Ludhiana Junction railway station
Railway station in Punjab, India
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Ludhiana Junction railway station (station code: LDH) is a railway station located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Ludhiana. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest railway stations of Punjab. It is also among the cleanest of railway stations of India. This railway station is taken up for being upgraded to model railway station by Railways Department, Government of India.
India
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| Location | Kamla Nehru Market, Old Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°54′43″N 75°50′53″E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 246 metres (807 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Northern Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 18 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
Cycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | LDH | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1864 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1996–97 | |||||||||||||||||||
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The railway station
Ludhiana railway station is at an elevation of 246 metres (807 ft) and was assigned the code – LDH.[1]
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi)-long Amritsar–Ambala Cantt – Saharanpur–Meerut–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]
The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.[3]
The extension from the Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) railway line to Ludhiana was opened by the Southern Punjab Railway Company in 1905.[4]
The Sahnewal–Chandigarh rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.[5]
Electrification
The Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996–97.[6]
Loco sheds
Passenger movement
Ludhiana is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[7]
