Pampore railway station

Pampore railway station is the railway station on Jammu–Baramulla line in Indian administered Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, the others being Awantipora railway station, Kakapora railway station and Panchgam railway station respectively.

Pampore railway station
Indian Railway Station
LocationSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
India
Coordinates33.9988°N 74.8950°E / 33.9988; 74.8950
Elevation1592.867 m
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Jammu–Baramulla line
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codePMPR
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Firozpur cantt
History
Opened2008
ElectrifiedNot yet
Location
Pampore railway station
Location within India
Pampore railway station
Pampore railway station (Jammu and Kashmir)
Jammu–Baramulla line
km
338
Baramulla
330
Sopore
323
Hamre
315
Pattan
307
Mazhom
292
Budgam
Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line
(planned)
281
Srinagar
275
Pampore
Jhelum Bridge
269
Kakapora
259
Awantipora
252
Panzgom
245
Bijbehara
to Pahalgam (planned)
238
Anantnag
231
Sadura
226
Qazigund
218
Hillar Shahabad
Pir Panjal
Railway Tunnel
(
11.2 km
7 mi
)
208
Banihal
Charil
Repora
Laole
Kohli
Sangaldan Tunnel (
7 km
4 mi
)
Sangaldan
Baralla
Surukot
Bakkal
Salal
Reasi
78
Shri Mata Vaishno
Devi Katra
53
Udhampur
44
Ramnagar
Tawi Bridge
22
Manwal
14
Sangar
10
Bajalta
Jammu-Poonch line
(proposed)
0
Jammu Tawi
km

Location

The station is situated in notified area of Pampore, Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir. It belongs to North Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways.

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

The station 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.

Reduced level

The R.L. of the station is 1592 m above mean sea level.

See also

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