Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 331 m Owner Indian Railways | Operated by Northern Railway Opened 1954 Phone 098735 96707 Platforms in use 5 | |
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Location Industrial Area 1, Darua, ChandigarhIndia Line(s) Delhi-Kalka lineChandigarh-Sahnewal line Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Similar Ambala Cantonment Junction r, Kalka railway station, SAS Nagar Mohali railway st, Ludhiana Junction railway st, New Delhi railway station | ||
Chandigarh Junction railway station serves the union territory city of Chandigarh. The station is at an elevation of 330.77 metres (1,085.2 ft) and was assigned the code – CDG. Chandigarh is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
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History
The Delhi-Ambala-Kalka line was opened in 1891, and the Chandigarh-Sahnewal line (also referred to as Ludhiana-Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.
Ambala-Chandigarh sector was electrified in 1998-99 and Chandigarh-Kalka in 1999-2000.
Amenities
Chandigarh railway station has computerized reservation facilities, General Railway Police outpost, telephone booths, tourist reception cenre, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment room, and book stall. In 2014, Chandigarh railway station got Escalators.
The railway station is 8 km from the city centre. The airport is 7 km. City buses, auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available at the station for local transportation.
Trains
A list of trains that operate through Chandigarh Junction railway station.