batala-Butari project. The railway line had reached Qadian on 14 November 1928. Initially, the plan was to continue building the line to Butari, but it was decided by the railway board to postpone the continuation of the line, and constructed parts of the line were removed.[3]
Electrification
[edit]In March 2021, the first electric train had been commissioned on the Batala–Qadian line in a trial after the completion of a several-month long project.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ TTI. "QDN / Qadian Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Qadian". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Minister: Qadian-Beas rail line project derailed due to protests". The Times of India. 2023-02-04. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Hakam, Al (2021-04-02). "Arrival of electric train engine in Qadian: A new milestone". www.alhakam.org. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ Dehlavi, Zeeshan (26 March 2021). "E-paper". Hindsamachar (in Urdu). p. 5. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
- ^ "Northern Railways / Indian Railways Portal". nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
