UMB Railway Station Information and Trains for UMB

AMBALA CANT JN - UMB

Northern Railways Ambala railway division is named for the station.

Ambala railway station is located at an altitude of above mean sea level. It was allotted the railway code of UMB under the jurisdiction of Ambala railway division.

Ambala Cantt serves most number of Shatabdi Express trains after New Delhi railway station. It handles close about 300 trains on daily basis with 8 platforms.

# Kalka New Delhi Shatabdi Express 12005/06# Kalka Shatabdi Express 12011/12 # Chandigarh New Delhi Shatabdi Express 12045/46# Amritsar Shatabdi Express 12013/14# New Delhi Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express 12029/30(six days in week)# New Delhi Amritsar Shatabdi Express 12031/32(weekly)

The Sind, Punjab and Delhi railway completed the long Amritsar railway station - Ambala - Saharanpur railway station - Ghaziabad railway station line in 1870 connecting Multan Cantonment railway station (now in Pakistan) with Delhi.

The Delhi-Panipat-Ambala-Kalka line was opened in 1891.

Kurukshetra Junction railway station - Ambala and Ambala - Chandigarh railway station sectors were electrified around 1996-99 and Ambala - Saharanpur railway station sector in 1996-98.

Ambala has a diesel loco shed for minor maintenance of WDS-4 shunters. The locos are sent to Shakur Basti (Delhi Assembly constituency) for major maintenance

repairs.

Ambala Cantonment is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

, Ambala Cantt-Sri Ganganagar Intercity Exp 14525/26, Ambala Cantt-Barauni Harihar Exp 14523/24, Ambala Cantt -Delhi Jn. Intercity Exp 14521/22(Via Saharanpur).

Ambala Cantonment railway station has one double-bedded AC retiring room and a six-bedded dormitory. It has computerized reservation facility, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and a book stall.