The Amritsar–Khem Karan line is a railway route on the
Northern Railway zone of
Indian Railways. This route plays an important role in rail transportation in
Punjab state.
The corridor passes through the Plain Areas of Punjab and some portion are near the bank of
Beas with a stretch of 77 km which connects situates on
Ambala–Attari line
The Ambala–Attari line is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of Haryana and in Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the Multanâ ...
and Khem Karan. It has a branch line which starts from and ends at with a stretch of 49 km.
History
The main long railway line from to Khem Karan and Kasur via was originally built by Killick, Nixon and Company with under
North Western State Railway Company in
Punjab portion as
broad gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
was constructed on different phases.
* The first phase , from Amritsar Junction to Tarn Taran was opened on 21 September 1906.
* The second phase , from Tarn Taran to Patti was opened on 30 December 1906.
* The third phase , from Patti to Kasur was opened on 4 April 1910.
* The final phase , from Khem Karan to Kasur was opened on 3 January 1911.
After
Partition of India
The Partition of British India in 1947 was the Partition (politics), change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two independent dominions: ...
in 1947, The Khem Karan–Kasur link was totally dismantled and the trains run till Khem Karan.
Whereas, the branch line between Tarn Taran Junction and Beas Junction which lies on
Ambala–Attari line
The Ambala–Attari line is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of Haryana and in Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.
History
The Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway completed the Multanâ ...
was opened on different phases.
* The first phase, between Beas Junction to Goindwal was opened on 18 December 1997.
* The second phase, between Tarn Taran Junction to Goindwal was approved on 1997 and opened on 2000.
Electrification
The electrification was started on 2019, As the Amritsar–Tarn Taran–Beas section and the remaining section as Tarn Taran–Khem Karan section is going to be electrified.
Project
Currently the Patti–Mallanwala Khas rail link was sanctioned on 2013 for another direct link between Amritsar and Firozpur and Rest of India via long Rail cum Road bridge on
Sutlej River
The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the Ind ...
is under construction.
References
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Firozpur railway division
Rail transport in Punjab, India