Jakhal railway station is located in

Fatehabad district Fatehabad District is one of the twenty two districts of the state of Haryana, India. Fatehabad was founded by Firuz Shah Tughlaq. Fatehabad district was carved out of Hisar district on 15 July 1997. It borders districts of Mansa and San ...

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 Jakhal Mandi is a city and a municipal council, near Fatehabad town in Fatehabad district in the Indian state of Haryana. Demographics India census, Jakhal mandi had a population of 6890. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46% ...

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 The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 19 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Baroda House in New Delhi. History Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, ...

and lies under

Delhi railway division Delhi railway division is one of the five railway divisions under Northern Railway zone (NR) of Indian Railways. This railway division was formalised in 1952 and its headquarter is located at New Delhi in the UT of Delhi. The division is headed ...

.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 Samma Satta (Also spelled Samasatta or Samasata) ( ur, ) is a town in Bahawalpur District, Punjab, Pakistan. It is located at 29°21'0 North 71°32'60 East and has an altitude of . Railway Samasata Junction railway station is located in middle ...

(now in Pakistan) to

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. The Ludhiana–Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co. Jakhal–Hisar line, 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.

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