Jalandhar–Firozpur line

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	Electrified
Operator(s)	Northern Railway
History
Opened	1912
Technical
Track length	118 km (73 mi)
Number of tracks	1 (single)
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
Electrification	Yes
Operating speed	110 km/h (68 mph)
Highest elevation	Jalandhar City 239 m (784 ft), Firozpur Cantonment 200 m (656 ft)
Route map
Route map
	Legend
	Ambala–Attari line
	to Amritsar│to Ambala
	Source:Google Maps, ; Jalandhar City-Firozpur Cantt Passenger, ; Jalandhar Nakodar DEMU, ; Ludiana Lohian Khas DEMU

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

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]

Border crossings

Fazilka and Hussainiwala on this line are two defunct railway border crossing points on the India–Pakistan border. Before partition of India in 1947, there were 711 kilometers (442 miles) long Delhi-Samma Satta & 445 kilometers (277 miles) long Delhi-Raiwind railway lines, which were operational. After partition of India, a 20 kilometers (12 miles) line linked Amruka on the Pakistan side of the India–Pakistan border, opposite Fazilka, towards Samma Satta. The only train running through these tracks was withdrawn after 1965 war.[3] 275 kilometers (171 miles) long Amruka-Samma Satta line & 28 kilometres (17 miles) long Kasur-Raiwind lines are operational in Pakistan now. The Hussainiwala–Ganda Singh Wala railway crossing, near Firozpur, became defunct with the partition of India. The 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) broad gauge line from Kasur Junction in Pakistan has been closed. A strategically important 1,681 metres (5,515 feet) Kaiser-E-Hind Rail cum Road Bridge was blown up during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 at Hussainiwala, and was never rebuilt. In 2013, Sutlej Barrage Bridge on Hussainiwala was opened after restructuring.^[3]

Passenger movement

Jalandhar City is the only station on this line that is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[4]

Rail Coach Factory

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.^[5]

References

^ "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.
^ 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.

External links

[1] "Punjab District Gazetteers – Kapurthala". Punjab Revenue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[2] "IR History Part VI (1995–1999)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

[3] 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.

[4] "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.

[5] "Rail Coach Factory". Indian Railways. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.

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