Anantnag railway station explained

Anantnag
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir
Country:India
Coordinates:33.7386°N 75.1074°W
Line:Northern railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Status:Functioning
Opened:2008
Electrified:Yes
Code:ANT
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Northern Railway

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

See 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 rail network.

The station is basically located in rice fields which are between wanpoh and harnag. 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.

See also