Bijbiara railway station is a railway station on the Northern Railway network in
Anantnag
Anantnag (/ə'nʌntna:g/ or /-nɑːg/ ), also called Islamabad, is the administrative headquarters of the Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of ...
,
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. It is the twelfth station on the railway line about from
Baramulla railway station
Baramulla railway station is situated in outskirts of baramulla town nearly about 5km from main town. Transport facility is available in working hours from main town baramulla to railway station and vice versa. It is the first station of 130&nb ...
. It is away from the main town.
History
The station has been built as part of the
Jammu–Baramulla line
The Jammu–Baramulla line is a railway track being laid to connect the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Jammu railway station and thence to the rest of the country. The 356 km railway track will star ...
megaproject, intending to link the
Kashmir Valley
The Kashmir Valley, also known as the ''Vale of Kashmir'', is an intermontane valley concentrated in the Kashmir Division of the Indian- union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and ...
with
Jammu Tawi
Jammu Tawi (station code: JAT) is a railway station in Jammu city 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 r ...
and the rest of the Indian rail network.
Location
The station is located near Hassanpora in
Anantnag district
Anantnag district is a district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is one of ten districts which make up the Kashmir Valley. The district headquarters is Anantnag city. As of 2011, it was the third most populous distri ...
.
Reduced level
The station is situated at an elevation ( RL) of 1594 m above
mean sea level
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.
Division
The railway station lies in the Firozpur Cantonment division of Northern Railways.
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
Hindi
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.See
Srinagar railway station
Srinagar railway station is a railway station of the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in Firozpur division, which once completed, will connect the c ...
and
Jammu–Baramulla line
The Jammu–Baramulla line is a railway track being laid to connect the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Jammu railway station and thence to the rest of the country. The 356 km railway track will star ...
for the design of all railway stations of Jammu–Baramulla line.
See also
*
Srinagar railway station
Srinagar railway station is a railway station of the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in Firozpur division, which once completed, will connect the c ...
*
Anantnag railway station
Anantnag railway station is a railway station on the Northern railway network. It is the headquarters of Anantnag division of Northern Railway zone. It lies in Firozpur division.
History
The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Bara ...