Jakhal Junction railway station
Railway Station in Haryana, India
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Jakhal railway station is located in Fatehabad district in the Indian state of Haryana and serves Jakhal Mandi.
Jakhal Junction | ||||||||||||||||
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Jakhal Junction Railway Station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | MD 102, Jakhal, Haryana India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°48′07″N 75°49′28″E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 225 metres (738 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Railways (India) | |||||||||||||||
| Operator | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Lines | Delhi–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JHL | |||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Delhi | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1897 | |||||||||||||||
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Railway station
Jakhal railway station is at an elevation of 225 metres (738 ft) and has assigned the code – JHL.[1] Jakhal railway station is operated by Northern Railway zone and lies under Delhi railway division.The railway station consists of 3 platforms. A total of 98 trains halt at Jakhal railway station.[2]
History
The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bhatinda–Samasatta line in 1897.[3] The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through Samma Satta (now in Pakistan) to Karachi.[4]
The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.[5]
Jakhal–Hisar line, on to Hisar–Sadalpur line, passes through here.
Electrification
Tracks
Delhi–Jakhal–Bhatinda is double electric line.[6]