Jammu Tawi (station code: JAT) is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prep ...
in
Jammu city
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...
in the Indian
union territory of
Jammu and Kashmir.
Background
Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in
Jammu and Kashmir. It is a major railhead for other places in the region and for tourists heading towards the
Kashmir Valley. The
Jammu–Baramulla line begins here. Administratively, it is in the
Firozpur division of
Northern Railways
The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 19 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Baroda House in New Delhi.
History
Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, i ...
.
Jammu Tawi is well connected to major Indian cities by trains. The station code is JAT. The third longest running train in India, in terms of time and distance, the
Himsagar Express that goes to
Kanyakumari
Kanniyakumari (; , referring to Devi Kanya Kumari), also known as Cape Comorin, is a city in Kanniyakumari district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent and the southernmost city in mainland Ind ...
,
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...
in 70 hours, use to originate from here. Now it originates from
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station (station code: SVDK) is a railway station on the Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It mainly serves for the town of Katra where the ...
. Most premium express train of India,
Vande Bharat Express
The Vande Bharat Express, previously known as Train 18, is a semi-high-speed, electric multiple unit train operated by Indian Railways. It was designed and manufactured by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai. The first train was manufactured in ...
, makes a stop here.
History
There existed an old station in the city, on the
Jammu–Sialkot Line, which had train services to
Sialkot Junction, now in Pakistan, away. The station also linked with
Wazirabad and
Narowal
Narowal ( ur, ) is a city located on the western bank of river Ravi in the northeast of the province Punjab, Pakistan. The city is the capital of district Narowal, and a part of the Gujranwala division. It is the 94th largest city of Pakistan ...
stations, both of which are in Pakistan today. The old Jammu station was built in around 1897 but was abandoned after the
Partition of India as the railway link to Sialkot was broken.
Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...
had no rail services until 1971, when the
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tota ...
laid the
Pathankot
Pathankot is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal co ...
–Jammu Tawi
broad-gauge line. The new Jammu Tawi station was opened in 1975. In 2000, much of the old railway station was demolished to make way for an art centre. Previously the station used to be managed by the post of DTM which is now also named as Station Director. The present Station Director (SD) is Sh. Uchit Singhal (an IRTS officer of 2014 batch). The Jammu station is also planned to be remodelled and redesigned under Station re-development plan expected to complete by 2024.
Electrification
The entire Jalandhar–Jammu section, Jammu Tawi station and sidings have been completely energized to 25 kV AC and approved for electric traction in August 2014.
Swaraj Express now gets an end to end
WAP-4
The Indian locomotive class WAP-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1993 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic (P) ...
from Jammu Tawi to
Bandra Terminus
Mumbai Bandra Terminus (station code: BDTS) also known as Vandre Terminus (in Marathi)is a railway terminus in Bandra from where trains bound for Northern India and Western India are scheduled regularly. It was built in the 1990s to deconges ...
.
Himgiri Express now gets an end to end
WAP-7
The Indian locomotive class WAP-7 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1999 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Passenger traffic ...
from Jammu Tawi to
Howrah.
See also
*
Jammu–Baramulla line
*
Northern Railways
The Northern Railway (NR) is one of the 19 Railway zones of India and the northernmost zone of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered at Baroda House in New Delhi.
History
Officially notified as a new railway zone on 14 April 1952, i ...
*
Srinagar railway station
*
List of railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir
Gallery
File:Night View of Jammu Tawi Railway Station2.jpg
File:Night View of Jammu Tawi Railway Station1.jpg
File:Station de Jammutavi.jpg, Jammu Tawi railway station
File:Jammu_Tawi_to_Delhi_-_Rail_side_views_01.JPG, Tourist reception area
References
External links
Ministry of Indian Railways, Official website
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways
Railway stations in Jammu district
Buildings and structures in Jammu (city)
Railway stations opened in 1975
Firozpur railway division
1975 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir
Transport in Jammu
19th-century establishments in Jammu and Kashmir