Garhi Harsaru Junction railway station

Garhi Harsaru Junction railway station is a small railway station in Gurgaon district, Haryana, India. Its code is GHH. It serves Garhi Harsaru town. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

Garhi Harsaru Junction Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationDhani Ramnagar, Garhi Harsaru, Gurgaon, Haryana
India
Coordinates28.4383°N 76.9307°E / 28.4383; 76.9307
Elevation221 metres (725 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway
Platforms3
Tracks8
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGHH
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Delhi
History
Opened1901
ElectrifiedYes

Garhi Harsaru is a main junction in Gurgaon district due to its proximity to Manesar. A branch line towards Farrukhnagar was laid in 1901 on Rajputana–Malwa Railway. For many years, the metre-gauge railway line was used to transport salt by steam engines and was closed in 2004 for gauge conversion. The converted broad-gauge track became operational in 2011. There has been a demand to extend the track to Jhajjar where it will join In 1982 shooting of famous movie "Gandhi" the station was depicted as Pietermaritzburg where Mahatma Gandhi was thrown out of first class compartment of being non white. Rewari–Jhajjar–Rohtak railway line.[2]

Garhi Harsaru is also a large inland container depot and serves as a hub for transshipment of containers from and to Mumbai Port and seaports on the west coast of India in Gujarat.[3][4][5]

Major trains

Some of the important trains that run from Garhi Harsaru Junction are:

References
  1. "GHH/Garhi Harsaru Junction". India Rail Info.
  2. Meyer, William Stevenson, Sir; Burn, Richard, Sir; Cotton, James Sutherland; Risley, Herbert Hope, Sir (1931) [1909]. Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 20. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 349 – via Digital South Asia Library.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Press Trust of India (20 February 2016). "Jat protest: Section 144 imposed in Gurgaon for two days". News18.com.
  4. Indo-Asian News Service (11 March 2016). "Jat Stir Caused Over Rs. 250 Crore Damage To Railways: Official". NDTV.
  5. Press Trust of India (12 October 2015). "Haryana government requests Centre to include Railway over Bridge in annual plan". India.com.


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