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Mukerian railway station

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Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Line(s)
  
Jalandhar-Jammu line

Elevation
  
257 m

Phone
  
096462 45718

Platforms in use
  
3

Operated by
  
Northern Railway

Structure type
  
Standard on ground

Opened
  
1915

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Mukerian railway station

Location
  
National Highway 1A, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab India

Tracks
  
Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

Address
  
Kishan Pura, Mukerian, Punjab 144214

Similar
  
Kathua railway station, Pathankot Cantonment railway st, Vijaypur Jammu railway st, Jalandhar Cantonment Junction r, Sirhind railway station

Mukerian railway station is located in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Mukerian .

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Entring early morning at mukerian railway station


The railway station

Mukerian railway station is at an elevation of 257 metres (843 ft) and was assigned the code – MEX.

History

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.

Electrification

Electrification work of the Jalandhar-Jammu line is on. As of 2010-11 around 100 km had been electrified. As of 2013, electrification was expected to be completed in about a year.

References

Mukerian railway station Wikipedia