Jalandhar Cantonment railway station

Rail station in Punjab, India

31°18′25″N 75°37′55″E / 31.307°N 75.632°E / 31.307; 75.632Elevation239 metres (784 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byNorthern RailwayLine(s)Ambala–Attari line
Jalandhar–Jammu linePlatforms2Tracks5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeConstructionStructure typeStandard on groundParkingYesBicycle facilitiesNoOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeJRC Division(s) FirozpurHistoryOpened1870Electrified2003–04Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Chiheru
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Northern Railway zone Jalandhar City
towards ?
Terminus Northern Railway zone
Jalandhar–Nakoar line
Khalsa College (halt)
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Northern Railway zone Suchipind
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Northern Railway zone
Jalandhar–Hoshiarpur branch line
Bolinna Doaba
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Location
Jalandhar Cantonment is located in Punjab
Jalandhar Cantonment
Jalandhar Cantonment
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Jalandhar Cantonment is located in India
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Jalandhar Cantonment Junction railway station (station code: JRC) 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 Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar–Jalandhar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.

The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915.[2] The Mukerian–Pathankot line was built in 1952. The construction of the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971.[3]

Hoshiarpur was linked by rail with Jullundur Cantonment in 1913.[4]

Electrification

The Phagwara–Jalandhar City–Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Jallandhar Cantonment railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers". Chapter VII Communications – Railways. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  3. ^ "IR History: Part V (1970–1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Punjab District Gazetteers – Hoshiarpur". Punjab Revenue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  5. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

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