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Jalandhar–Firozpur line
| Jalandhar–Firozpur line | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Rail Coach Factory Kapurthala lies on the Jalandhar–Firozpur line | |||
| Overview | |||
| Status | Operational | ||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||
| Locale | Punjab | ||
| Termini | Jalandhar City Firozpur Cantonment | ||
| Service | |||
| System | Diesel operated | ||
| Operator(s) | Northern Railway | ||
| History | |||
| Opened | 1912 | ||
| Technical | |||
| Track length | 127 km (79 mi) | ||
| Number of tracks | 1 (single) | ||
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||
| Highest elevation | Jalandhar City 239 m (784 ft), Firozpur Cantonment 200 m (656 ft) | ||
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The Jalandhar–Firozpur line is a railway line connecting Jalandhar City and Firozpur Cantonment, both in the Indian state of the Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.
History[edit | edit source]
The Jalandhar–Firozpur line was laid in 1912.[1]
The last official steam service on the line completed its journey on 6 December 1995.[2]
Railway border crossing[edit | edit source]
The Hussainiwala–Ganda Singh Wala railway crossing, near Firozpur, became defunct with the partition of India. The broad-gauge spur from Kasur Junction in Pakistan has been closed.[3] A strategically important bridge that was blown up during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 at Hussainiwala, has been rebuilt and opened in 2013.[4]
Passenger movement[edit | edit source]
Jalandhar City is the only station on this line that is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5]
Rail Coach Factory[edit | edit source]
Rail Coach Factory, Kapurthala started production in 1988. It is the largest and most modern coach manufacturing unit of Indian Railways, producing around 1,600 coaches annually.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Punjab District Gazetteers – Kapurthala". Punjab Revenue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ "IR History Part VI (1995–1999)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Bhuyan, Mohan. "International Links from India". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ Sharma, Dinesh K (5 December 2013). "40 years after war, bridge opens near Hussainiwla borer". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 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 March 2014.
- ↑ "Rail Coach Factory". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.