Jalandhar City Junction railway station
Rail station in Punjab, India
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Jalandhar City Junction (station code: JUC) is a railway station located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.
India
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Jalandhar City junction Railway station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Street No. 1, Gobindgarh, Arjun Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°19′52″N 75°35′28″E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 5 (Including 2 terminating platforms) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 16 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JUC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1864 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The railway station
Jalandhar City railway station is at an elevation of 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) and was assigned the code – JUC.[1]
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]
The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915.[3] The Mukerian–Pathankot line was built in 1952,[2] The construction of the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971.[4]
The Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.[5]
Electrification
The electrification of Phagwara–Jalandhar Cantt–Jalandhar City–Amritsar sector was initiated in 1997.[6]
DMU shed
India's first and largest DMU shed at Jalandhar holds 90 units placed in service in whole Punjab. It also houses two BEML-built rail buses which operate on the Beas–Goindwal Sahib line. In 2019, it completed 50 years of service and was converted into an electric shed MEMU and allotted 2 new rakes of MEMU train including medical relief van.[7]
Passenger movement
Jalandhar City is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[8]
Amenities
Jalandhar City railway station has computerized reservation counters, GRP (railway police) office, retiring rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.[9]