Pattan railway station explained

Pattan
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir
Country:India
Coordinates:34.1659°N 74.5632°W
Line:Jammu–Baramulla line
Platform:2
Tracks:2
Parking:yes
Opened:2008
Electrified:No
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Northern Railways

Pattan Railway Station is the station on Northern railway network zone of Indian Railways.[1]

Location

The station is situated in Pattan in Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir.[2]

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 the other railway stations in this megaproject, this 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 RL of the station is 1581 m above mean sea level.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PTTN general information. 28 October 2014.
  2. Web site: Location of Pattan railway station . 28 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Reduced Level of Pattan railway station . 28 October 2014.