The Ambala Cantt Railway Station (station code UMB) is a junction on the Delhi-Kalka and Moradabad-Ambala lines in Haryana in Northern Railway’s Ambala Division. The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway constructed the Amritsar-Ambala- Ghaziabad line in 1870, linking Multan (Pakistan) with Delhi. The Delhi-Ambala-Kalka line became operational in 1891. Ambala Cantt Railway Station was electrified during 1996-99. It is among the top hundred booking stations in the country. Trains originating from Ambala Cantt include Ambala Cantt-Sri Ganganagar Intercity Express, Ambala Cantt -Delhi Junction Intercity Express, Ambala Cantt-Muzaffarpur Harihar Exppress, and Ambala Cantt-Delhi junction Express Special. Ambala Cantt station serves the most number of Shatabdi trains after New Delhi. These include Shatabdis to Kalka, Chandigarh, Amritsar, and Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express. The Ambala Cantt station is connected with cities like Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jammu, Lucknow, Howrah, Kanpur Patna, Jaipur, Mumbai, Ajmer, Chennai, Surat, and Pune. As many as 240 trains pass through Ambala Cantt station every day.

Facilities at Ambala Cantt Railway Station –

Ambala Cantonment r station has a double-bedded AC retiring room and a six-bed dormitory. There is a computerized reservation facility, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms and a bookstall. It has waiting rooms, parking facility, drinking water facility and toilets for passengers. The junction has seven platforms. While its record in cleanliness is average, its porter performance is good. The food offered at the station is of good quality and the transportation available is excellent. The station has good lodging facilities. The sightseeing possibilities are good and so is the safety aspect.

Restaurants near Ambala Cantt Railway Station –

Food-in-train service TravelKhana offers excellent quality food to train passengers in Ambala Cantonment r station at their seat. What is special about this service is that TravelKhana serves food prepared at some of the most popular restaurants and food outlets in Ambala Cantonment and Ambala. Passengers only have to contact TravelKhana 45 minutes before their train reaches Ambala Cantonment and book their order. The food will be delivered right at the seat. TravelKhana ensures quality, freshness and preparation in hygienic conditions. The food is packed well in casseroles. Passengers can order special thali, veg and non-veg biryani, chicken curry, dal fry, jeera rice, rotis, sweets, salad, Chinese preparations like Singapori noodles, spring rolls, Hakka noodles and Manchurian. The payment can be made onlineat the time of the order or on delivery of food.

Among the restaurants near the Ambala Cantonment railway station are Anmol Restaurant, New Sharma Dhabha, Bronies, Pyramid Cafe Lounge, The Food Court, Kegs of Cairo, Jain Soda Water, Bachan Da Dhaba, Dosa Plaza, Jain Annpurna, Prince Chat Bhandar, Puran Singh Ka Dabha, RG’s Fast Food & Restaurant, Hotel Karan Continental, Vishal Dhaba, Hot Millions Restaurant, Cafe Royal, Clove, Yo China Restaurant, Pindi Soya, Deluxe Dhaba, Cafe Coffee Day, Singhs Chicken, Aap Ki Rasoi, Khan Dhaba, Oberoi’s Dine Divine, and Barbecue Express.

Famous Food of Ambala –

The Ambala Cantonment food is a mix of Haryana and Punjab cuisines. Vegetables with spices, rotis of various types, puris and bhaturas, chhole, paneer, cheese, aloo tikki, biryanis, dal fry, lassi, chaat, samosa, jalebi, laddus, gajar halwa, barfis of many types and golgappas are mainstays of the people’s diet. The non-veg preparations like tandoori chicken, mutton curry, egg curry and kababs are also equally popular.

Trains Passing through Ambala Cantt Railway Station –