Awantipora railway station

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Awantipora Pulwama Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location Awantipora, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates 33°53′16″N74°59′31″E / 33.8879°N 74.9919°E / 33.8879; 74.9919
Elevation1596.123 m
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s) Northern railway
Platforms3
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
Platform levelsHigh level passenger platform
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeATPA
Fare zone Northern railway
History
Opened2008
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Awantipora Pulwama Railway Station
Location within India
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Awantipora Pulwama Railway Station
Awantipora Pulwama Railway Station (Jammu and Kashmir)

Awantipora Pulwama Railway Station is situated in notified area of Awantipora in the Pulwama district. [1] [ unreliable source? ] It is the headquarters of Pulwama division of Northern railway zone. [2] [ unreliable source? ] It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, the others being Pampore railway station, Kakapora railway station and Panchgam railway station respectively.

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History

The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian railway network.

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. [note 1]

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References

  1. "Awantipora railway station". Wikimapia.
  2. "Railway Station Awantipora". Foursquare.