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Qazigund railway station
Indian Railways station
Platform and sign of Qazigund station in Qazigund, J&K, India
General information
LocationQazigund, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates33°35′19″N 75°09′29″E / 33.5886°N 75.1580°E / 33.5886; 75.1580
Elevation1722.165 m
Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)Northern railway
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard on-ground station
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeQG
Fare zoneNorthern railway
History
Opened2008
ElectrifiedYes
Udhampur–Srinagar–
Baramula Rail Link (USBRL)
Legend
km
338 Baramulla
Uri (inprogress)
(inprogress)
Kupwara Line (inprogress)
 
Kupwara
Bandipora Line
(proposed)
330 Sopore
323 Hamre
315 Pattan
307 Mazhom
297 Nadigam
Budgam–Leh–Bhanupli line
(planned)
292 Budgam
281 Srinagar
275 Pampore
Jhelum Bridge
269 Kakapora
264 Ratnipora
259 Awantipora
252 Panzgom
Shopian Line
(inprogress)
245 Bijbehara
to Pahalgam (inprogress)
238 Anantnag
231 Sadura
226 Qazigund
Hillar Shahabad
Banihal-Qazigund
Railway Tunnel
(
11.2 km
7 mi
)
208 Banihal
Tunnel T74R (
8.6 km
5.3 mi
)
Khari
Tunnel T49 (
12.75 km
7.92 mi
)
Sumber
Tunnel T48 (
10.2 km
6.3 mi
)
Sangaldan Tunnels (
7 km
4 mi
)
Sangaldan
Sawalkote
Dugga
Kanthan Chenab (Kauri)
Chenab Rail Bridge
Bakkal
Reasi
Anji Khad Bridge
78
Shri Mata Vaishno
Devi Katra
62 Chak Rakhwal
Bhaderwah Line
(planned)
53 Udhampur
44 Ramnagar
Tawi Bridge
22 Manwal
14 Sangar
10 Bajalta
Poonch line
(planned)
0 Jammu Tawi
Jalandhar–Jammu line
km
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Qazigund railway station lies on Northern Railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is located in Qazigund Jammu and Kashmir, India. 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

Main article: Jammu–Baramulla line

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. 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.

Reduced Level

The RL of the station is 1671 m above mean sea level.

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

  1. "74627/Banihal Baramula DEMU". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. Balchand, K. (27 June 2013). "Banihal-Qazigund rail link opened". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013.


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