Mukerian Railway Station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
 Location in Punjab | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Kishan pura Mukerian city India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′29″N 75°36′44″E / 31.9413°N 75.6123°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 257 metres (843 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Jalandhar–Jammu line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | MEX | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Firozpur | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | after Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2014 | ||||||||||
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  Mukerian Railway Station Location within Punjab  Mukerian Railway Station Mukerian Railway Station (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 257 metres (843 ft) and was assigned the code – MEX.[1]
History
The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian city was constructed in 1915.[2] The Mukerian–Pathankot 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]
References
- ↑ "Mukeria". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Hoshiarpur – Punjab District Gazetteers". Chapter VII Communications – Railways. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Train tales from bygone era". The Tribune, 20 April 2002. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Part V (1970–1995)". IRFCA. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Railway Electrification". Railway Electrification Directorate, Indian Railways. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ↑ "Electrification of Jammu Pathankot track likely to take another year". Early Time Plus. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
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