Ludhiana–Jakhal line

Railway line

Ludhiana
Jakhal

ServiceSystemElectrifiedOperator(s)Northern RailwayHistoryOpened1901TechnicalTrack length129 km (80 mi)Number of tracks1 (single)Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gaugeElectrificationYesOperating speed110 km/h (68 mph)Highest elevationLudhiana 248 m (814 ft), Jakhal 225 m (738 ft)

Route map

Legend

				km
					on Ambala–Attari line
				0	Ludhiana
					to Ludhiana–Fazilka line
					NH 5
				8	Gill
				13	Jassowal
				18	Kila Rajpur
				22	Gungrana
				25	Ahmadgarh
					Sirhind Canal
				31	Rohira Galughra
				36	Kup
					Raikot Road
				45	Malerkotla
				52	Himmatana
					Dhuri Bypass
					SH 11 / Sangrur Road
				62	Dhuri on Bathinda–Rajpura line
				70	Bahadur Singh Wala
					State Highway 11
				78	Sangrur
				85	Bharur
					State Highway 12A
				91	Sunam
				101	Chhajli
				106	Govindgarh Khokar
				112	Lehra Gaga
					Lehra Bridge
				117	Gurnay
					State Highway 10
					Jakhal-Budhlada Road
					Punjab-Haryana border
				129	Jakhal on Delhi–Fazilka line

Source: Google Maps
54054 Ludhiana–Jakhal Passenger

The Ludhiana–Dhuri–Jakhal line is a railway line connecting Ludhiana in the Indian state of the Punjab and Jakhal in Haryana. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

In 1893, an agreement for the construction, working and maintenance of the broad-gauge Ludhiana–Dhuri–Jakhal railway line, via Sangrur, was signed between the British Raj and the native principalities of Jind State, Malerkotla State and Patiala State, since the line was situated partly in British territory and partly in the territory lying in the native principalities.^[1] in 1901, this new line was commissioned, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.^[2]

It was later extended to Hisar Junction.

Electrification

Electrification of the Jakhal–Ludhiana line was ordered in 2013 but the work has started in March 2016 from Ludhiana side and foundation stone was laid at Gill. CRS Trial has been successfully conducted up to Dhuri Jn. from Ludhiana Jn. in 2019. The electrification of 62 km-long stretch of Dhuri to Jakhal on Ludhiana–Jakhal line was completed and trial runs were successfully carried out in July 2020.^[3]

Tracks

Detailed survey for the doubling of the Ludhiana–Sangrur–Jakhal line has been ordered.^[4]

Railway reorganisation

Southern Punjab Railway was taken over by the state and merged with North Western Railway in 1930.^[5]

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.^[6]

In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company, west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.^[7]

References

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^ "Northern Railway completes electrification work on 130 km line in Punjab, Haryana". The New Indian Express. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
^ "Railways to conduct feasibility survey to provide connectivity to five Takhts". The Hindustan Times, 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
^ "Southern Punjab Railway". fibis. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
^ SM Imamul Haque (1989). Management of Indian Railways, 1989. Mittal Publications,A 1/8 Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059. p. 136. ISBN 81-7099-183-8. Retrieved 26 February 2014. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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