Structure type Standard on ground Elevation 328 m | Operated by Northern Railway Opened 1952 Platforms in use 3 | |
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Location National Highway 44, Pathankot, PunjabIndia Line(s) Jalandhar-Jammu lineKangra Valley RailwayAmritsar-Pathankot line Tracks Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Similar Pathankot Junction railway st, Jalandhar Cantonment Junction r, Kathua railway station, Jammu Tawi railway st, Ludhiana Junction railway st | ||
Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station is located in Pathankot district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Pathankot .
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Name change
Chakki Bank Railway Station was renamed Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station in 2013.
The railway station
Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station is at an elevation of 328 metres (1,076 ft) and was assigned the code – PTKC.
History
The 107 km (66 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Amritsar-Pathankot line was opened in 1884.
The 164 km (101.9 mi) long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) wide narrow gauge Kangra Valley Railway from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar was commissioned in 1929.
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. The electrification is now completed.
Loco shed
Pathankot Cantonment had a steam loco shed which has now been decommissioned.