Template:Infobox station Jalandhar City Junction (station code: JUC) is a railway station located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.
The railway station
Jalandhar City railway station is at an elevation of Template:Convert and was assigned the code – JUC.[1]
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the Template:Convert 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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Indian Railway History Timeline, Saxena, R. P.. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ IR History: Part V (1970-1995). IRFCA. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ↑ Punjab District Gazetteers – Kapurthala. Punjab Revenue. 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. IRFCA. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ Jallandhar City railway station. Make My Trip. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
External links
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