Pattan railway station is the station on Northern railway network zone of
Indian Railways
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Location
The station is situated in
Pattan in
Baramulla district,
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History
The station has been built as part of the
Jammu–Baramulla line
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megaproject, intending to link the
Kashmir Valley
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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 ...
and the rest of the Indian railway network.
Design
Like the other railway stations in this megaproject, this 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
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Reduced level
The
RL of the station is 1581 m above
mean sea level
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See also
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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 ...
References
Railway stations in Baramulla district
Railway stations opened in 2008
Firozpur railway division
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