Jalandhar City Junction railway station

Jalandhar City Junction (station code: JUC) is a railway station located in Jalandhar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Jalandhar.

Jalandhar City Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
Location	Street No. 1, Gobindgarh, Arjun Nagar, Jalandhar, Punjab India
Coordinates	31°19′52″N 75°35′28″E
Elevation	236.520 metres (775.98 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala–Attari line Jalandhar–Jammu line Jalandhar–Firozpur line
Platforms	5 (Including 2 terminating platforms)
Tracks	16 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Construction
Structure type	At grade
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JUC
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	1864
Electrified	1997
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Jalandhar Cantonment towards ? Northern Railway zone Ambala–Attari line Baba Sodhal Nagar towards ? Terminus Northern Railway zone Jalandhar–Firozpur line Kapurthala towards ? Northern Railway zone Jalandhar–Nakoar line Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala(Halt) towards ? Northern Railway zone Jalandhar–Jammu line Hussainpur towards ?
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The railway station

Jalandhar City railway station is at an elevation of 236.520 metres (775.98 ft) and was assigned the code – JUC.^[1]

History

The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.^[2]

The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian was constructed in 1915.^[3] The Mukerian–Pathankot line was built in 1952,^[2] The construction of the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971.^[4]

The Firozpur Cantonment-Jalandhar City branch line was opened in 1912.^[5]

Electrification

The electrification of Phagwara–Jalandhar Cantt–Jalandhar City–Amritsar sector was initiated in 1997.^[6]

DMU shed

India's first and largest DMU shed at Jalandhar holds 90 units placed in service in whole Punjab. It also houses two BEML-built rail buses which operate on the Beas–Goindwal Sahib line. In 2019, it completed 50 years of service and was converted into an electric shed MEMU and allotted 2 new rakes of MEMU train including medical relief van.^[7]

Passenger movement

Jalandhar City is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[8]

Amenities

Jalandhar City railway station has computerized reservation counters, GRP (railway police) office, retiring rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and book stall.^[9]