Kurukshetra Junction railway station is a

junction station ''Junction station'' usually refers to a railway station situated on or close to a junction where lines to several destinations diverge. The usual minimum is three incoming lines. At a station with platforms running from left to right, the minimum ...

at the junction of

Delhi–Kalka line The Delhi–Kalka line is a railway line connecting Delhi and . It connects to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway. History The Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened in 1891. The -wide narrow-gauge Kalka–Shim ...

and Kurukshetra–Jind branch line. It is located 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 ...

. It serves

Kurukshetra Kurukshetra (, ) is a city and administrative headquarter of Kurukshetra district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is also known as Dharmakshetra ("Realm of duty ") and as the "Land of the Bhagavad Gita". Legends According to the Pura ...

and

Thanesar Thanesar city or old Kurukshetra city is a historic town and an important Hindu pilgrimage sites, Hindu pilgrimage centre in Kurukshetra district of the States and territories of India, state of Haryana in North India, northern India. It is loca ...

city. Signalling system: The station is equipped with Standard III interlocking System with Multiple aspect Color light Signals and mechanical points. Operation of signaling system is with levers at the cabins at both ends.

Trains

Major trains at Kurukshetra are- *

Kalka Mail ''Kalka Mail'' (Officially as ''Netaji Express'') is the oldest running train in India. This train connects Howrah in Kolkata, capital of the State of West Bengal to Kalka in the North-Western state of Haryana. Kalka is the railhead for the K ...

– Kalka to Howrah *

Himachal Express The 14553/54 Delhi–Daulatpur Chowk Himachal Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between & Daulatpur Chowk in Una, Himachal Pradesh, India. It operates as train number 14553 from Del ...

– Delhi to Amb Andaura * New Delhi DEMU – New Delhi to Kurukshetra *

Ajmer–Chandigarh Garib Rath Express The 12983/84 – Garib Express is a Superfast Express train of Garib Rath class belonging to Indian Railways – North Western Railways zone that runs between Ajmer and Chandigarh in India. It operates as train number 12983 from Ajmer to Chan ...

Jhelum Express The 11077 / 11078 Jhelum Express is a daily train on the Indian Railways. It runs from Pune, the cultural capital of Maharashtra, to Jammu Tawi, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in North India. The train is strategically important, ...

– Jammu to Pune * Allahabad–Chandigarh

Unchahar Express The 14217 / 14218 Unchahar Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railways zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14217 from Prayag Junction to Chandigarh and as train number 14218 in ...

* Indore–Jammu

Malwa Express The 12919 / 12920 Malwa Express is a Superfast Express train service of the Indian Railways connecting of Madhya Pradesh and of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12919/12920 train numbers on a daily basis. The name Malwa ...

New Delhi–Kalka Shatabdi Express The New Delhi-Kalka ''Shatabdi Express'' is a superfast express fully airconditioned train connecting New Delhi and Kalka. It is one of the superfast trains in the New Delhi - Kalka section covering a distance of 269 km in a span of 4 hou ...

Una Jan Shatabdi Express The Una Himachal - New Delhi Jan Shatabdi Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways - Northern Railway Division that runs between Una Himachal and New Delhi in India. It operates as train number 12058 from Una Himac ...

Shan-e-Punjab Express The 12497 / 98 New Delhi–Amritsar Shan-e-Punjab Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12497 from New Delhi to Amritsar Juncti ...

– New Delhi to Amritsar *

Sachkhand Express The 12715 / 12716 Sachkhand Express is Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast train operated by Indian Railways on a daily basis between the cities of Huzur Sahib Nanded in Maharashtra to Amritsar in Punjab, India, Punjab. This train li ...

– Nanded To Amritsar *

Himalayan Queen Express The 14095 / 14096 Himalayan Queen Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14095 from Delhi Sarai Rohilla to Kalka and as train number 140 ...

– Kalka to Delhi Sarai Rohilla * Amritsar–Jaynagar

Saryu Yamuna Express The Saryu Yamuna Express is an Express train belonging to Northern Railway zone that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 14649/14650 train numbers on tri-weekly basis. Service The 14649/Saryu Yamuna Express has an ...

References

Railway junction stations in Haryana Railway stations in Kurukshetra district Delhi railway division {{Haryana-railstation-stub