Jakhal Junction railway station
Jakhal | ||||||||||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | ||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | MD 102, Jakhal, Haryana India | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°48′07″N 75°49′28″E / 29.8019°N 75.8245°E | |||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 225 metres (738 ft) | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Delhi–Fazilka line Ludhiana–Jakhal line | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | |||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | |||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||
| Station code | JHL | |||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Delhi | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1897 | |||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Jakhal railway station is located in Fatehabad district in the Indian state of Haryana and serves Jakhal Mandi.
Railway station
[edit]Jakhal railway station is at an elevation of 225 metres (738 ft) and has assigned the code – JHL.[1] Jakhal railway station is operated by Northern Railway zone and lies under Delhi railway division.The railway station consists of 3 platforms. A total of 98 trains halt at Jakhal railway station.[2]
History
[edit]The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bhatinda–Samasatta line in 1897.[3] The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through Samma Satta (now in Pakistan) to Karachi.[4]
The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.[5]
Jakhal–Hisar line, on to Hisar–Sadalpur line, passes through here.
Electrification
[edit]The electrification of the Rohtak–Bathinda–Lehra Muhabat sector was completed in 2018–19.[6]
Electrification of the Hisar–Jakhal–Ludhiana line was initiated in 2016. In which Hisar–Jakhal section was completed in 2018 and rest is in progressing expected to be completed in 2019.[7]
Tracks
[edit]Delhi–Jakhal–Bhatinda is double electric line.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Arrivals at Jakhal Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "54 COVID-19 Special Arrivals at Jakhal NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry".
- ^ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Chapter VII Communications". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Chapter VII – Communications". Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Electrification of Rohtak–Bhatinda–Lehra Muhabat section of Northern Railway". Ministry of Railways, 21 January 2010. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "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.
