Jalandhar Cantonment railway station

Jalandhar Cantonment Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Opposite GT Road, near Rama Mandi, Jalandhar, Punjab India
Coordinates	31°18′25″N 75°37′55″E
Elevation	239 metres (784 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar–Jammu line
Platforms	2
Tracks	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JRC
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	1870
Electrified	2003–04
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Chiheru towards ? Northern Railway zone Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar City towards ? Terminus Northern Railway zone Jalandhar–Nakoar line Khalsa College (halt) towards ? Northern Railway zone Jalandhar–Jammu line Suchipind towards ? Northern Railway zone Jalandhar–Hoshiarpur branch line Bolinna Doaba towards ?
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Jalandhar Cantonment Junction railway station (station code: JRC) is located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.

The railway station

Jalandhar Cantonment railway station is at an elevation of 239 metres (784 ft) and was assigned the code – JRC.[1]

History

The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar–Jalandhar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.

The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915.[2] 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.[3]

Hoshiarpur was linked by rail with Jullundur Cantonment in 1913.[4]

Electrification

The Phagwara–Jalandhar City–Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.[5]

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.[6]

References

1. "Jallandhar Cantonment railway station". India Rail Info. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
2. "Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers". Chapter VII Communications – Railways. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. "IR History: Part V (1970–1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
4. "Punjab District Gazetteers – Hoshiarpur". Punjab Revenue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
5. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
6. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 5 February 2014.

External links

• Trains at Jalandhar Cantonment