Mukerian Railway Station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kishan pura Mukerian city India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°56′29″N 75°36′44″E / 31.9413°N 75.6123°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 257 metres (843 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Northern Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Jalandhar–Jammu line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | MEX | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Firozpur | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1915 | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | after Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 | ||||||||||
Electrified | 2014 | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Mukerian railway station is located in Hoshiarpur district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Mukerian .
Mukerian railway station is at an elevation of 257 metres (843 ft) and was assigned the code – MEX. [1]
The line from Jalandhar City to Mukerian city was constructed in 1915. [2] The Mukerian– Pathankot line was built in 1952. [3] The construction of the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi line was initiated in 1965, after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, and opened in 1971. [4]
Electrification work of the Jalandhar–Jammu line is on. As of 2010–11, around 100 km had been electrified. [5] As of 2013, electrification was expected to be completed in about a year. [6]