Bathinda–Rewari line

The Bathinda–Rewari line is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of the Punjab and Rewari in Haryana. There are links to Sadulpur and Rohtak also. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway and North Western Railway.

History

The Rajputana–Malwa Railway extended the -wide metre gauge Delhi–Rewari line to Bathinda in 1884. The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was laid in 1911. The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was laid in 1979. and the Hisar–Jakkhal link was also laid on 1 November 1913.

Gauge conversion and electrification

The Bathinda–Rewari metre-gauge line was converted to -wide broad gauge in 1994. The metre-gauge Hisar–Sadulpur link was converted to broad gauge in 2009. The Bhiwani–Rohtak link was also converted to broad gauge and the other link between Hisar–Jakkhal, too.

Loco shed

The locomotive shed at Rewari has been restored. It now houses broad gauge locomotives.