Amritsar Junction railway station

Amritsar Junction अमृतसर जंक्शन ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜੁਨ੍ਕ੍ਤਿਓਂ
Indian Railway Junction Station
Station board
Location	Putlighar Road, Amritsar, Punjab India
Coordinates
Elevation	233 metres (764 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Ambala–Attari line Amritsar–Pathankot line Amritsar-Khemkaran line
Platforms	6
Tracks	9 (5 ft 6 in [1,676 mm] Indian gauge)
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	ASR
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	1862
Electrified	2003–04
Location
Amritsar Junction अमृतसर जंक्शन ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਜੁਨ੍ਕ੍ਤਿਓਂ Location within Punjab

Amritsar railway station is located in Amritsar district in the Indian state of Punjab and serves Amritsar.

The railway station

Amritsar railway station is at an elevation of 233 metres (764 ft) and was assigned the code – ASR.

History

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway completed the Multan-Lahore-Amritsar line in 1865. Amritsar-Attari section was completed on the route to Lahore in 1862.

The 78 km (48 mi) long Amritsar–Khem Karan railway line runs through Tarn Taran and Patti. A 54 km (34 mi) long line links Amritsar to Dera Baba Nanak on the bank of the Ravi.

The 107 km (66 mi) Amritsar–Pathankot route runs through Batala and Gurdaspur. The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge Amritsar-Pathankot line was opened in 1884.

Electrification

The Phagwara-Jallandhar City-Amritsar sector was electrified in 2003–04.

Passenger movement

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

Trains

Train No.	Train name
11057 / 11058	Amritsar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
12013 / 12014	New Delhi Shatabdi Express
12029 / 12030	Amritsar New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express
12031 / 12032	Amritsar New Delhi Shatabdi Express
12053 / 12054	Amritsar Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express
12203 / 12204	Amritsar Saharsa Garib Rath Express
12241 / 12242	Amritsar Chandigarh Superfast Express
12317 / 12318	Akal Takht Express
12411 / 12412	Amritsar Chandigarh Intercity Express
12459 / 12460	Amritsar New Delhi Express
12497 / 12498	Shan-e-Punjab Express
12715 / 12716	Sachkhand Express
12903 / 12904	Golden Temple Mail
12925 / 12926	Paschim Express
13005 / 13006	Punjab Mail
13049 / 13050	Amritsar Howrah Express
14631 / 14632	Amritsar Dehradun Express
14673 / 14674	Shaheed Express
15707 / 15708	Amrapali Express
18237 / 18238	Chhattisgarh Express
18507 / 18508	Hirakud Express
19325 / 19326	Amritsar–Indore Express
15933 / 15934	Amritsar-Dibrugarh Express

Amenities

Amritsar railway station has a tourist information centre, computerized reservation counters, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, bookstall, General Railway Police post, and telephone booths.

Distance from railway station: Golden temple 3.2 km, Jallianwallah Bagh 3.6 km, Durgiana temple 2 km, Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh 4.4 km, bus stand 2.7 km, airport 9.6 km, Wagah border 25 km.

Railway workshop

Amritsar railway workshop carries out periodic overhaul of WDS-4 locos and breakdown cranes and bogie manufacture.

References

Distance Between Amritsar Railway Station to Bagha Border

External links

• Trains at Amritsar
• Amritsar travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Mananwala		Northern Railway zone Ambala–Attari line		Cheharta
Terminus		Northern Railway zone Amritsar-Khemkaran line		Bhagtanwala
Terminus		Northern Railway zone Amritsar-Pathankot line		Verka