Ludhiana Junction | ||
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| Indian Railways | ||
Ludhiana Junction | ||
| Location | Kamla Nehru Market, Old Ludhiana, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India | |
| Coordinates | 30°54′43″N 75°50′53″E / 30.912°N 75.848°E | |
| Elevation | 246 metres (807 ft) | |
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |
| Operated by | Northern Railways | |
| Line(s) | Ambala–Attari line, Ludhiana–Fazilka line, Ludhiana–Jakhal line, Ludhiana–Chandigarh line | |
| Platforms | 7 | |
| Tracks | 18 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |
| Construction | ||
| Structure type | At grade | |
| Parking | Yes | |
| Bicycle facilities | No | |
| Other information | ||
| Status | Functioning | |
| Station code | LDH | |
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |
| Division(s) | Firozpur | |
| History | ||
| Opened | 1864 | |
| Electrified | 1996–97 | |
| Services | ||
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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. This railway station is taken up for being upgraded to model railway station by Railways Department, Government of India.
The railway station[edit | edit source]
Ludhiana railway station is at an elevation of 246 metres (807 ft) and was assigned the code – LDH.[1]
History[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
The Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996–97.[6]
Loco sheds[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Ludhiana is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railways.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Ludhiana railway station". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ↑ R.P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History timeline". IRFCA. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "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.
