Jakhal railway station is located in
Fatehabad district in the Indian state of
Haryana
Haryana (; ) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1 Nov 1966 on a linguistic basis. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with less than 1.4% () of India's land ar ...
and serves
Jakhal Mandi.
Railway station
Jakhal railway station is at an elevation of and has assigned the code – JHL. 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.
History
The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bhatinda–Samasatta line in 1897. The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through
Samma Satta (now in Pakistan) to
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
.
The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.
, on to
Hisar–Sadalpur line, passes through here.
Electrification
The electrification of the Rohtak–Bathinda–Lehra Muhabat sector was completed in 2018–19.
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.
Tracks
Delhi–Jakhal–Bhatinda is double electric line.
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References
External links
Trains at Jakhal
{{Railway stations in Haryana
Railway stations in Fatehabad district
Delhi railway division
Railway stations in India opened in 1897
Railway junction stations in Haryana