Jind Junction railway station is located in Jind district in the Indian state of Haryana and serves Jind.
Jind Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Jind Junction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Railway Station Road, Jind, Haryana India | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°19′47″N 76°17′19″E / 29.3296°N 76.2885°E | |||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 222 metres (728 ft) | |||||||||||||||||||
| System | Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways (India) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | |||||||||||||||||||
| Lines | Delhi–Fazilka line Panipat–Jind branch line Sonipat–Jind branch line | |||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 9( 5 behind platform 4)
(2 in between i.e.platforms 1and 2) And ( 2 terminating tracks) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | |||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cycle facilities | No | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | |||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | JIND | |||||||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | |||||||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Delhi | |||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1858 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The railway station
editJind Junction railway station is at an elevation of 222 metres (728 ft) and was assigned the code – JIND.[1]
History
editIn 1897, Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi–Bhatinda–Samasatta line and this station was built.[2] The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through Samma Satta (now in Pakistan) to Karachi.[3]
In 2018-19, Rohtak–Bathinda–Lehra Muhabat line was electrified.[4]
In 2025-26, Jind station underwent ₹25.50 crore upgrade with new station building, a hydrogen refilling station for India's first hydrogen fueled train, etc.[5]
Tracks
editDelhi–Jakhal–Bhatinda section is double-track electric line.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Departures from Jind Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "Chapter VII Communications". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- 1 2 "Electrification of Rohtak–Bhatinda–Lehra Muhabat section of Northern Railway". Ministry of Railways, 21 January 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ Northern Railway. (2024, January 2). "Journey of Transformation: Jind Junction's Grand Renaissance." Medium.