Farrukhnagar railway station

26°09′11″N 81°48′23″E / 26.1530°N 81.8063°E / 26.1530; 81.8063Elevation215 metres (705 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorthern RailwayLine(s)Garhi Harsaru–Farrukhnagar linePlatforms1Tracks3 (single diesel broad gauge)ConnectionsAuto standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingNoBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeFN Zone(s) Northern Railway Division(s) DelhiHistoryOpened1901ElectrifiedNo

Farrukhnagar Railway Station is a small railway station in Gurugram district, Haryana. Its code is FN. It serves Farrukhnagar city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.^[1]

Farrukhnagar lies on a branch line which was laid in 1901 to Garhi Harsaru railway station from Farrukhnagar on Rajputana–Malwa Railway, For many years, the metre-gauge railway line was used to transport salt by steam locomotives 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 Rewari–Jhajjar–Rohtak railway line.^[2]

Currently^[when?] six trains originate and terminate from Farrukhnagar which connects cities like Delhi, Saharanpur, Garhi Harsaru which main junction near the city.^[3][4][5]

Major trains

Some of the important trains that run from Farrukhnagar are:

• Farrukhnagar–Delhi Passenger (unreserved)
• Farrukhnagar–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Passenger
• Farrukhnagar–Garhi Harsaru Passenger
• Farrukhnagar–Saharanpur Janta Express (unreserved)
• Farrukhnagar–Garhi Harsaru Heritage Express (weekly on Sunday)

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