Attari

Attari
Village
Attari railway station, looking towards Pakistan, with goods custom depot (left)
Attari railway station, looking towards Pakistan,
with goods custom depot (left)
OSM map showing Attari and Wagah, their railway stations, and the Wagah border crossing. In the upper corner is shown the position of the villages between the cities of Lahore and Amritsar (click to expand)
OSM map showing Attari and Wagah, their railway stations, and the Wagah border crossing. In the upper corner is shown the position of the villages between the cities of Lahore and Amritsar (click to expand)
Attari is located in Punjab
Attari
Attari
Attari is located in India
Attari
Attari
Coordinates: 31°36′03″N 74°36′20″E / 31.60083°N 74.60556°E / 31.60083; 74.60556
Country India
StatePunjab
DistrictAmritsar
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Attari, also spelled Atari, is a village of Amritsar district in the Punjab state of India, 3 km from the Indo-Pakistani border at Wagah. It is situated 25 km west of the Sikh holy city of Amritsar,[1] and is the last Indian station on the rail route connecting Lahore, Pakistan with the Indian capital Delhi.[2] Attari village was the native village of Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala, one of the generals in the Army of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

  1. ^ "New checkpost opened at Attari, to boost sub-continental trade". NDTV. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ Official website of Northern Railways - India[permanent dead link]

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