Pathankot Cantonment railway station
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Pathankot Cantonment
ਪਠਾਨਕੋਟ ਛਾਉਣੀ पठानकोट छावनी |
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| Indian Railway | |
| Location | National Highway 44, Pathankot, Punjab India |
| Coordinates | 32°15′33″N 75°38′10″E / 32.2592°N 75.6362°ECoordinates: 32°15′33″N 75°38′10″E / 32.2592°N 75.6362°E |
| Elevation | 328 metres (1,076 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Line(s) |
Jalandhar-Jammu line Kangra Valley Railway Amritsar-Pathankot line |
| Platforms | 3 |
| 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 | PTKC |
| Division(s) | Firozpur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1952 |
| Electrified | Yes |
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Source: Google maps
Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station is located in Pathankot district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Pathankot .
Chakki Bank Railway Station was renamed Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station in 2013.
Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station is at an elevation of 328 metres (1,076 ft) and was assigned the code – PTKC.
The 107 km (66 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Amritsar-Pathankot line was opened in 1884.
The 164 km (101.9 mi) long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) wide narrow gauge Kangra Valley Railway from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar was commissioned in 1929.
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.
Electrification work of the Jalandhar-Jammu line is on. As of 2010-11, around 100 km had been electrified. As of 2013, electrification was expected to be completed in about a year. The electrification is now completed.
Pathankot Cantonment had a steam loco shed which has now been decommissioned.
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