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Ambala Contonment Junction | |||||||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||||||
 Ambala Cantonment railway station | |||||||||
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| Location | Grand Trunk Road, Ambala Cantonment, Haryana India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 30°20′18″N 76°49′43″E / 30.3382°N 76.8287°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 272.530 metres (894.13 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Northern Railway | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Delhi–Kalka line Moradabad–Ambala line Ambala–Attari line Ambala–Bathinda line Ambala–Amb Ambara | ||||||||
| Platforms | 8 (1A,1,2,3,4,6,7) | ||||||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard on ground | ||||||||
| Parking |  Yes | ||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||||||
| Station code | UMB | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Ambala | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 1891 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1999–2000 | ||||||||
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Ambala Cantonment Junction railway station, often abbreviated as Ambala Cantt (station code: UMB)[1] is a major junction station at the junction of Delhi–Kalka line and Moradabad–Ambala line cum Ambala–Attari line Ambala–Bathinda line and Ambala–Una Himachal line in India. It is the busiest railway station in the Indian state of Haryana and one of the oldest and busiest in India in terms of frequency of trains.
It is located in the Ambala Cantonment region in Haryana. It serves Ambala Cantonment and Ambala. Around 300 trains start, end, or pass through the station daily.[citation needed] Northern Railways' Ambala railway division is named for the station.
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