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Jalandhar Cantt railway station gets Rs 125 crore upgrade, PM Modi likely to inaugurate on July 17
Jalandhar Cantt railway station has been redeveloped at a cost of Rs 125 crore. PM Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate the upgraded station on July 17. Check details.
Ravneet Singh Bittu inspected Jalandhar Cantt railway station on Tuesday (Image: Northern Railway)
Redevelopment of Jalandhar Cantt railway station: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to inaugurate the redeveloped 110-year-old Jalandhar Cantt railway station on July 17. The station has been modernised under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme (ABSS) as part of Indian Railways’ (IR) initiative to transform stations into world-class passenger facilities. The station falls under the jurisdiction of Ferozepur Division of Northern Railway.
Launched in 2022, the ABSS aims at the development and upgradation of stations over the IR network. The ABSS has a long-term vision that involves creating master plans, promoting multimodal connectivity, better station accessibility for passengers, etc.
On Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Railways and Food Processing Industries Ravneet Singh Bittu visited the redeveloped Jalandhar Cantt railway station to review preparations for the proposed visit of PM Modi, who is scheduled to inaugurate the station redevelopment project next week.
A proud milestone for Punjab Railways.
The 110-year-old Jalandhar Cantt Railway Station has been transformed into a world-class facility under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme at a cost of ₹125 crore. Serving nearly 7,500 passengers daily with around 66 pairs of trains passing… pic.twitter.com/OobCSSHP5x
— Ravneet Singh Bittu (@RavneetBittu) July 8, 2026
Jalandhar Cantt railway station redeveloped: Cost, features
The 110-year-old Jalandhar Cantt Railway Station has been redeveloped at an approximate cost of Rs 125 crore. The modernised station now features a spacious double-height air concourse, heavy steel platform roofing, slip-resistant flooring, energy-efficient LED lighting, improved connectivity through entry points from both sides of the city, and two new Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) with widths of 6 metres and 9 metres.
The redeveloped station also includes a 40-metre-wide trough roof covering 200 metres of platform length, spread across 8,720 sq. metres, along with a 36-metre-wide air concourse spanning 1,770 sq. metres. Other key facilities include a newly developed second entry with a 300 sq. metre station building and a 4,855 sq. metre parking area to enhance passenger convenience.
About Jalandhar Cantt railway station
At present, Punjab’s Jalandhar Cantt railway station handles an average daily passenger footfall of around 7,500. The station serves 66 Up and 66 Down trains, including two pairs of Vande Bharat Express trains, one Humsafar Express, one Garib Rath Express, and several Mail/Express and Passenger train services.
“The station is exclusively dedicated to passenger services and does not handle any goods traffic,” the Northern Railway said in a statement.
Amrit Bharat Station Scheme: Full list of redevelopment of railway stations in Punjab
In Punjab, a total of 30 railway stations have been identified for renovation and modernisation under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme. These are:
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Abohar, Amritsar, Anandpur Sahib, Beas, Bathinda Junction, Dhandari Kalan, Dhuri, Fazilka, Ferozepur Cantt, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar Cantt Junction, Jalandhar City Junction, Kapurthala, Kotkapura Junction, Ludhiana Junction, Malerkotla, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Nangal Dam, Pathankot Cantt, Pathankot Junction, Patiala, Phagwara Junction, Phillaur Junction, Rupnagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali), Sangrur and Sirhind.
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