Ludhiana Junction railway station
30°54′43″N 75°50′53″E / 30.912°N 75.848°E / 30.912; 75.848
Ludhiana–Fazilka line,
Ludhiana–Jakhal line,
Ludhiana–Chandigarh line
Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Ladhowal towards ? | Northern Railway zone | Dhandari Kalan towards ? | ||
Terminus | Northern Railway zone | Model Gram towards ? | ||
Northern Railway zone Ludhinana–Jakhal line | Gill towards ? |
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Ludhiana Junction Location within Punjab Show map of PunjabLudhiana Junction Ludhiana Junction (India) Show map of India | |
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Ludhiana Junction railway station (station code: LDH) is a railway station located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Ludhiana. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest railway stations of Punjab. It is also among the cleanest of railway stations of India.
The railway station
Ludhiana railway station is at an elevation of 246 metres (807 ft) and was assigned the code – LDH.[1]
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi)-long Amritsar–Ambala Cantt – Saharanpur–Meerut–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[2]
The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.[3]
The extension from the Macleodganj (later renamed Mandi Sadiqganj and now in Pakistan) railway line to Ludhiana was opened by the Southern Punjab Railway Company in 1905.[4]
The Sahnewal–Chandigarh rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.[5]
Electrification
The Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996–97.[6]
Loco sheds
Ludhiana Diesel Loco Shed holds 184+ locos including WDM-2, WDM-3A and WDG-3A/WDG-4D. Ludhiana Electric Loco Shed was commissioned in 2001 and houses WAG-5 (now transferred to other sheds), WAG-7, WAG-9 and WAP-4 (now transferred to TKD DLS) locos.
Passenger movement
Ludhiana is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[7]
References
- ^ "Ludhiana railway station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
- ^ "Chapter VII – Communications". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Chapter VII Communications". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "New Rail Link". The Tribune. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 February 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 2 February 2014.
External links
- Trains at Ludhiana
- Ludhiana travel guide from Wikivoyage
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