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  "type": "article",
  "title": "Haryana Gets India's First Metro-Style Elevated Railway Station, PM Modi to Inaugurate on July 17",
  "summary": "India's first elevated railway station, Thanesar City in Haryana's Kurukshetra district, is ready and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 17.",
  "content": "India's first elevated railway station is ready in Haryana's Kurukshetra district. Named Thanesar City, the station has been built entirely on an elevated track, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate it on July 17. A new line has already been laid on the elevated track, and a trial run of a train has been completed successfully. Once operational, the station is expected to end years of traffic congestion in the city.\n\nWhat facilities does the new station offer\nThe station has been built with modern amenities including a ticket counter, waiting hall, seating arrangements, lifts, escalators, clean drinking water and toilets. Entry has been provided from two sides of the station, though it has only a single platform. Notably, the new Thanesar City station stands just 500 metres from the historic Brahma Sarovar.\n\nBuilt like a metro, Haryana's second elevated track after Rohtak\nThe Kurukshetra elevated track is only the second such track in Haryana. Earlier, an elevated railway track was built in Rohtak city to ease traffic on the Rohtak-Gohana-Panipat route, and it was the country's first railway elevated track built on the lines of a metro. That Rohtak track was built at a cost of around Rs 315 crore to eliminate jams caused by four railway crossings in the city. Now, Kurukshetra too has a railway station built just like a metro station, which makes it distinct from an ordinary railway station.\n\nWhy Kurukshetra junction matters\nKurukshetra is an important railway junction in Haryana, with the station code KKDE. It falls on the Ambala-Delhi railway line and links Punjab with Jammu and Kashmir. Trains headed to Mata Vaishno Devi Katra also run on this very route. The Narwana-Kurukshetra rail line also branches off from this junction, passing through the Thanesar area.\n\nFive level crossings used to cause the jams\nThe Narwana-Kurukshetra line has five railway crossings in Thanesar. Whenever a train passed through, all the crossing gates would be shut, leading to long traffic jams across the area. To fix this recurring problem, a 5.8 kilometre long elevated corridor was planned. The entire track has been built at a cost of around Rs 341 crore.\n\nHow the single-track corridor was built\nThe total length of the Kurukshetra elevated railway track is 5.8 kilometres. It has been built by the Haryana Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited in cooperation with the Railway Ministry. This single track has been laid on the Narwana-Kurukshetra rail line and runs right through the middle of the city, built alongside the existing railway line that passes through the city so the new structure could come up without disturbing the old line.\n\nRelief for commuters travelling from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh\nOnce this elevated track becomes fully operational, commuters travelling between Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh will get major relief from the jams caused by closed crossing gates. The project is being seen as Kurukshetra's biggest dream project yet, and it is now on the verge of completion.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: The country's first metro-style elevated railway station could pave the way for similar projects in other congested cities facing level-crossing traffic problems.\n• In Kurukshetra, Haryana: Residents of the Thanesar area will get relief from daily jams caused by closed crossing gates, saving travel time for commuters moving between Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Where has the Thanesar City railway station been built?\nThe station has been built on an elevated track in Haryana's Kurukshetra district.\n\n2. When and who will inaugurate the station?\nPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the station on July 17.\n\n3. How long is the Kurukshetra elevated track and how much did it cost?\nThe track is 5.8 kilometres long and has been built at a cost of around Rs 341 crore.\n\n4. Which elevated track is this for Haryana?\nThis is Haryana's second elevated track; an earlier one was built in Rohtak at a cost of Rs 315 crore.\n\n5. Who built this track?\nIt was built by the Haryana Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited in cooperation with the Railway Ministry.\n\n6. Why was this elevated track needed?\nThe Narwana-Kurukshetra line has 5 railway crossings in Thanesar, and their gates being shut caused daily jams, which this track was built to solve.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/haryana/haryana-men-metro-ki-taraha-bana-relave-steshana-udghatana-karenge-17-julai-ko-modi-7873",
  "category": "Haryana",
  "publishedAt": "2026-07-15",
  "tags": [
    "Thanesar City railway station",
    "Kurukshetra elevated track",
    "Haryana railway",
    "Narendra Modi inauguration",
    "Rohtak elevated track",
    "India's first elevated station"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}