Awantipora railway station
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Awantipora Railway Station | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir | ||||
| Coordinates | 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 | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Platform levels | High level passenger platform | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | ATPA | ||||
| Fare zone | Northern railway | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2008 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Awantipora 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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Awantipora railway station". Wikimapia.
- ^ "Railway Station Awantipora". Foursquare.