Jalandhar–Jammu line
Samba railway station lies on the Jalandhar–Jammu line
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Indian Railways
Locale	Punjab,Jammu and Kashmir
Termini	Jalandhar City Jammu Tawi
Service
Operator(s)	Northern Railway
History
Opened	1971
Technical
Track length	216 km (134 mi)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)broad gauge
Electrification	completed
Operating speed	up to 110 km/h
Highest elevation	Jalandhar Cantonment 256 m (840 ft), Pathankot Cantonment 352 m (1,155 ft),Jammu Tawi 414 m (1,358 ft)
Route map Legend km Jammu–Baramulla line Jammu–Poonch line (proposed) 222 Jammu Tawi NH 44 213 Bari Brahman 201 Vijaypur Jammu NH 44 Degh River 197 BHBT 189 Samba 180 Ghagwal 175 Hiranagar NH 44 171 Chakayala 166 Chhan Arorian 148 Budhi 136 Kathua NH 44 Jammu and Kashmir Punjab border Ravi River 128 Madhopur, Punjab NH 44 121 Sujanpur Amritsar–Pathankot line 118 Bharoli Junction 115 Pathankot Junction Kangra Valley Rwy (narrow gauge) 112 Pathankot Cantonment NH 44 Chakki river NH 44 103 Kandrori 99 Ghiala 93 Mirthal Beas River 90 Chak Kalan NH 44 82 Bhangala 77 Mushahibpur to Sirhind–Una–Mukerian line SH 25 73 Mukerian 66 Ghaunspur 64 Unchi Bassi 58 Dasuya 54 Garna Sahib 48 Khudda Korala NH 503A 42 Tanda Urmar 36 Cholang 32 Sanaura NH 44 29 Bhogpur Sirwal 24 Machrowar 20 Kala Bakra 17 Biaspind 14 Alwalpur 12 Dhogri 5 Suchipind Jalandhar Bypass Road 0 Jalandhar City │ Jalandhar Cantonment Ambala–Attari line Source: Google maps 12331 Himgiri Express

TheJalandhar–Jammu line is a railway line connectingJalandhar Cantonment andJalandhar City in the Indian state ofPunjab withJammu Tawi inJammu and Kashmir. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction ofNorthern Railway. This line was made after Indian Independence in 1947. Normally before partition of India and creation of Pakistan, trains to Jammu Tawi fromDelhi used to run viaPanipat,Ambala Cantonment,Ludhiana, Jalandhar City,Amritsar,Lahore,Narowal andSialkot. But after partition and creation of Pakistan in 1947, the Sialkot–Jammu Tawi line was dismantled and closed permanently. Jammu and Kashmir became cut off from rest of India. Hence in 1949, it was decided to extend the line from Jalandhar City toMukerian tillPathankot and after theIndo-Pakistani War of 1965, this line was extended to Jammu Tawi. This 216 km (134 mi) railway line is an important strategic connectivity for Indian Military and Defence. Now the railway station of Jalandhar Cantt is being upgraded to model Railway station.

The line from Jalandhar City toMukerian City was constructed in 1915.^[1] TheMukerian city to Pathankot jn line was built in 1952. The construction of the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after theIndo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971.^[2] Railway tracks between Jalandhar and Jammu Tawi have been doubled.^[3] Electrification of railway track between Jalandhar and Jammu Tawi was completed in 2014.^[4]

The Jammu–Jalandhar Cantonment line is classified as a "Group C" line and can take speeds up to 110 km/h.

Jalandhar City and Jammu Tawi, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[5]

India's first and largestDMU shed at Jalandhar holds 90 units placed in service in rural Punjab. It also houses two BEML-built rail buses which operate on the Beas–Goindwal Sahib line.^[6]

Jammu has a trip shed for visiting locos whereWDS-4 locos belonging to Shakurbasti shed are retained for long periods. Pathankot Cantonment (Chakki Bank) had a steam shed which has now been decommissioned.^[6] Jalandhar City andLudhiana have Electric Loco Sheds.

There are many major and minor bridges in the Jalandhar City–Jammu Tawi line. The most important bridges are the 1.38 km (0.9 mi)-longBeas River Bridge at Mirthal nearMukerian, the 0.225 km (0.1 mi)-long Chakki River Bridge atPathankot, the 2.16 km (1.3 mi)-longRavi River Bridge at Madhopur, the 1.23 km (0.8 mi)-long Bridge on Degh Nalah at Ghagwal, the 1.09 km (0.7 mi)-long Bridge on Basantar River at Samba and the 1.00 km (0.6 mi)-long bridge on River Unjh at Vijaypur Jammu.

Sind Railway (later reorganised asScinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway) was formed a guaranteed railway in 1856. It constructed broad-gauge railways from Delhi to Multan via Lahore, and from Karachi to Kotri. Multan and Kotri were connected by ferry service on theIndus River. In 1871–72, Indus Valley Railway was formed to connect Multan and Kotri. At the same time, Punjab Northern State Railway started constructing from Lahore towards Peshawar. In 1886, Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway was acquired by the state and amalgamated with Indus Valley Railway and Punjab Northern State Railway to formNorth-Western State Railway.^[7]

With thepartition of India in 1947, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and laterPakistan Railways, the eastern part became Eastern Punjab Railway.^[8] In 1952,Northern Railway was formed with a portion ofEast Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.^[9]

• Railways in Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh

• Trains at Jalandhar Cantonment
• Trains at Mukerian
• Trains at Pathankot Junction
• Trains at Jammu Tawi

• Firozpur railway division
• Rail transport in Punjab, India
• Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir
• Railway lines opened in 1971
• 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India
• Transport in Jalandhar
• Transport in Jammu

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