Attari railway station

Atari Shyam Singh railway station
Indian Railway Station
Attari station looking towards Pakistan, with goods custom depot (left)
Location	Railways Road, Atari Village, Punjab, India India
Coordinates	31°35′39″N 74°36′24″E / 31.5942°N 74.6068°E / 31.5942; 74.6068Coordinates: 31°35′39″N 74°36′24″E / 31.5942°N 74.6068°E / 31.5942; 74.6068
Elevation	231.52 metres (759.6 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala–Attari line Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line
Platforms	3
Tracks	4 (Single Diesel BG)
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ATT
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Firozpur railway division
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station Khasa Northern Railway zone Ambala–Attari line Terminus
Location
Attari railway station Location in Punjab

Atari Shyam Singh railway station is located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Attari and the Wagah border with Pakistan.

In May 2015, Government of Punjab changed the name of station to Atari Shyam Singh railway station after Sham Singh Atariwala who was general in the Sikh Empire.

Attari railway station is at an elevation of 231.52 metres (759.6 ft) and was assigned the code – ATT.

Attari is the last station in India on the Amritsar-Lahore line.

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line in 1865. Amritsar-Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore n 1862.

Currently, all freight traffic originating from Asia destined for Europe goes by sea. The Trans-Asian Railway will enable containers from Singapore, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Korea to travel over land by train to Europe. The Southern Corridor of the Trans-Asian Railway is of prime interest to India. It connects Yunnan in China and Thailand with Europe via Turkey and passes through India.

The proposed route will enter India through Tamu and Moreh in Manipur bordering Myanmar, then enter Bangladesh through Mahisasan and Shabajpur and again enter India from Bangladesh at Gede. On the western side, the line will enter Pakistan at Attari. There is a 315 kilometres (196 mi) missing link on this route in the India-Myanmar sector; of this, 180 kilometres (110 mi), in India, is between Jiribam in Manipur and Tamu in Myanmar. The rail link between Jiribam and Imphal has been sanctioned by Indian Railways, but that is unlikely to be completed before 2016. At present construction work is in progress in a 97 kilometres (60 mi) stretch between Jiribam and Tupul.