Jakhal Junction railway station


Jakhal railway station is located in Fatehabad district in the Indian state of Haryana and serves Jakhal Mandi.

The railway station

Jakhal railway station is at an elevation of and was assigned the code – JHL.

History

The Southern Punjab Railway Co. opened the Delhi-Bhatinda-Samasatta line in 1897. The line passed through Muktasar and Fazilka tehsils and provided direct connection through Samma Satta to Karachi.
The Ludhiana-Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.
Jakhal-Hisar line, on to Hisar-Sadalpur line, passes through here.

Electrification

The electrification of the Rohtak-Bathinda-Lehra Muhabat sector was completed in 2018-19.
Electrification of the Hisar-Jakhal-Ludhiana line was initiated in 2016. In which Hisar-Jakhal section was completed in 2018 and rest is in progressing expected to be completed in 2019.

Tracks

Delhi-Jakhal-Bhatinda is double electric line.