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 / 33.8879; 74.9919 |
| 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 |
| Location | |
  Awantipora Railway Station Location within India  Awantipora Railway Station Awantipora Railway Station (Jammu and Kashmir) | |
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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
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]
See also
Notes
- ^ See Banihal railway station
References
- ^ "Awantipora railway station". Wikimapia.
- ^ "Railway Station Awantipora". Foursquare.