Amritsar Junction railway station
Amritsar Junction अमृतसर जंक्शन ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜੁਨ੍ਕ੍ਤਿਓਂ | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
 Station board | |
| Location |
Putlighar Road, Amritsar, Punjab India |
| Coordinates | 31°37′58″N 74°52′02″E / 31.63278°N 74.86722°E |
| Elevation | 233 metres (764 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Northern Railway |
| Line(s) |
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| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 9 (5 ft 6 in [1,676 mm] Indian gauge) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Operational |
| Station code | ASR |
| Division(s) | Firozpur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1862 |
| Electrified | 2003–04 |
| Location | |
  Amritsar Junction अमृतसर जंक्शन ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜੁਨ੍ਕ੍ਤਿਓਂ Location within Punjab | |
Amritsar railway station is located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Amritsar.
The railway station
Amritsar railway station is at an elevation of 233 metres (764 ft) and was assigned the code – ASR.[1] With this,it has become the busiest railway station of the state in terms of passenger movement and train traffic.In the 2016 railway budget,Government has aimed the beautification of the railway station as it is the main station of the holy city.[2] The railway station is the first and only wifi-enabled in the division and has also gone CCTV enabled recently.[3] In the recent Railway budget,it has been mentioned that Amritsar Junction will be beautified due to its importance in various fields.[4]
History
The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway completed the Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line in 1865.[5] Amritsar-Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore in 1862.[6]
The 78 km (48 mi) long Amritsar–Khem Karan railway line runs through Tarn Taran and Patti. A 54 km (34 mi) long line links Amritsar to Dera Baba Nanak on the bank of the Ravi.[7]
The 107 km (66 mi) Amritsar–Pathankot route runs through Batala and Gurdaspur.[7] The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Amritsar-Pathankot line was opened in 1884.[8]
Electrification
The Phagwara-Jallandhar City-Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.[9]
Passenger movement
Amritsar is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[10] Amritsar has also became the first railway station in the state to be wifi-enabled.With this announcement,concerns are also raised to increase the capacity of the railway station from current 6 platfroms to 12 platforms and make it on the standards of the International Airport as it is the most important and the busiest railway terminus of the state.2 more esclators would be installed in the station from Platform 5 as Platform 1 has already 2.[11]
Trains
This is a list of the some of the most popular trains departing/arriving from/at Amritsar.
| Train No. | Train name |
|---|---|
| 11057 / 11058 | Amritsar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express |
| 12013 / 12014 | New Delhi Shatabdi Express |
| 12029 / 12030 | Amritsar New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express |
| 12031 / 12032 | Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express |
| 12053 / 12054 | Amritsar Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express |
| 12203 / 12204 | Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express |
| 12241 / 12242 | Amritsar Chandigarh Superfast Express |
| 12317 / 12318 | Akal Takht Express |
| 12411 / 12412 | Amritsar Chandigarh Intercity Express |
| 12459 / 12460 | Amritsar New Delhi Express |
| 12497 / 12498 | Shan-e-Punjab Express |
| 12715 / 12716 | Sachkhand Express |
| 12903 / 12904 | Golden Temple Mail |
| 12925 / 12926 | Paschim Express |
| 13005 / 13006 | Punjab Mail |
| 13049 / 13050 | Amritsar Howrah Mail |
| 14505 / 14506 | Amritsar NangalDam Express |
| 14631 / 14632 | Amritsar Dehradun Express |
| 14673 / 14674 | Shaheed Express |
| 15707 / 15708 | Amritsar Kathiar Express |
| 18237 / 18238 | Chhattisgarh Express |
| 18507 / 18508 | Hirakud Express |
| 19325 / 19326 | Amritsar–Indore Express |
| 15933 / 15934 | Amritsar-Dibrugarh Express |
Amenities
Amritsar railway station has a tourist information centre, computerized reservation counters, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, bookstall, General Railway Police post, and telephone booths.[12]
Distance from railway station: Golden temple 3.2 km, Jallianwallah Bagh 3.6 km, Durgiana temple 2 km, Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh 4.4 km, bus stand 2.7 km, airport 9.6 km, Wagah border 25 km.[12]
Railway workshop
Amritsar railway workshop carries out periodic overhaul of WDS-4 locos and breakdown cranes and bogie manufacture.[13]
References
- ↑ "Amritsar Junction". iniarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/more-funds-little-else-for-region/201417.html
- ↑ http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/railway-police-to-install-cctv-cameras-at-major-stations-in-punjab-in-view-of-india-pak-tension/story-jsksj0Ow5iiXxQ2UnlRtfK.html
- ↑ http://www.mid-day.com/articles/rail-budget-prabhu-quotes-atal-bihari-vajpayee-harivansh-rai-bachchan-and-buddha/16988161
- ↑ R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Timeline". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- 1 2 "Railway routes in Punjab". Punjab Data. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ "Chapter VII". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑
- 1 2 "Amritsar Railway Station". makemytrip.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
Distance Between Amritsar Railway Station to Bagha Border
External links
- Trains at Amritsar
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Amritsar travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Mananwala | Northern Railway zone | Cheharta |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone Amritsar-Khemkaran line | Bhagtanwala |
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| Terminus | Northern Railway zone | Verka |
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