Attari Sham Singh railway station
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Attari Shyam Singh Railway Station is located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Attari and the Wagah border with Pakistan.[1]
Attari Sham Singh Railway Station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
 Attari station looking towards Pakistan, with goods custom depot (left) | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Railways Road, Attari Village, Amritsar district, Punjab, India India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°35′39″N 74°36′24″E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 231.52 metres (759.6 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ambala–Attari line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | ATT | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1862 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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In May 2015, Government of Punjab changed the name of station to Attari Sham Singh railway station after Sham Singh Atariwala who was general in the Sikh Empire.[2]
The railway station
Attari railway station is at an elevation of 231.52 metres (759.6 ft) and was assigned the code – ATT.[3]
Attari is the last station in India on the Amritsar–Lahore line.
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the Multan–Lahore–Amritsar line in 1865.[4] Amritsar–Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore in 1862.[5]
Trans-Asian Railway
Currently,[when?] all freight traffic originating from Asia destined for Europe goes by sea. The Trans-Asian Railway will enable containers from Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Korea to travel over land by train to Europe. The Southern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway is of prime interest to India. It connects Yunnan in China and Thailand with Europe via Turkey and passes through India.[6]
The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede. On the western side, the line will enter Pakistan at Attari. There is a 315 kilometres (196 mi) missing link on this route in the India–Myanmar sector; of this, 180 kilometres (110 mi), in India, is between Jiribam in Manipur and Tamu in Myanmar. The rail link between Jiribam and Imphal has been sanctioned by Indian Railways, but that is unlikely to be completed before 2016. At present construction work is in progress in a 97 kilometres (60 mi) stretch between Jiribam and Tupul.[7][8][9][10]
Station layout
| G | Street level | Exit/Entrance & ticket counter |
| P1 | FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/right | |
| Track 1 | ||
| Track 2 | ||
| FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Island platform, No- 3 doors will open on the left/right | ||
| Track 3 | ||
Major trains
Some of the important trains that runs from Attari are:
- Samjhauta Express
- Amritsar–Attari DEMU
- Jabalpur–Attari Special Fare Special
- Amritsar–Attari Passenger
See also
References
External links
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