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'A Railway Train', lithographed sketch by Hurnam Singh, circa mid-19th century The Punjab Railway was established shortly after the Scinde Railway Act of Parliament in July 1855 was passed. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Punjab Railway began soon after the Karachi-Kotri Railway Line opened in 13 May 1861.
The Rail Coach Factory at Kapurthala is a coach manufacturing unit of the Indian Railways in the Indian state of Punjab.It was set up in the year 1985 with an investment of ₹423 crore (US$342 million) in order to enhance production capacity for India's railways and generate employment for the youth of the state.
Patiala Locomotive Works (PLW) (formerly Diesel Loco Modernization Works (DMW)) is a production unit of the Indian Railways located at Patiala in the Indian state of Punjab. It was set up in the year 1981 as "Diesel Component Works" (DCW) to meet the demand of maintaining the Railway's diesel locomotives. [3]
Extent of the Indian railway network in 1909. Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, its origin goes back to 3 March 1859. On 14 April 1952, the Northern Railway zone was created by merging Jodhpur Railway, Bikaner Railway, Eastern Punjab Railway and three divisions of the East Indian Railway north-west of Mughalsarai (Uttar Pradesh).
The following is a list of railway stations belonging to Indian Railways in the state of Punjab, India. [ a ] This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
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 and the native principalities of Jind State, Malerkotla State and Patiala State, since the line was situated partly in British territory and partly in the territory lying in the native principalities.
The Eastern Punjab Railway was the successor of the North Western State Railway in East Punjab after the partition of India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In 1952, Northern Railway was formed with a portion of East Indian Railway Company , north-west of Mughalsarai, Jodhpur Railway , Bikaner Railway and Eastern Punjab Railway.
Rajpura Junction railway station is located at an elevation of 269.21 metres (883.2 ft) above sea level. This station is located on the double track, 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm ) broad gauge , Ambala–Sirhind section of Ambala–Attari line and single track BG Bathinda–Rajpura line .