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Joginder Nagar railway station

Coordinates: 31°59′20″N 76°47′22″E / 31.9889°N 76.7895°E / 31.9889; 76.7895
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Joginder Nagar Railway Station

जोगिंदर नगर रेलवे स्टेशन
Indian railway station
General information
LocationJoginder Nagar, Himachal Pradesh
 India
Coordinates31°59′20″N 76°47′22″E / 31.9889°N 76.7895°E / 31.9889; 76.7895
Elevation1220m
Owned byIndian railways
Line(s)Kangra Valley Railway
Platforms1
Tracks2(narrow guage)
Construction
Structure typestandard (on ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
AccessibleNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeJGNX
Fare zoneNorthern railway
History
Opened1929-1930
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
50 to 100 passenger per day
Location
Joginder Nagar Railway Station is located in Himachal Pradesh
Joginder Nagar Railway Station
Joginder Nagar Railway Station
Location within Himachal Pradesh
Joginder Nagar Railway Station is located in India
Joginder Nagar Railway Station
Joginder Nagar Railway Station
Joginder Nagar Railway Station (India)
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|} Joginder Nagar railway station is a railway station serving Joginder Nagar town, Himachal Pradesh in India. The station lies in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kangra Valley Railway and under Firozpur railway division of Northern Railway Zone of Indian Railways.It is a small railway station in Joginder Nagar in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh.

It is located at 1189 m above sea level and has one platform. As of 2016, 2 trains halt at this station.[1]

Major trains

  • Pathankot-Joginder nagar
  • Joginder nagar-Pathankot

History

The whole line was made by British because of the shanan hydropower project in Joginder Nagar.Thus the railway station of Joginder Nagar is created in 1929.

Broad guage proposal

The Indian railway announced to broad guage the whole railway line.From Pathankot to Joginder Nagar 163km long line will converted to broad guage making joginder nagar a well connected town of Himachal Pradesh in term of railways.

References

  1. ^ "Departures from JDNX/Joginder Nagar (1 PFs)". Retrieved 24 January 2016.