Amritsar Junction railway station

Amritsar Junction
अमृतसर जंक्शन
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜੁਨ੍ਕ੍ਤਿਓਂ
Indian Railway Junction Station

Station board
Location Putlighar Road, Amritsar, Punjab
India
Coordinates 31°37′58″N 74°52′02″E / 31.63278°N 74.86722°E / 31.63278; 74.86722
Elevation 233 metres (764 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railway
Line(s)
Platforms 6
Tracks 9 (5 ft 6 in [1,676 mm] Indian gauge)
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Operational
Station code ASR
Division(s) Firozpur
History
Opened 1862
Electrified 2003–04
Location
Amritsar Junction
अमृतसर जंक्शन
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜੁਨ੍ਕ੍ਤਿਓਂ
Location within Punjab

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

The railway station

Amritsar railway station is at an elevation of 233 metres (764 ft) and was assigned the code – ASR.[1]

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway completed the Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line in 1865.[2] Amritsar-Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore in 1862.[3]

The 78 km (48 mi) long Amritsar–Khem Karan railway line runs through Tarn Taran and Patti. A 54 km (34 mi) long line links Amritsar to Dera Baba Nanak on the bank of the Ravi.[4]

The 107 km (66 mi) Amritsar–Pathankot route runs through Batala and Gurdaspur.[4] The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Amritsar-Pathankot line was opened in 1884.[5]

Electrification

The Phagwara-Jallandhar City-Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.[6]

Passenger movement

Amritsar is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[7]

Trains

Train No. Train name
11057 / 11058 Amritsar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
12013 / 12014 New Delhi Shatabdi Express
12029 / 12030 Amritsar New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express
12031 / 12032 Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express
12053 / 12054 Amritsar Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express
12203 / 12204 Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express
12241 / 12242 Amritsar Chandigarh Superfast Express
12317 / 12318 Akal Takht Express
12411 / 12412 Amritsar Chandigarh Intercity Express
12459 / 12460 Amritsar New Delhi Express
12497 / 12498 Shan-e-Punjab Express
12715 / 12716 Sachkhand Express
12903 / 12904 Golden Temple Mail
12925 / 12926 Paschim Express
13005 / 13006 Punjab Mail
13049 / 13050 Amritsar Howrah Express
14631 / 14632 Amritsar Dehradun Express
14673 / 14674 Shaheed Express
15707 / 15708 Amrapali Express
18237 / 18238 Chhattisgarh Express
18507 / 18508 Hirakud Express
19325 / 19326 Amritsar–Indore Express
15933 / 15934 Amritsar-Dibrugarh Express

Amenities

Amritsar railway station has a tourist information centre, computerized reservation counters, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, bookstall, General Railway Police post, and telephone booths.[8]

Distance from railway station: Golden temple 3.2 km, Jallianwallah Bagh 3.6 km, Durgiana temple 2 km, Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh 4.4 km, bus stand 2.7 km, airport 9.6 km, Wagah border 25 km.[8]

Railway workshop

Amritsar railway workshop carries out periodic overhaul of WDS-4 locos and breakdown cranes and bogie manufacture.[9]

References

  1. "Amritsar Junction". iniarailinfo.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Timeline". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. "Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway". fibis. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Railway routes in Punjab". Punjab Data. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  5. "Chapter VII". Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  6. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. "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 1 February 2014.
  8. 1 2 "Amritsar Railway Station". makemytrip.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  9. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Archived from the original on 22 August 2006. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

Distance Between Amritsar Railway Station to Bagha Border

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