Jalandhar–Firozpur line

Jalandhar–Firozpur line
Overview
System	Diesel operated
Status	Operational
Locale	Punjab
Termini	Jalandhar City; Firozpur Cantonment
Operation
Opened	1912
Owner	Indian Railway
Operator(s)	Northern Railway
Technical
Track length	127 km (79 mi)
No. of tracks	1 (single)
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Highest elevation	Jalandhar City 239 m (784 ft), Firozpur Cantonment 200 m (656 ft)

The Jalandhar–Firozpur line is a railway line connecting Jalandhar City and Firozpur Cantonment, both in the Indian state of the Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

The Jalandhar–Firozpur line was laid in 1912.^[1]

The last official steam service on the line completed its journey on 6 December 1995.^[2]

Railway border crossing

The Hussainiwala-Ganda Singh Wala railway crossing, near Firozpur, became defunct with the partition of India. The broad gauge spur from Kasur Junction in Pakistan has been closed.^[3] A strategically important bridge that was blown up during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 at Hussainiwala, has been rebuilt and opened in 2013.^[4]

Passenger movement

Jalandhar City is the only station on this line, which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[5]

Rail Coach Factory

The Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala started production in 1988. It is the largest and most modern coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, producing around 1,600 coaches annually.^[6]

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See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) 1974 railway strike in India
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