Jalandhar–Jammu line

Jalandhar–Jammu line

Legend km to Kashmir Railway to Jammu-Poonch (proposed) 222 Jammu Tawi Jammu Airport NH 1A 213 Bari Brahman 201 Vijaypur Jammu National Highway 1A Degh River 197 BHBT 189 Samba 180 Ghagwal 175 Hiranagar National Highway 1A 171 Chakayala 166 Chhan Arorian 148 Budhi 136 Kathua Punjab – J&K border Ravi River 128 Madhopur, Punjab National Highway 1A 121 Sujanpur 115 Bharoli, Pathankot Junction Left: to Amritsar-Pathankot line, Right: to Kangra Valley Railway NG 112 Pathankot Cantonment National Highway 1A Pathankot Airport Chakki river 103 Kandrori 99 Ghiala 93 Mirthai National Highway 1A 90 Chak Kalan 82 Bhangala 77 Mushahibpur State Highway 25 73 Mukerian 66 Ghaunspur 64 Unchi Bassi 58 Dasuya 54 Garna Sahib 48 Khudda Korala State Highway 22 42 Tanda Urmar 36 Cholang 32 Sanaura National Highway 1A National Highway 1A 29 Bhogpur Sirwal 24 Machrowar 20 Kala Bakra 17 Biaspind 14 Alwalpur 12 Dhogri 5 Suchipind Jalandhar Bypass Road 0 Jalandhar City, Jalandhar Cantt. to Ambala-Attari line Source: Google maps 12331 Himgiri Express

The Jalandhar–Jammu line is a railway line connecting Jalandhar Cantonment / Jalandhar City in the Indian state of Punjab and Jammu Tawi in Jammu & Kashmir. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915.^[1] 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.^[2]

Electrification

Railway tracks between Jalandhar and Jammu Tawi have been doubled.^[3] Electrification of railway track between Jalandhar and Jammu Tawi is completed in 2014.^[4]

Speed limit

The Ambala Cantonment-Ludhiana-Jalandhar city-Pathankot line is classified as a "Group B" line and can take speeds up to 130 km/ h.^[5]

Passenger movement

Jalandhar City and Jammu Tawi, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[6]

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.^[7]

Loco sheds

Jammu has a trip shed for visiting locos where WDS-4 locos belonging to Shakurbasti shed are retained for long periods. Pathankot Cantonment (Chakki Bank) had a steam shed which has now been decommissioned.^[7]

Railway reorganisation

Sind Railway (later reorganised as Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway) was formed a guaranteed railway in 1856. It constructed broad gauge railways from Delhi to Multan via Lahore, and from Karachi to Kotri. Multan and Kotri were connected by ferry service on the Indus River. In 1871-72, Indus Valley Railway was formed to connect Multan and Kotri. At the same time, Punjab Northern State Railway started constructing from Lahore towards Peshawar. In 1886, Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway was acquired by the state and amalgamated with Indus Valley Railway and Punjab Northern State Railway to form North-Western State Railway.^[8]

With the partition of India in 1947, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and later Pakistan Railways, the eastern part became Eastern Punjab Railway.^[9] In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.^[10]

References

External links

• Trains at Jalandhar Cantonment
• Trains at Mukerian
• Trains at Pathankot Junction
• Trains at Jammu Tawi

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