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The 12241 / 12242 Chandigarh–Amritsar Superfast Express is a Superfast Express express train belonging to Indian Railways – Northern Railway zone that runs between Amritsar Junction and Chandigarh Junction in India.
The Kangra Valley Railway is a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge railway that runs from Pathankot, Punjab to Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh. It runs through the sub-Himalayan region of Kangra Valley and is 164 km (101.9 mi) long. It is on the UNESCO World Heritage Sites tentative list. [1] The railway is part of the Jammu division of Northern Railway.
Amritsar–Jammu High Speed Rail Corridor is a proposed high-speed rail line connecting Punjab's city, Amritsar with Jammu and Kashmir's winter capital, Jammu. [3] It was one of the six new high-speed rail corridors planned in 2019.
The 107 km (66 mi)-long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Amritsar–Pathankot line was opened in 1884. [2]The 164 km (101.9 mi)-long 762 mm (2 ft 6 in)-wide narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway from Pathankot to Joginder Nagar was commissioned in 1929.
The 12411 Chandigarh–Amritsar Intercity Express covers the distance of 248 kilometres in 4 hours 30 mins (55.11 km/h) and in 4 hours 25 mins as 12412 Amritsar–Chandigarh Intercity Express (56.15 km/h). As the average speed of the train is above 55 km/h (34 mph), as per Indian Railways rules, its fare includes a Superfast surcharge.
Amritsar–Ludhiana–Chandigarh–Haridwar route: 2a. Ludhiana–Rupnagar Expressway NH-205K , 91 km, Rs. 2792 Crore, greenfield, 4-6 lane access-controlled highway connecting Manewal village near Ludhiana on the "Delhi–Amritsar Expressway" with Bheora village near Rupnagar ( Ropar or SAS Nagar) in Punjab.
The Chandigarh–Sahnewal line (also referred to as the Chandigarh–Ludhiana line) is a railway line connecting Chandigarh and Sahnewal, the latter in the Indian state of the Punjab. The line is under the administrative jurisdiction of Northern Railway .
According to the National Rail Plan (NRP) unveiled by the ministry of railways, the Delhi–Amritsar line would be extended until Jammu via Pathankot, in order to provide economic boost to Jammu as well as to improve tourism connectivity for Vaishno Devi. [7]