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			{{Short description\|Railway station in Punjab, India}}
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	\| name = Ludhiana Junction		\| name = Ludhiana Junction
	\| type = [[Indian Railways~~]] [[junction station~~]]		\| type = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| style = Indian Railways		\| style = Indian Railways
	\| image = ~~LDH RLY STN~~.~~JPG~~		\| image = {{multiple image
	\| image_caption = ~~Entrance of~~ Ludhiana Junction		\| border = infobox
	\| address = [[Ludhiana]], ~~[[Punjab~~, ~~India\|~~Punjab]]		\| total_width = 340
	\| country = ~~{{flagu\|~~India}}		\| perrow = 1/2
	\| coordinates = {{Coord\|30.912\|N\|75.848\|E\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}		\| image1 = Ldhjun.jpg
	\| elevation = {{convert\|246\|m\|ft}}		\| caption1 =
	\| line = [[Ambala–Attari line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Jakhal line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Chandigarh line]]~~,<br/>Ludhiana–Lohian Khas line~~		\| image2 = Ludhiana railway station.jpg
	\| structure = ~~Standard on ground~~		\| caption2 =
	\| platform = 7		\| image3 = Ldh junction.jpg
	\| tracks = 18 {{Track gauge\|5ft6in\|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]		\| caption3 =
	\| parking = Yes		}}
	\| bicycle = No		\| image_caption = Ludhiana Junction
	\| opened = {{start date and age\|1864}}		\| address = Kamla Nehru Market, Old Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001
	\| closed =		\| country = [[India]]
	\| rebuilt =		\| coordinates = {{Coord\|30.912\|N\|75.848\|E\|type:railwaystation_region:IN\|format=dms\|display=inline,title}}
	\| electrified = 1996–97		\| elevation = {{convert\|246\|m\|ft}}
	\| ~~ADA~~ = {{access icon\|20px}} Available		\| line = [[Ambala–Attari line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Jakhal line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Chandigarh line]]
	\| code = {{Indian railway code		\| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways\|At grade]]
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			\| parking = Yes
			\| bicycle = No
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			\| electrified = 1996–97
			\| accessible = {{access icon\|20px}} Available
			\| code = {{Indian railway code
	\| code = LDH		\| code = LDH
	\| zone = [[Northern Railway zone]]		\| zone = [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railway]]
	\| division = {{rwd\|Firozpur}}		\| division = {{rwd\|Firozpur}}
	}}		}}
	\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]		\| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
	\| operator = [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railways]]		\| operator = [[Northern Railway zone\|Northern Railways]]
	\| status = Functioning		\| status = Functioning
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	\| map_type = India Punjab#India		\| map_type = India Punjab#India
	\| map_dot_label = ~~'''~~Ludhiana Junction~~'''~~		\| map_dot_label = Ludhiana Junction
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			\|line=Northern Railway zone\|left=Ladhowal\|right=Dhandari Kalan\|type=[[Ambala–Attari line]]
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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, India\|Punjab]] and serves [[Ludhiana]]. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest railway stations of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]]. It is also among the cleanest of railway stations of India.		'''Ludhiana Junction railway station''' (station code: '''LDH''') is a railway station located in [[Ludhiana district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]] and serves [[Ludhiana]]. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest railway stations of [[Punjab, India\|Punjab]]. It is also among the cleanest of railway stations of India. This railway station is taken up for being upgraded to model railway station by Railways Department, Government of India.

	==The railway station==		==The railway station==
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	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.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm\|title= Chapter VII Communications\|access-date= 20 February 2014\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172820/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm\|archive-date= 23 February 2014\|url-status= dead}}</ref>		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.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm\|title= Chapter VII Communications\|access-date= 20 February 2014\|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172820/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm\|archive-date= 23 February 2014\|url-status= dead}}</ref>

	The {{stnlnk\|Sahnewal}}–{{stnlnk\|Chandigarh}} rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130419/ldh1.htm \|title= New Rail Link \|work= The Tribune\|date=19 April 2013\| access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref>		The {{stnlnk\|Sahnewal}}–{{stnlnk\|Chandigarh}} rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130419/ldh1.htm \|title= New Rail Link \|work= The Tribune\|date=19 April 2013\| access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref>

	==Electrification==		==Electrification==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/ludhiana-junction-ldh/342 Trains at Ludhiana]		*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/ludhiana-junction-ldh/342 Trains at Ludhiana]
	*{{Wikivoyage-inline\|Ludhiana}}		*{{Wikivoyage inline\|Ludhiana}}

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	~~{{s-line\|system=Indian Railways \|previous= \| next= Model Gram \|line= Northern Railway zone\|branch= [[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]] \|rows1=1}}~~
	~~{{s-line\|system=Indian Railways \|previous= \| next= Gill \|line= Northern Railway zone\|branch= Ludhinana–Jakhal line \|rows1=1}}~~
	~~{{end}}~~

	~~{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}~~
	{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}		{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}

			[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1870]]
	[[Category:Railway stations in Ludhiana district]]		[[Category:Railway stations in Ludhiana district]]
	[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]		[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]
	[[Category:Transport in Ludhiana]]		[[Category:Transport in Ludhiana]]
	~~[[Category:1870 establishments in India]]~~

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Ludhiana Junction
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = LDH RLY STN.JPG
| image_caption = Entrance of Ludhiana Junction
| address = [[Ludhiana]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| country = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|30.912|N|75.848|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|246|m|ft}}
| line = [[Ambala–Attari line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Jakhal line]],<br/>[[Ludhiana–Chandigarh line]],<br/>Ludhiana–Lohian Khas line
| structure = Standard on ground
| platform = 7
| tracks = 18 {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| parking = Yes
| bicycle = No
| opened = {{start date and age|1864}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = 1996–97
| ADA = {{access icon|20px}} Available
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = LDH
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Firozpur}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railways]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
| passengers =
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Punjab#India
| map_dot_label = '''Ludhiana Junction'''
}}

'''Ludhiana Junction railway station''' (station code: '''LDH''') is a railway station located in [[Ludhiana district]] in the Indian state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and serves [[Ludhiana]]. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest railway stations of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. It is also among the cleanest of railway stations of India.

==The railway station==
[[File:LDH PF4.JPG|thumb|left|Nameboard of Ludhiana Railway Station on PF4]]
Ludhiana railway station is at an elevation of {{convert|246|m|ft}} and was assigned the code – LDH.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/ludhiana-junction-ldh/342 |title= Ludhiana railway station|publisher=indiarailinfo.com | access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>

==History==
The [[Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway]] completed the {{convert|483|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long {{stnlnk|Amritsar}}–[[Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station|Ambala Cantt]] – {{stnlnk|Saharanpur}}–{{stnlnk|Meerut}}–{{stnlnk|Ghaziabad}} line in 1870 connecting [[Multan Cantonment railway station|Multan]] (now in Pakistan) with [[Delhi Junction railway station|Delhi]].<ref name=timeline>{{cite web |url=http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |title=Indian Railway History timeline |author=R.P. Saxena |publisher=[[IRFCA]] |access-date=2012-02-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085533/http://irse.bravehost.com/IRHTML.htm |archive-date=14 July 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_sang9.htm#ch7c|title= Chapter VII – Communications|access-date= 26 February 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304083351/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_sang9.htm#ch7c|archive-date= 4 March 2016|url-status= dead}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|title= Chapter VII Communications|access-date= 20 February 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140223172820/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/muktsar/Chapter%207.htm|archive-date= 23 February 2014|url-status= dead}}</ref>

The {{stnlnk|Sahnewal}}–{{stnlnk|Chandigarh}} rail link (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130419/ldh1.htm |title= New Rail Link |work= The Tribune|date=19 April 2013| access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996–97.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html| title=History of Electrification| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>

==Loco sheds==
Ludhiana Diesel Loco Shed holds 184+ locos including [[WDM-2]], [[WDM-3A]] and [[WDG-3A]]/[[WDG-4D]]. [[Electric Loco Shed, Ludhiana|Ludhiana Electric Loco Shed]] was commissioned in 2001 and houses [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] (now transferred to other sheds), [[Indian locomotive class WAG-7|WAG-7]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-9|WAG-9]] and [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] (now transferred to TKD DLS) locos.

==Passenger movement==
Ludhiana is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.<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=2 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>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/ludhiana-junction-ldh/342 Trains at Ludhiana]
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Ludhiana}}

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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= | next= Model Gram |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= [[Ludhiana–Fazilka line]] |rows1=1}}
{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= | next= Gill |line= Northern Railway zone|branch= Ludhinana–Jakhal line |rows1=1}}
{{end}}

{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}
{{Railway stations in the Punjab, India}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Ludhiana district]]
[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]
[[Category:Transport in Ludhiana]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in India]]