Hoshiarpur railway station

Hoshiarpur Railway Station
General information
LocationPhagwara Road-Hoshiarpur, Punjab
India
Coordinates31°31′27″N 75°54′21″E / 31.5242°N 75.9059°E / 31.5242; 75.9059
Elevation300 metres (980 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byFirozpur railway division
Platforms1
Tracks4
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeHSX
Fare zoneNorthern Railway
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location

Hoshiarpur railway station is a main railway station in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. Its code is HSX. It serves Hoshiarpur city. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation. The station was constructed in 1905[1][2][3][4][5]

Recently the station has been upgraded (under Amrit Bharat scheme) with some facilities developed like drinking water facility, the route from Hoshiarpur till Jalandhar has been electrified, though the no of platforms remain one only.

Trains

The DEMU's travel to and from Hoshiarpur till Jalandhar City 5 times a day with earliest one starting at 5:00 am and last DEMU at 20:50 hrs.

Apart from DEMU, there is a passenger train from Hoshiarpur till Jalandhar City and an express train from Hoshiarpur till Agra Cantt.

  • Hoshiarpur–Jalandhar City DEMU [74923, 74913, 74915, 74917 & 74919]
  • Hoshiarpur - Agra Cantt. Express [11906- departure from HSX daily at 22:30 hrs]
  • Hoshiarpur–Jalandhar City Passenger [54637 daily 12:35 pm from HSX]

References

  1. ^ "HSX/Hoshiarpur". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ "Train Cancel Today list available here 19th January 2016". IRCTC News. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. ^ "Delhi–Hoshiarpur weekly train to be daily from Dec 6". Hindustan Times e-Paper. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Northern Railway Enhances Services of Delhi-Hoshiarpur Express from Weekly to Daily from 06.12.2014". Northern Railways. Archived from the original on 17 March 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Soon weekly Hoshiarpur Express to run daily". The Tribune. Retrieved 14 March 2016.