Awantipora railway station

Awantipora Railway Station
Indian Railway Station
Location	Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates	33°53′16″N 74°59′31″E / 33.8879°N 74.9919°ECoordinates: 33°53′16″N 74°59′31″E / 33.8879°N 74.9919°E
Elevation	1596.123 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
Fare zone	Northern railway
History
Opened	2008
Electrified	Not yet

Kashmir Railway route map

Legend 0Baramulla to Kupwara (planned) 8Sopore 15Hamre 23Pattan 31Mazhom 46Budgam Srinagar-Kargil-Leh railway (planned) 57Srinagar 63Pampore Jhelum Bridge 69Kakapora 79Awantipora 86Panchgam 93Bijbehara 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 260Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Chakarwah 285Udhampur 294Ramnagar Tawi Bridge 316Manwal 324Sangar 328Bajalta to Poonch (planned) 338Jammu Tawi To Jalandhar-Jammu line

Awantipora Railway Station is situated in notified area of Awantipora in district Pulwama.^[1] It is the headquarters of Pulwama division of Northern railway zone.^[2] It is one of the 4 stations in Pulwama district, others being Pampore railway station, Kakapora railway station and Panchgam railway station respectively.

History

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.

Coordinates

The coordinates of the station are Longitude=74.979395 and Latitude=33.875616 respectively.^[3]

Location

The station is situated in district Pulwama on the eastern side of Srinagar railway station. The distance between the two stations is nearly 12.5 miles.^[4]

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.^[5]

See also

• Srinagar railway station
• Anantnag railway station

References

1. Awantipora railway station on Kashmir railway line. http://wikimapia.org/7248436/Awantipora-railway-station
2. Situated in Pulwama. https://foursquare.com/v/railway-station-awantipora/52badb42498e6ac73eaaf8bd
3. Coordinates of Awantipora Railway Station. http://distancebetween.info/awantipora_railway_station/srinagar_railway_station
4. Info Awantipora Railway Station. http://distancebetween.info/awantipora_railway_station/srinagar_railway_station
5. See Banihal railway station