Sarai Banjara | |
Alt: | A man standing in front of an orange sign written in Hindi and English, with the text "Sarai Banjara". In the background a railway station. |
Caption: | Sarai Banjara railway station |
Type: | Indian Railways |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Basantpura, Sarai Banjara, Patiala district, Punjab |
Country: | India |
Elevation: | 271m (889feet) |
Line: | Ambala–Attari line |
Structure: | Standard on ground |
Platform: | 3 |
Tracks: | broad gauge |
Opened: | 1870 |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Northern Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Map Type: | India Punjab#India |
Sarai Banjara railway station a railway station on Ambala–Attari line under Ambala railway division of Northern Railway zone. This is situated at Basantpura, Sarai Banjara in Patiala 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]