Jalandhar City Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Street No. 1, Gobindgarh, Arjun Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°19′52″N 75°35′28″E / 31.331°N 75.591°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jalandhar–Firozpur line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 (Including 2 terminating platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 16 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JUC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jalandhar City Junction (station code: JUC) is a railway station located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.
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The railway station
Jalandhar City railway station is at an elevation of 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) and was assigned the code – JUC.[1]
History
The Scinde, Punjab & 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]
The Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.[5]
Electrification
The electrification of Phagwara–Jalandhar Cantt–Jalandhar City–Amritsar sector was initiated in 1997.[6]
DMU shed
India's first and largest DMU shed at Jalandhar holds 90 units placed in service in whole Punjab. It also houses two BEML-built rail buses which operate on the Beas–Goindwal Sahib line. In 2019, it completed 50 years of service and was converted into an electric shed MEMU and allotted 2 new rakes of MEMU train including medical relief van.[7]
Passenger movement
Jalandhar City is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[8]
Amenities
Jalandhar City railway station has computerized reservation counters, GRP (railway police) office, retiring rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.[9]
References
- ^ "Jallandhar City railway station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ a b Saxena, R. P. "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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "Punjab District Gazetteers – Kapurthala". Punjab Revenue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Jallandhar City railway station". Make My Trip. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
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This page was last edited on 24 January 2024, at 13:32