The Chandigarh–Sahnewal line (also referred to as the Chandigarh–Ludhiana line) is a railway line connecting Chandigarh and Sahnewal, the latter in the Indian state] of the Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.
Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
Chandigarh Junction railway station the starting point on Chandigarh–Sahnewal line
The 112 km-long project for linking Chandigarh and Ludhiana directly was completed in three phases. The first phase linking Chandigarh and New Morinda on the Sirhind–Nangal line was opened in September 2006. The second phase for the addition of third line between Sahnewal and Ludhiana on the Ambala–Attari line was completed in November 2012. The third phase linking New Morinda with Ludhiana was completed in April 2013.[1]
Electrificationedit
The Chandigarh–Ludhiana sector is electrified. As per the Central Organisation for Railway Electrification, as on 1.4.2012, 43 km had been completed and 69 km were left.[2]
Passenger movementedit
Chandigarh is the only station on this line which is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[3]
The 12241/12242 Amritsar–Chandigarh Superfast Express was introduced on the new line in 2013.[5] 14504 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra–Kalka Express 12412 Amritsar–Chandigarh Intercity Express
Referencesedit
^. Hindustan Times. Chandigarh. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^. Central Organisation for Railway Electrification. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
^. Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
^"Geography – Railway Zones". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
^. Rail News Center. 20 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
External linksedit
External videos
Chandigarh-Amritsar Sperfast Express departing from Chandigarh Junction
May 09, 2024
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