Pathankot Cantonment railway station

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Pathankot Cantonment
पठानकोट छावनी
ਪਠਾਨਕੋਟ ਛਾਉਣੀ
Indian Railway
Location National Highway 44, Pathankot, Punjab
India
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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 PTK
Division(s) Firozpur
History
Opened 1952
Electrified Yes
Location
Pathankot Cantonment railway station is located in Punjab
Pathankot Cantonment railway station
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

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External links

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