Baramulla railway station

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Baramulla railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
 India
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Elevation 1582.79 m
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Northern Railways
Line(s) Kashmir Railway
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Status Active
Station code BRML [1]
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Firozpur cantt
History
Opened 2008
Electrified Not yet
Kashmir Railway route map
0Baramulla
to Kupwara (planned)
8Sopore
15Hamre
23Pattan
31Mazhom
46Budgam
Srinagar-Kargil-Leh railway (planned)
57Srinagar (Nowgam)
63Pampore
Jhelum Bridge
69Kakapora
79Awantipura
86Panchgam
93Bijibehra
to Pahalgam (planned)
100Anantnag
107Sadura
112Qazigund
120 Hillar Shahabad
Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel
(11 kilometres (6.8 mi))
130Banihal
Charil
Repora
Laole
Kohli
Sangaldan Tunnel
(7 kilometres (4.3 mi))
Sangaldan
Baralla
Surukot
Bakkal
Chenab Bridge
Salal
Anji Khad Bridge
Reasi
260Katra
Chakarwah
285Udhampur
294Ramnagar
Tawi Bridge
316Manwal
324Sangar
328Baljata
to Poonch (planned)
BSicon BAHN.svg 338Jammu (Jammu Tawi)
To Jalandhar-Jammu line

Baramulla railway station is situated in notified area of Baramulla. It is the first station of 130 km long railway line which connects Kashmir Valley with Banihal.

History

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The station has been built as part of the Kashmir Railway megaproject, aiming to link the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the Indian railway network. The Leg 2 section of this network is incomplete. It is expected to be completed by 2017.[2]

Reduced Level

The station is situated at an elevation of 1582.79 metres above mean sea level.[3]

Design

Like every other station in this mega project, this station also features Kashmiri wood architecture, with an intended ambience of a royal court which is designed to complement the local surroundings to the station. Station signage is predominantly in Urdu, English and Hindi.

See also

References

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  2. See Kashmir Railway
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