Anantnag railway station

Railway station in Anantnag, India

33°44′19″N 75°06′27″E / 33.7386°N 75.1074°E / 33.7386; 75.1074Elevation1,599.89 metres (5,249.0 ft)Owned byMinistry of Railways, Indian RailwaysLine(s)Northern railwayPlatforms2Tracks2ConstructionStructure typeStandard on-ground stationParkingYesOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeANTFare zoneNorthern RailwayHistoryOpened2008ElectrifiedYes
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
292
 Budgam
281
 Srinagar
275
 Pampore
Jhelum Bridge
269
 Kakapora
259
 Awantipora
252
 Panzgom
Shopian Line
(inprogress)
245
 Bijbehara
to Pahalgam (inprogress)
238
 Anantnag
231
 Sadura
226
 Qazigund
Hillar Shahabad
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 include T47-Br88-T46-Br 87-T44/45-Br85-T42/43, (
7 km
4 mi
)
 Sangaldan
Sawalkote
Dugga
Bakkal
Reasi
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
km
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Anantnag Railway Station is a railway station on the Northern railway network. It is the headquarters of Anantnag division of Northern Railway zone. It lies in Firozpur division.

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 rail network.

The station is basically located in rice fields which are between wanpoh and harnag[check spelling]. It is approximately 4.5 km far from Anantnag town.

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.

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