Operated by Northern Railway Parking Yes Opened 1870 | Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 246 m Phone 078143 33658 Platforms in use 7 | |
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Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Similar Ambala Cantonment Junction r, Jammu Tawi railway st, Jalandhar Cantonment Junction r, Amritsar Junction railway st, Jalandhar City railway station | ||
Ludhiana railway station is located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Ludhiana .
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The railway station
Ludhiana railway station is at an elevation of 246 metres (807 ft) and was assigned the code – LDH.
History
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar - Ambala Cantt - Saharanpur - Meerut - Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.
The Ludhiana-Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.
The extension from the Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) railway line to Ludhiana was opened by the Southern Punjab Railway Company in 1905.
The Sahnewal - Chandigarh rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana - Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.
Electrification
The Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996–97.
Loco sheds
Ludhiana diesel shed holds 184+ locos including WDM 2, WDM 3A and WDG 3A. Ludhiana electric loco shed was commissioned in 2001 and houses WAM 4, WAG 5, WAG 7, WAG-9 AND WAP-4 locos.
Passenger movement
Ludhiana is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.