Budgam railway station

Budgam Railway Station
Budgam Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
Other names	Badgam Railway Station
Location	Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates	34°02′19″N 74°44′11″E / 34.03866°N 74.73646°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Northern railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	14
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	BDGM
Fare zone	Northern railway
History
Opened	2008
Electrified	Yes

Budgam Railway Station (also spelled Badgam)^[2] is a station on Northern Railway Network of Indian Railways. This station is the headquarter of Jammu–Baramulla line network. It is located in Ompora, a town in Budgam district nearly 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from main town Budgam.

Udhampur–Srinagar–
Baramula Rail Link (USBRL)

Legend

km

338

Baramulla

Uri (inprogress)
(inprogress)

Kupwara Line (inprogress)

Kupwara

Bandipora Line
(proposed)

330

323

315

307

297

Budgam–Leh–Bhanupli line
(planned)

292

Budgam

281

Srinagar

275

Pampore

Jhelum Bridge

269

264

259

252

Shopian Line
(inprogress)

245

Bijbehara

to Pahalgam (inprogress)

238

231

226

(

11.2 km

7 mi

)

208

Banihal

Tunnel T74R (

8.6 km

5.3 mi

)

Khari

Tunnel T49 (

12.75 km

7.92 mi

)

Sumber

Tunnel T48 (

10.2 km

6.3 mi

)

Sangaldan Tunnels (

7 km

4 mi

)

Sangaldan

Sawalkote

Dugga

Kauri Halt

Bakkal

78

62

Bhaderwah Line
(planned)

53

Udhampur

44

Ramnagar

Tawi Bridge

22

Manwal

14

Sangar

10

Bajalta

Poonch line
(planned)

0

Jammu Tawi

Jalandhar–Jammu line

km

Location

The station is situated in Ompora town of Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir just 9 km from Lal Chowk, the city centre and 2.5 km from district headquarters.

History

The station was built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian rail network.

Design

The station features Kashmiri wood architecture, with an intended ambiance 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 elevation of the station is 1588 m above mean sea level.^[2]

References

^ "74622/Baramula-Badgam DEMU". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 October 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Badgam Railway Station Map/Altlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry", indiarailinfo.com

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[Indian_railway-1] "74622/Baramula-Badgam DEMU". India Rail Info. Retrieved 31 October 2014.

[BDGM-2] "Badgam Railway Station Map/Altlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry", indiarailinfo.com

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