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Chandigarh Junction railway station

Chandigarh Junction railway station

Railway station in Chandigarh, India

Chandigarh Junction railway station (station code:- CDG), serves the union territory city of Chandigarh. The station is at an elevation of 330.77 metres (1,085.2 ft) and was assigned the code – CDG. Chandigarh is amongst the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railway.

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History

The Delhi–Panipat–Ambala–Kalka line was opened in 1891,[1] and the Chandigarh–Sahnewal line (also referred to as Ludhiana–Chandigarh rail link) was inaugurated in 2013.[2]

Ambala–Chandigarh sector was electrified in 1998–99 and Chandigarh–Kalka in 1999–2000.[3]

Amenities

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.[4] In 2014, Chandigarh railway station got escalators.[5]

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.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  2. [2]
    "New Rail Link". The Tribune. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  3. [3]
    "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  4. [4]
    "Chandigarh railway station". makemytrip. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  5. [5]
    Ajay Deep (18 December 2015). "Chandigarh railway station gets escalators".
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