Chandigarh Junction railway station - Wikipedia
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Chandigarh Junction | |||||||||||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||||||
 Entrance to the Chandigarh station platform | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | Industrial Area 1, Daria, Chandigarh India | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°42′11″N 76°49′19″E / 30.703°N 76.822°E | ||||||||||||
| Elevation | 330.77 metres (1,085.2 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways (India) | ||||||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Delhi–Kalka line Chandigarh–Sahnewal line | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 8 broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Auto stand, Taxi stand | ||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade | ||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||||
| Station code | CDG | ||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone | ||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Ambala | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1954; 71 years ago | ||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Chandigarh Junction railway station (station code: CDG[1]), serves the union territory city of Chandigarh.[2] The station is at an elevation of 330.77 metres (1,085.2 ft).
The Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened in 1891,[3] and the Chandigarh–Sahnewal line (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.[4]
Ambala–Chandigarh sector was electrified in 1998–99 and Chandigarh–Kalka in 1999–2000.[5]
Chandigarh railway station has computerized reservation facilities, General Railway Police outpost, telephone booths, tourist reception centre, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment room, and book stall.[6] In 2014, Chandigarh railway station got escalators.[7]
The railway station is 8 km from the city centre. The airport is 7 km. City buses, auto rickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available at the station for local transportation.[6]
- ^ "Station Code Index" (PDF). Portal of Indian Railways. Centre For Railway Information Systems. 2023–24. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "NR Map 2024" (PDF). nr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "New Rail Link". The Tribune. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Chandigarh railway station". makemytrip. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Ajay Deep (18 December 2015). "Chandigarh railway station gets escalators".
- Chandigarh Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
Chandigarh travel guide from Wikivoyage