The Ludhiana–Dhuri–Jakhal line is a railway line connecting in the Indian state of the

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

and in

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 ...

. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway.

History

In 1893, an agreement for the construction, working and maintenance of the broad-gauge Ludhiana–Dhuri–Jakhal railway line, via Sangrur, was signed between the

British Raj The British Raj (; from Hindi ''rāj'': kingdom, realm, state, or empire) was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; * * it is also called Crown rule in India, * * * * or Direct rule in India, * Quote: "Mill, who was himsel ...

and the native principalities of Jind State,

Malerkotla State The State of Malerkotla or Maler Kotla was a princely state in the Punjab region during the era of British India. The last Nawab of Maler Kotla signed the instrument of accession to join the Dominion of India on 20 August 1948. Its rulers belo ...

and Patiala State, since the line was situated partly in British territory and partly in the territory lying in the native principalities. in 1901, this new line was commissioned, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co. It was later extended to .

Electrification

Electrification of the Jakhal–Ludhiana line was ordered in 2013 but the work has started in March 2016 from Ludhiana side and foundation stone was laid at Gill. CRS Trial has been successfully conducted up to Dhuri Jn. from Ludhiana Jn. in 2019. The electrification of 62 km-long stretch of Dhuri to Jakhal on Ludhiana–Jakhal line was completed and trial runs were successfully carried out in July 2020.

Tracks

Detailed survey for the doubling of the Ludhiana–Sangrur–Jakhal line has been ordered.

Railway reorganisation

Southern Punjab Railway was taken over by the state and merged with

North Western Railway The North Western Railway (abbreviated NWR) is one of the 19 railway zones in India. It is headquartered at Jaipur,Rajasthan with 59,075+ employees, 658+ stations and a route length of more than 5761 km across at least some parts of four ...

in 1930. With the

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, North Western Railway was split. While the western portion became Pakistan West Railway, and later

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ...

, the eastern part became

Eastern Punjab Railway The Eastern Punjab Railway was the successor of the North Western State Railway in East Punjab after the partition of India. In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, ...

. In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of

East Indian Railway Company The East Indian Railway Company, operating as the East Indian Railway (reporting mark EIR), introduced railways to East India and North India, while the Companies such as the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, South Indian Railway, Bombay, Barod ...

, west of Mughalsarai, Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.

References

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Trains at Ludhiana

Trains at Jakhal Trains from Ludhiana to Jakhal
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ludhiana-Jakhal line 5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India Rail transport in Haryana Rail transport in Punjab, India * * Railway lines opened in 1901 1901 establishments in India