Chiheru | |
Type: | Indian Railways |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | National Highway 44, Chiheru, Tehsil Phagwara, Kapurthala district, Punjab |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 238m (781feet) |
Line: | Ambala–Attari line |
Structure: | Standard on ground |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | broad gauge |
Opened: | 1862 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Northern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Map Type: | India Punjab#India |
Chiheru railway station a railway station on Ambala–Attari line under Firozpur railway division of Northern Railway zone. This is situated beside National Highway 44 at Chiheru, Tehsil Phagwara in Kapurthala district in the Indian state of Punjab.[1] [2]
Amritsar–Attari line was completed in 1862.[3] the electrification of the line was completed in different period. Shahbad Markanda-Mandi Gobindgarh sector was electrified in 1995–96, the Mandi Gobindgarh–Ludhiana sector in 1996–97, the Phillaur–Phagwara sector in 2002–03, and the Phagwara–Jallandhar City–Amritsar in 2003–04.[4]