Qazigund railway station explained

Qazigund railway station
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Jammu–Baramulla line
Address:Qazigund, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates:33.5886°N 75.158°W
Line:Northern railway
Structure:Standard on-ground station
Platform:2
Elevation:1722.165 m
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Opened:2008
Status:Active
Electrified:Yes
Code:QG[1]
Owned:Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Zone:Northern railway

Qazigund railway station lies on Northern Railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is located in Qazigund Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the main transport hub for the people of Qazigund.

Location

The station is situated near Qazigund town in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

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. On the inauguration day former PM of India, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi enjoyed the 12-minute ride to Qazigund with 100 students, mostly girls, of the Banihal Higher Secondary School, and made the 17.8-km ride back to, passing through the tunnel, the second longest in Asia. Those who accompanied them were Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.[2]

Reduced Level

The RL of the station is 1671 m above mean sea level.

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.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 74627/Banihal Baramula DEMU. India Rail Info. 4 January 2015.
  2. Web site: Banihal-Qazigund rail link opened. The Hindu. 27 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131205130912/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/banihalqazigund-rail-link-opened/article4852785.ece. 5 December 2013. K.. Balchand. dead. dmy-all.