Jalandhar Cantonment Junction railway station (station code: JRC) is located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.
Jalandhar Cantonment Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Opposite GT Road, near Rama Mandi, Jalandhar, Punjab India | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°18′25″N 75°37′55″E / 31.307°N 75.632°E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 239 metres (784 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar–Jammu line | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JRC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
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.[6]