Jalandhar Cantonment railway station
Jalandhar Cantonment railway station (station code: JRC) is located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.
Jalandhar Cantonment | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways junction station | |
| Location | Opposite GT Road, near Rama Mandi, Jalandhar, Punjab India |
| Coordinates | 31°18′25″N 75°37′55″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 Location in Punjab#Location in India  Jalandhar Cantonment Jalandhar Cantonment (India) | |
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–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
- "Jallandhar Cantonment railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 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 – Hoshiarpur". 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.
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 |
