Mukerian railway station explained

Mukerian Railway Station
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Kishan pura
Borough:Mukerian city
Country:India
Elevation:257m (843feet)
Line:Jalandhar–Jammu line
Structure:Standard on ground
Platform:3
Tracks: broad gauge
Parking:Yes
Bicycle:Yes
Opened:1915
Rebuilt:after Indo-Pakistani war of 1965
Electrified:2014
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Northern Railway
Status:Functioning
Map Type:India Punjab#India

Mukerian railway station is located in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Mukerian .

The railway station

Mukerian railway station is at an elevation of 257m (843feet) and was assigned the code – MEX.[1]

History

The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian city was constructed in 1915.[2] The MukerianPathankot line was built in 1952.[3] The construction of the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971.[4]

Electrification

Electrification work of the Jalandhar–Jammu line is on. As of 2010–11, around 100 km had been electrified.[5] As of 2013, electrification was expected to be completed in about a year.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mukeria. indiarailinfo. 14 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers . Chapter VII Communications – Railways . 14 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105330/http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_hsp10.htm#ch7c . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Train tales from bygone era. The Tribune, 20 April 2002 . 14 February 2014.
  4. Web site: IR History: Part V (1970–1995) . IRFCA . 14 February 2014 .
  5. Web site: Railway Electrification . Railway Electrification Directorate, Indian Railways . 14 February 2014 .
  6. Web site: Electrification of Jammu Pathankot track likely to take another year. Early Time Plus. 13 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225213432/http://www.earlytimeplus.com/newsdet.aspx?q=3784. 25 February 2014. dead.