Bijbehara railway station

Railway station in Bijbehara, Anantnag, J&K

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Bijbehara is located in Jammu and Kashmir
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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
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 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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Bijbiara Railway Station is a railway station on the Northern Railway network in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. It is the twelfth station on the railway line about 93 km (58 mi) from Baramulla railway station. It is 3 km (1.9 mi) away from the main town.

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.

Location

The station is located near Hassanpora in Anantnag district.[2][unreliable source?]

Reduced level

The station is situated at an elevation (RL) of 1594 m above mean sea level.[1]

Division

The railway station lies in the Firozpur Cantonment division of Northern Railways.[1]

Design

The station features Kashmiri wood architecture, with an intended ambiance of a royal court which is designed to complement the local surroundings to the station. Station signage is predominantly in Urdu and English and Hindi.[note 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ See Srinagar railway station and Jammu–Baramulla line for the design of all railway stations of Jammu–Baramulla line.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Departures from BJBA/Bijbiara". India Rail Info. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Bijbehara Railway station near Hassanpora". Wikimapia. Retrieved 29 October 2014.


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