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Blog Entry# 867842
Posted: Oct 04 2013 (16:58)

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Oct 04 2013 (16:58)   CHKB/Chakki Bank
 
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(a) It appears that Chakki Bank (CHKB) has been renamed as Pathankot Cant (PTKC). The official IR site indianrail.gov.in shows the station codes ['View Codes']. However, if one goes to 'Train Berth Availablity' and type PTKC or Pathankot Cant, there is no response. Surprisingly, it responds for CHKB. As first experiment, one may try to get the schedule for 11078 Jhelum Exp - it shows calling at CHKB, not PTKC.
(b) If my memory (as heard from one uncle who was posted in Jammu) does not betray, long back, in the 1940/50s, there was a small station named Pathankot Cant at the same location where passenger trains did not call at. Only army trains used to stop. That station was gradually developed
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as a major station when the track was extended till Jammu. Some trains started going towards Jammu Tawi avoiding PTK and the reversal. I recall, in 1981 when we had a trip to Kashmir and took SDAH-JAT Exp, the train went via PTK. Old Bradshaws will reveal the story - if someone has it please.
(c) We had a trip to Dalhousie in October, 2011 when we detrained/boarded trains at CHBK. It is a station heavily guarded by army personnel [International border with Pakistan is 25-30 km away]. We were told a very large ammunitions godown was nearby. In fact there is a U-turn towards PTK, and PTK is hardly 2-3 km away..

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