Owned by Indian Railways Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 237 m Platforms in use 4 | Operated by Northern Railway Opened 1870 Owner Indian Railways | |
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Location Street No. 1, Gobindgarh, Arjun Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab
India Line(s) Ambala–Attari line
Jalandhar-Jammu line
Jalandhar-Firozpur line Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Address Gobind Garh, Arjun Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab 144001 Similar Jalandhar Cantonment Junction r, Amritsar Junction railway st, Ludhiana Junction railway st, Ambala Cantonment Junction r, Jammu Tawi railway st | ||
Jalandhar city railway station
Jalandhar City railway station is located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.
Contents
- Jalandhar city railway station
- Delhi pathankot express arrive at jalandhar city railway station
- The railway station
- History
- Electrification
- DMU shed
- Passenger movement
- Amenities
- References
Delhi pathankot express arrive at jalandhar city railway station
The railway station
Jalandhar City railway station is at an elevation of 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) and was assigned the code – JUC.
History
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar-Ambala-Saharanpur-Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.
The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915. 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.
The Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.
Electrification
The Phagwara-Jalandhar City-Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.
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.
Passenger movement
Jalandhar City is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
Amenities
Jalandhar City railway station has computerized reservation counters, GRP (railway police) office, retiring rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall. .