Budgam railway station (also spelled Badgam)
[ is a station on Northern Railway Network of ]Indian Railways
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. This station is the headquarter of Jammu
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–Baramulla
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line network. It is located in Ompora
Ompora, locally known as "''Wompur''", is a municipality area of district Budgam. It is from the city centre, Lal Chowk. It is located on the Srinagar-Budgam road, roughly from Airport road. It is one of the highly populated area of Budgam ...
, a town in Budgam district
Budgam district is a district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shias in the Kashmir valley.
Administration
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nearly from main town Budgam
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.
Location
The station is situated in Ompora
Ompora, locally known as "''Wompur''", is a municipality area of district Budgam. It is from the city centre, Lal Chowk. It is located on the Srinagar-Budgam road, roughly from Airport road. It is one of the highly populated area of Budgam ...
town of Budgam district
Budgam district is a district in the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Created in 1979 with its headquarters at Budgam, it is the district with the largest population of Shias in the Kashmir valley.
Administration
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, 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
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mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with 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
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'' Hindi
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Reduced level
The elevation of the station is 1588 m above mean sea level
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See also
* Mazhom railway station
Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station conne ...
* Srinagar railway station
* Baramulla railway station
References
Railway stations in Budgam district
Firozpur railway division
Railway stations opened in 2008
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