Sopore Railway Station | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 34.258°N 74.4512°W |
Elevation: | 1589m (5,213feet) |
Line: | Jammu–Baramulla line |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Status: | Active |
Sopur (or Sopore) Railway Station is situated in the outskirts of Sopore town. It lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways.[1] Sopore is currently the northernmost station of Indian Railways.
The station is located at Amargrah about 2 km from Sopore town towards south on Srinagar-Sopore highway.[2]
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.
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.
The station is situated on R.L. of 1589 m above mean sea level.