Ambala–Attari line

The Ambala–Attari line is a railway line connecting Ambala Cantonment in the Indian state of Haryana and Attari in Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

Ambala–Attari line
including
Hoshiarpur branch line
Overview
StatusOperational(Doubled Electrified)
LocaleHaryana, Punjab
TerminiAmbala
Attari
Operation
Opened1870
OwnerIndian Railway
Operator(s)Northern Railway
Technical
Track length273 km (170 mi)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC OHLE in 1995-2004
Highest elevationAmbala Cantonment 272.530 m (894 ft), Attari 220 m (722 ft)
Route map
 km
Wagah
24 Attari
 13 Khasa
 6 Chheharta
State Highway 21
to Khem Karan
0
249
 Amritsar
to Amritsar-Pathankot line
236 Mananwala
 230 Jandiala
 224 Tangra
 218 Butari
 212 Baba Bakala Rajya
to Tarn Taran
 206 Beas
201 Dhilwan
 193 Ramidi
(Halt)
191 Hamira
 185 Karatpur
 178 Sura Nussi
 174 Baba Sodhal Nagar
to Jalandhar-Firozpur line
170
0
 Jalandhar City
to Nakoar
165
5
 Jalandhar Cantonment
11 Bolinna Doaba
22 Khurdpur
28 Sham Chaurasi
36 Nasrala
43 Hoshiarpur
 157 Chiheru
149 Phagwara
to Nawan Shahr Doaba
 145 Mauli
 139 Goraya
 133 Bhatian
to Lohian Khas
127 Phillaur
Sutlej River
 122 Ladhowal
 114 Ludhiana
to Ludhiana-Fazilka line
to Ludhiana-Jakhal line
 106 Dhandari Kalan
 98 Sahnewal
to Chandigarh-Sahnewal line
 91 Doraha
 87 Jaspalon
 82 Chawapail
 71 Khanna
 63 Mandi Gobindgarh
to Nangal Dam
 53 Sirhind
State Highway 12A
 43 Sadhoo Garh
 37 Sarai Banjara
to Bhatinda
 28 Rajpura
17 Sambhu
7 Ambala City
to Delhi-Kalka line
 0 Ambala Cantonment
to Delhi-Kalka line
to Moradabad-Ambala line

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line in 1865 and the 483 km (300 mi) long Amritsar-Ambala-Saharanpur-Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.[1] Amritsar-Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore in 1862.[2]

Hoshiarpur was linked by rail with Jullundur Cantonment in 1913.[3]

Electrification

The Ambala-Amritsar sector is electrified. It was electrified in parts. The Shahbad Markanda-Mandi Gobindgarh sector was electrified in 1995-96, the Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector in 1996-97, the Phillaur-Phagwara sector in 2002-03, and the Phagwara-Jallandhar City-Amritsar in 2003-04.[4]

Sheds and workshops

Ambala has an outstation shed for Shakurbasti WDS-4 diesel locos. Ludhiana diesel shed holds 170+ locos including WDM-2, WDM-3A and WDG-3A. Ludhiana electric loco shed was commissioned in 2001 and houses WAM-4, WAG-5 and WAG-7 locos. India’s first and largest DMU 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. Amritsar workshop carries out periodic overhaul of WDS-4 locos and breakdown cranes and bogie manufacture.[5]

Tracks and speed limit

The Ambala Cantonment-Ludhiana-Pathankot line is classified as a "Group B" line and can take speeds up to 130 km/ h.[6]

It is a double-line track.[7] There is a third line between Sahnewal and Ludhiana.[8]

Passenger movement

Ambala Cantonment, Ludhiana, Jalandhar City and Amritsar, on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[9]

Railway reorganisation

Sind Railway (later reorganised as Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway) was formed a guaranteed railway in 1856.[1] 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 the Indus 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 form North-Western State Railway.[10]

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.[11] In 1952, Northern Railway was formed was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.[12]

References
  1. R. P. Saxena. "Indian Railway History Timeline". Irse.bravehost.com. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  2. "Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway". fibis. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. "Punjab District Gazetteers - Hoshiarpur". Punjab Revenue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. "Sheds and workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
  6. "Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way". IRFCA. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  7. "Punjab District Gazetteers - Kapurthala". Punjab Revenue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  8. "Chandigarh-Ludhiana rail link inaugurated". Hindustan Times, Chandigarh, 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  9. "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 31 January 2014.
  10. "Digital South Asia Library". Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 3, p. 398. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  11. SM Imamul Haque. "Management of Indian Railways, 1989". Readings in Indian Railway Finance by KB Verma, P 136. Mittal Publications,A 1/8 Mohan Garden, New Delhi 110059. ISBN 81-7099-183-8. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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