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Patiala railway station | |||||
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 Patiala Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | The Mall Road, Patiala Punjab India | ||||
| Coordinates | 30°20′32″N76°24′07″E / 30.3421°N 76.4019°E /30.3421; 76.4019 | ||||
| Elevation | 255 metres (837 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways (India) | ||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Line | 2 | ||||
| Platforms | 5 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | PTA | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Ambala | ||||
| Fare zone | Northern Railway Zone,Ambala railway division | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1887 | ||||
| Electrified | 2019 | ||||
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Patiala railway station (station code: PTA[1]) is arailway station servingPatiala city ofPunjab inIndia. It is underAmbala railway division ofNorthern Railway zone ofIndian Railways.[2] It is located at 256 m (840 ft) above sea level and has four platforms. 24 trains stops, one train originates and one train terminates here.[3]
Unlike most railway stations, the building of Patiala railway station is perpendicular to the rail line from Rajpura. It is said that Maharaja built the railway station in the perpendicular orientation as he had hoped that one day the Ambala–Ludhiana would be diverted via Patiala, but that never happened. One reason was the trains would have to pay the taxes levied by the Pepsu state.
The Patiala railway station is located at an elevation of 255 metres (837 ft) and was assigned the code "PTA." Patiala railway station is one of the 400 stations to be redeveloped under Government of India's AMRUT scheme. In 2016, the work for the platform-1 extension is in progress which shall be extended to another 200 meter to accommodate longest possible train.[3] In 2016, electrification of Singlebroad-gauge railway line was under progress which is executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd.
There are 5 platforms under use, 1(A), 1, 2, 3, 4. Platform number 4 is reserved exclusively for freight and passenger trains ofIndian Army.
The Rajpura–Patiala–Bathinda sector was electrified in 2019 and doubling is in process. In March 2017, work commenced for doubling of Rajpura–Patiala–Bathinda line, which is also a feeder route forEastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC).
Patiala City is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4]
Patiala City railway station has computerized reservation counters, GRP (railway police) office, retiring rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.[5]
Patiala railway workshop carries out a periodic overhaul of WDS-4 locos and breakdown cranes and locomotive manufacture.[6]
