Panipat Junction railway station

Panipat
Panipat
Indian Railways junction station
Location	Railway Road, Geeta Colony, Panipat, Haryana; India
Coordinates	29°23′20″N 76°57′50″E / 29.389°N 76.964°E
Elevation	235 metres (771 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Delhi–Kalka line; Panipat–Jind branch line; Panipat–Rohtak branch line;
Platforms	5
Tracks	14 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PNP
Division(s)	Delhi
History
Opened	1897
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
	40,000
Location
	Panipat railway station Location in Haryana

Panipat railway station is located in Panipat district in the Indian state of Haryana and serves the historic and industrial town of Panipat.

History[]

The Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened in 1891.^[1]

Sabjimandi–Sonipat–Panipat–Karnal sector was electrified in 1992–1995.^[2]

Panipat–Jind line and Panipat–Rohtak line were electrified in 2018–19.

The railway station[]

Panipat junction railway station is a major junction in Delhi-NCR. In Panipat 118 trains halt here with 40,000 person travels daily. It is an A grade category station. It has 5 platforms for trains. It has major facilities available like many ticket counters, automatic ticket machine, fully computerized ticket reservation, automatic water machine, AC waiting hall, well shed sheltered, washroom, foot overbridge, water facility, book stall, lift, wi-fi connectivity, food stalls, bicycle stand, auto stand, car stand, CCTV camera, mall yard, washing line and other facilities. Major trains stops for Shatabdi, Jan Shatabdi, Sampark Kranti, Garib Rath, AC Express, Superfast, Mail-Express, Intercity, Ladies Special EMU and other Passenger trains. It is at an elevation of 235 metres (771 ft) and was assigned the code – PNP.^[3]

Panipat Junction has been selected for upgrading under the "400 Stations" development project.

Existing rail lines[]

Delhi–Kalka line, Delhi–Amritsar line, Delhi–Jammu line, Panipat–Jind line, Panipat–Rohtak line connected and upcoming purposed Panipat–Meerut line via Muzaffarnagar, Panipat–Haridwar line, Panipat-Rewari double line,via Asthal Bohar,Jhajjar or Bypass by the Rohtak Junction Panipat-Assoti Double line via Farukh Nagar,Patli,Manesar,Palwal.

Construction projects for new rail lines[]

Delhi–Chandigarh–Amritsar high-speed rail corridor, 459 km corridor costing 1 lakh crore, has bene approved by the railway board and construction will commence in year 2022. The route will pass through Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Chandigarh–Ludhiana–Jalandhar–Amritsar

National Capital Region Transport Corporation approved Delhi–Panipat RRTS. Construction work will start in year 2021. Cost of this corridor around 30,000 crore. At four major stops in Panipat: Panipat Depot, Panipat North, Panipat South and Samalkha.

Panipat–Meerut rail line, costing Rs 2200 crore, construction work will commence in year 2021.

Delhi–Chandigarh semi-high-speed rail corridor with 200 km/hr via Ambala Cantt and Panipat will commence construction work in 2021. Cost of this corridor 11,218 crore.

References[]

^ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
^ "Arrivals at Panipat Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

External links[]

Trains at Panipat
Panipat travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways	Following station
toward ?	Northern Railway zone Delhi–Kalka line	toward ?
Terminus	Northern Railway zone Panipat–Jind branch line	toward ?
Terminus	Northern Railway zone Panipat–Rohtak branch line	toward ?

[1] "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

[2] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.

[3] "Arrivals at Panipat Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

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