Hanumangarh Junction | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Station Road, Hanumangarh, Rajasthan |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 29.6117°N 74.2936°W |
Line: | Jodhpur-Bathinda line Shri Ganganagar–Sadulpur line |
Other: | Auto stand |
Elevation: | 184m (604feet) |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | 8 |
Parking: | Yes |
Bicycle: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Code: | HMH |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Zone: | North Western Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Operator: | Bikaner railway division |
Hanumangarh Junction railway station is a main railway station in Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan. Its code is HMH. It serves Hanumangarh city.[1]
Hanumangarh is a major railway station on Jodhpur–Bathinda line, Sadulpur, Rewari, Jaipur, Sriganganagar, Anupgarh.
Both metre-gauge and broad-gauge lines earlier passed through this station. There is a diamond railway crossing. The broad gauge started in 1982 from Bhatinda to Suratgarh via Hanumangarh and first train was flagged by Milkha Singh.
The metre-gauge train has become history for Hanumangarh because in October 2012 Hanumangarh–Sadulpur metre-gauge track closed and is being converted into broad gauge. Hanumangarh to Sri Ganganagar railway track has been converted into broad gauge and presently three trains are running on this track from Hanumangarh to Sri Ganganagar.
A number of trains connect to this major railway junction.