Qazigund railway station

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Qazigund railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Elevation 1722.165 m
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Northern railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 2
Construction
Structure type Standard on-ground station
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code QG [1]
Fare zone Northern railway
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

Qazigund railway station lies on Northern Railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is the main transport hub for the people of Qazigund.

Location

The station is situated near Qazigund town in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

History

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The station has been built as part of the Kashmir Railway megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian railway network. On the inauguration day former PM of India, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi enjoyed the 12-minute ride to Qazigund with 100 students, mostly girls, of the Banihal Higher Secondary School, and made the 17.8-km ride back to Banihal, passing through the tunnel, the second longest in Asia. Those who accompanied them were Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.[2]

Reduced Level

The RL of the station is 1671 m 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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