Pathankot Cantonment railway station

Pathankot Cantonment
ਪਠਾਨਕੋਟ ਛਾਉਣੀ
पठानकोट छावनी
Indian Railway
Location National Highway 44, Pathankot, Punjab
India
Coordinates 32°15′33″N 75°38′10″E / 32.2592°N 75.6362°E / 32.2592; 75.6362Coordinates: 32°15′33″N 75°38′10″E / 32.2592°N 75.6362°E / 32.2592; 75.6362
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
Location
Pathankot Cantonment railway station
Location in Punjab

Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station is located in Pathankot district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Pathankot .

Name change

Chakki Bank Railway Station was renamed Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station in 2013.[1]

The railway station

Pathankot Cantonment Railway Station is at an elevation of 328 metres (1,076 ft) and was assigned the code – PTKC.

History

The 107 km (66 mi) long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Amritsar-Pathankot line was opened in 1884.[2]

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.[3]

The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915.[4] The Mukerian-Pathankot line was built in 1952.[5] The construction of the Pathankot-Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971.[6]

Electrification

Electrification work of the Jalandhar-Jammu line is on. As of 2010-11, around 100 km had been electrified.[7] As of 2013, electrification was expected to be completed in about a year.[8] The electrification is now completed.

Loco shed

Pathankot Cantonment had a steam loco shed which has now been decommissioned.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Renamed Pathankot Cantonment Station Dedicated". Business Statndard, 18 August 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. ↑ "Chapter VII". Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "The Kangra Valley Railway". UNESCO. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers". Chapter VII Communications – Railways. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Train tales from bygone era". The Tribune, 20 April 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "IR History: Part V (1970-1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  7. ↑ "Railway Electrification". Railway Electrification Directorate, Indian Railways. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Electrification of Jammu Pathankot track likely to take another year". Early Time Plus. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Kandrori
Northern Railway zone
Bharoli
Northern Railway zoneTerminus
NR
Ambala
Firozpur
See also
Railways in India
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