Jalandhar Cantonment railway station
Rail station in Punjab, India
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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.
India
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Jalandhar Cantonment Junction Railway 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar–Jammu line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JRC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1870 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 2003–04 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]