Awantipora railway station explained

Awantipora Railway Station
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates:33.8879°N 74.9919°W
Map Type:India#India Jammu and Kashmir
Line:Northern railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:3
Elevation:1596.123 m
Levels:High level passenger platform
Tracks:4
Parking:Yes
Opened:2008
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Code:ATPA
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways

Awantipora railway station is situated in notified area of Awantipora in the Pulwama district.[1] It is the headquarters of Pulwama division of Northern railway zone.[2] It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, the others being Pampore railway station, Kakapora railway station and Panchgam railway station respectively.

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 railway network.

Design

Like every other station in this mega project, this station also 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.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Awantipora railway station. Wikimapia.
  2. Web site: Railway Station Awantipora. Foursquare.
  3. See Banihal railway station