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{{Infobox rail line
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| name = Jalandhar–Jammu line
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| image = Jammu Tawi to Delhi - Rail side views 19.JPG
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| caption = Samba railway station lies on the Jalandhar–Jammu line
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| status = Operational
| locale = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| start = {{stnlnk|Jalandhar City}}
| end = {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}}
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| open = 1971
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| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]
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| electrification = completed
| speed = up to 130 km/hr (Jalandhar–Pathankot section)
| elevation = {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment}} {{convert|256|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, Pathankot Cantonment {{convert|352|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} {{convert|414|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
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The '''Jalandhar–Jammu line''' is a railway line connecting {{stnlnk|Jalandhar Cantonment}} and {{stnlnk|Jalandhar City}} in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] with {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]. This line was made after Indian Independence in 1947. Normally before partition of India and creation of Pakistan, trains to Jammu Tawi from [[Delhi]] used to run via [[Panipat]], {{stnlnk|Ambala Cantonment}}, [[Ludhiana]], Jalandhar City, [[Amritsar]], [[Lahore]], [[Narowal]] and [[Sialkot]]. But after partition and creation of Pakistan in 1947, the Sialkot–Jammu Tawi line was dismantled and closed permanently. Jammu and Kashmir became cut off from rest of India. Hence in 1949, it was decided to extend the line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian till [[Pathankot]] and after the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], this line was extended to Jammu Tawi. This {{convert|216|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} railway line is an important strategic connectivity for Indian Military and Defence.

==History==
The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian City was constructed in 1915.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_hsp10.htm#ch7c | title= Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers | work= Chapter VII Communications – Railways | access-date= 9 February 2014 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105330/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_hsp10.htm#ch7c | archive-date= 4 March 2016 | url-status= dead }}</ref> The Mukerian city to Pathankot jn line was built in 1952. The construction of the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]], and opened in 1971.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html | title=IR History: Part V (1970-1995) |publisher= IRFCA | access-date = 9 February 2014 }}</ref> Railway tracks between Jalandhar and Jammu Tawi have been doubled.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.punjabjalandhar.info/2009/01/jalandhar-udhampur-railway-track-to-br.html| title= Jalandhar–Udhampur Railway Track to be Electrified|publisher= Jalandhar, Punjab, India | access-date = 3 January 2014 }}</ref> Electrification of railway track between Jalandhar and Jammu Tawi was completed in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-electric-engine-train-on-pathankot-jammu-tawi-track-from-next-month-2004460|title=Electric engine train on Pathankot–Jammu Tawi track from next month – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis|date=22 July 2014|website=dnaindia.com|access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref>

==Speed limit==
The Jammu–Jalandhar Cantonment line is classified as a "Group B" line and can take speeds up to 130 km/h.

==Passenger movement==
Jalandhar City and Jammu Tawi, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=10 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref>

==DMU shed==
India's first and largest [[Diesel multiple unit|DMU]] shed at Jalandhar holds 90 units placed in service in rural Punjab. It also houses two BEML-built rail buses which operate on the Beas–Goindwal Sahib line.<ref name=sheds>{{cite web |url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title= Sheds and workshops|publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 5 February 2014}}</ref>

==Loco sheds==
Jammu has a trip shed for visiting locos where WDS-4 locos belonging to Shakurbasti shed are retained for long periods. Pathankot Cantonment (Chakki Bank) had a steam shed which has now been decommissioned.<ref name=sheds/> Jalandhar City and [[Ludhiana]] have Electric Loco Sheds.

== Bridges==
There are many major and minor bridges in the Jalandhar City–Jammu Tawi line. The most important bridges are the {{convert|1.38|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}-long [[Beas River]] Bridge at Mirthal, the {{convert|0.225|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}-long Chakki River Bridge at [[Pathankot]], the {{convert|2.16|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}-long [[Ravi River]] Bridge at Madhopur, the {{convert|1.23|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}-long Bridge on Degh Nalah at Ghagwal, the {{convert|1.09|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}-long Bridge on Basantar River at Samba and the {{convert|1.00|km|mi|1|abbr=on}}-long bridge on River Unjh at Vijaypur Jammu.

==Railway reorganisation==
Sind Railway (later reorganised as [[Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway]]) was formed a guaranteed railway in 1856. It constructed broad-gauge railways from Delhi to Multan via Lahore, and from Karachi to Kotri. Multan and Kotri were connected by ferry service on the [[Indus River]]. In 1871–72, Indus Valley Railway was formed to connect Multan and Kotri. At the same time, Punjab Northern State Railway started constructing from Lahore towards Peshawar. In 1886, Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway was acquired by the state and amalgamated with Indus Valley Railway and Punjab Northern State Railway to form [[North Western Railway (British India)|North-Western State Railway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dsal.uchicago.edu/REFERENCE/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V03_433.gif |title=Digital South Asia Library |publisher=Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 3, p. 398. |access-date=31 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202101415/http://dsal.uchicago.edu/REFERENCE/gazetteer/text.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V03_433.gif |archive-date= 2 February 2014 }}</ref>

With the [[partition of India]] in 1947, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and later [[Pakistan Railways]], the eastern part became Eastern Punjab Railway.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=8v-zRmScc0MC&q=Eastern+Punjab+Railway&pg=PA136 |title=Management of Indian Railways, 1989|isbn= 81-7099-183-8| work=Readings in Indian Railway Finance by KB Verma, P 136|last=SM Imamul Haque|year=1989| publisher= Mittal Publications,A 1/8 Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059| access-date = 31 January 2014}}</ref> In 1952, [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] was formed with a portion of [[East Indian Railway Company]] west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-geog.html#newzone |title = Geography – Railway Zones| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 31 January 2014}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/jalandhar-cantt-junction-jrc/545 Trains at Jalandhar Cantonment]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/mukerian-mex/95 Trains at Mukerian]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/pathankot-junction-ptk/92 Trains at Pathankot Junction]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/jammu-tawi-jat/81 Trains at Jammu Tawi]

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