Hisar Junction railway station
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Hisar Junction
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| Regional rail and Light rail station | |
| Location | Railway Road, Hisar, Haryana India |
| Coordinates | 29°09′07″N 75°43′28″E / 29.1519°N 75.7244°ECoordinates: 29°09′07″N 75°43′28″E / 29.1519°N 75.7244°E |
| Elevation | 212 metres (696 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Connections | Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Parking | No |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | HSR |
| Fare zone | North Western Railway zone |
| Electrified | Yes |
Hisar railway station is a main railway station in Hisar district, Haryana. Its code is HSR. It serves Hisar city. The station consists of 6 platforms.
The railway station is about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology; 4 km from the Blue Bird Lake; 2 km (1.2 mi) from the bus station along the National Highway 10, 2 km from the town center & main market area; 1 km from Mahabir Stadium; 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Hisar Airport; 167 km (104 mi) from the Indira Gandhi International Airport; 180 km (110 mi) from the New Delhi railway station; and 235 km (146 mi) from the Chandigarh International Airport.
The first railway line to the city was laid down in 1883 when Delhi Rewari Railway was extended to Bhatinda. Currently, there are four broad gauge railway lines at the station. The railway station is a part of Western Dedicated Rail Freight Corridor according to which the city is to be developed as an export-oriented industrial units.
Following railway lines pass through Hisar junction:
The Rajputana-Malwa Railway extended the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) wide metre gauge Delhi-Rewari line to Bathinda in 1884. The metre gauge Hisar-Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009.
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