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Originally named the '''Rajpura-Pattiala Railway''', the '''Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway''' was a broad gauge connecting line between [[Rajpura]], to the north-west of [[Ambala]], and the important junction at [[Bhatinda]].
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Originally named the '''Rajpura-Pattiala Railway''', the '''Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway''' was a broad gauge([[Rail_gauge#Broad_Gauge|BG]]) connecting line between [[Rajpura]], to the north-west of [[Ambala]], and the important junction at [[Bhatinda]] a distance of 108 miles(172km). The first section opened in 1884 and completed in 1889.
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The railway was worked by North Western Railway(NWR)
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<ref>[https://ia801009.us.archive.org/8/items/BombayBarodaAndCentralIndiaRailwaySystem/Bombay_Baroda_And_Central_India_Railway_System.pdf  " Administration Report on the Railways in India – corrected up to 31st March 1918"; Superintendent of Government  Printing,  Calcutta;  page 117]; Retrieved 20 Dec 2015</ref>
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== References ==
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Revision as of 16:41, 20 December 2015

Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway
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Line of route
Rajpura to Bhatinda
Gauge / mileage
Broad gauge 107 miles (1905)
Timeline
Key locations
Presidency Bengal
Stations Dhuri, Nabha, Patiala
System agency
Worked by North Western Railway
How to interpret this infobox

Originally named the Rajpura-Pattiala Railway, the Rajpura-Bhatinda Railway was a broad gauge(BG) connecting line between Rajpura, to the north-west of Ambala, and the important junction at Bhatinda a distance of 108 miles(172km). The first section opened in 1884 and completed in 1889. The railway was worked by North Western Railway(NWR) [1]

References