Jalandhar Cantonment railway station
Jalandhar Cantonment | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location |
Opposite GT Road, near Rama Mandi, Jalandhar, Punjab India |
| Coordinates | 31°18′25″N 75°37′55″E / 31.307°N 75.632°ECoordinates: 31°18′25″N 75°37′55″E / 31.307°N 75.632°E |
| Elevation | 239 metres (784 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Line(s) |
Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar-Jammu line Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Tracks | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | JRC |
| Division(s) | Firozpur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1870 |
| Electrified | 2003–04 |
| Location | |
  Jalandhar Cantonment railway station Location in Punjab | |
Jalandhar Cantonment railway station is located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar .
The railway station
Jalandhar Cantonment railway station is at an elevation of 239 metres (784 ft) and was assigned the code – JRC.[1]
History
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar-Ambala-Saharanpur-Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]
The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915.[3] The Mukerian-Pathankot line was built in 1952,[2] The construction of the Pathankot-Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971.[4]
Hoshiarpur was linked by rail with Jullundur Cantonment in 1913.[5]
Electrification
The Phagwara-Jalandhar City-Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.[6]
DMU shed
India’s first and largest DMU shed at Jalandhar holds 90 units placed in service in rural Punjab. It also houses two BEML built rail buses which operate on the Beas-Goindwal Sahib line.[7]
References
- ↑ "Jallandhar Cantonment railway station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- 1 2 R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Timeline". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers". Chapter VII Communications – Railways. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ "Punjab District Gazetteers - Hoshiarpur". Punjab Revenue. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
External links
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Cheru | Northern Railway zone | |||
| Terminus | Northern Railway zone Jalandhar-Nakoar line | Khalsa College (halt) |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone | Suchipind |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone Jalandhar-Hoshiarpur branch line | Bolinna Doaba |
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