Ludhiana Junction railway station


Ludhiana Junction is a railway station located in Ludhiana district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Ludhiana. It is located in about the centre of the city and is among the busiest railway stations of Punjab. It is also among the cleanest of railway stations of India.

The railway station

Ludhiana railway station is at an elevation of and was assigned the code – LDH.

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the long Amritsar - Ambala Cantt - Saharanpur - Meerut - Ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting Multan with Delhi.
The Ludhiana-Jakhal line was laid in 1901, possibly by the Southern Punjab Railway Co.
The extension from the Macleodganj railway line to Ludhiana was opened by the Southern Punjab Railway Company in 1905.
The Sahnewal - Chandigarh rail link was inaugurated in 2013.

Electrification

The Mandi Gobindgarh-Ludhiana sector was electrified in 1996–97.

Loco sheds

Ludhiana diesel shed holds 184+ locos including WDM 2, WDM 3A and WDG 3A/WDG 4D. Ludhiana electric loco shed was commissioned in 2001 and houses WAG 5, WAG 7, WAG 9 and WAP 4 locos.

Passenger movement

Ludhiana is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.