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Jammu Tawi
Regional rail and Light rail station
General information
Location	Railway Road, Jammu India
Coordinates	32°42′23″N 74°52′49″E / 32.7063°N 74.8802°E / 32.7063; 74.8802
Elevation	343.763 metres (1,127.83 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway
Line(s)	Jalandhar–Jammu line Amritsar–Jammu line Jammu–Baramulla line
Platforms	3
Tracks	7
Construction
Structure type	At–ground
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	JAT
Zone(s)	Northern Railways
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	North India Railway Company
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Jammu Tawi (station code: JAT) is a railway station in Jammu city in the India Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Background

Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory . It is a major railhead for other places in the state and for tourists heading towards the Kashmir Valley. Jammu–Baramulla line project starts northwards from here. Administratively, it is in the Firozpur division of Northern Railways.

Jammu Tawi is well connected to major Indian cities by Indian railways trains. The station code is JAT. The second longest running train in India, in terms of time and distance, the Himsagar Express that goes to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in 70 hours, use to originate from here. Now it originates from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station.

History

There existed an old station in the city, on the Jammu–Sialkot Line, which had train services to Sialkot Junction, now in Pakistan, 43 km (27 mi) away. The station also linked with Wazirabad and Narowal stations, both of which are in Pakistan today. The old Jammu station was built in around 1897 but was abandoned after the Partition of India as the railway link to Sialkot was broken. Jammu had no rail services until 1971, when the Indian Railways laid the Pathankot–Jammu Tawi broad-gauge line. The new Jammu Tawi station was opened in 1975. In 2000, much of the old railway station was demolished to make way for an art centre.

Electrification

The entire Jalandhar–Jammu section, Jammu Tawi station and sidings have been completely energized to 25 kV AC and approved for electric traction in August 2014. Swaraj Express now gets an end to end WAP-4 from Jammu Tawi to Bandra Terminus. Himgiri Express now gets an end to end WAP-7 from Jammu Tawi to Howrah.

See also

• Jammu–Baramulla line
• Northern Railways
• Srinagar railway station
• List of railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir

Gallery

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• Jammu Tawi railway station
• Tourist reception area

References

External links

• Ministry of Indian Railways, Official website

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• Railway stations in Jammu district
• Buildings and structures in Jammu (city)
• Railway stations opened in 1975
• Firozpur railway division
• 1975 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir
• Transport in Jammu