Jalandhar City railway station
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Jalandhar City
जालंधर सिटी ਜਲੰਧਰ ਸਿਟੀ |
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location | Street No. 1, Gobindgarh, Arjun Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab India |
| Coordinates | 31°19′52″N 75°35′28″E / 31.331°N 75.591°ECoordinates: 31°19′52″N 75°35′28″E / 31.331°N 75.591°E |
| Elevation | 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Line(s) |
Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar-Jammu line Jalandhar-Firozpur line |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | JUC |
| Division(s) | Firozpur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1870 |
| Electrified | 2003–04 |
| Location | |
Jalandhar City railway station is located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.
Jalandhar City railway station is at an elevation of 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) and was assigned the code – JUC.
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar-Ambala-Saharanpur-Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.
The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915. 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.
The Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.
The Phagwara-Jalandhar City-Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.
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.
Jalandhar City is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.
Jalandhar City railway station has computerized reservation counters, GRP (railway police) office, retiring rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall. .
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