Qazigund railway station lies on Northern Railway network zone of

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. It is located in

Qazigund Qazigund, also known as Gateway Of Kashmir, is a town and in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Qazigund is located at . It has an average elevation of 1670 m (5478 feet) above mean sea level. Qazigund Bypass Passes Th ...

Jammu and Kashmir,

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. It is the main transport hub for the people of

Location

The station is situated near Qazigund town in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.

History

The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with

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and the rest of the Indian railway network. On the inauguration day former PM of India, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi enjoyed the 12-minute ride to Qazigund with 100 students, mostly girls, of the Banihal Higher Secondary School, and made the 17.8-km ride back to , passing through the

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, the second longest in Asia. Those who accompanied them were Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister

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, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Health Minister

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Reduced Level

The RL of the station is 1671 m above

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Design

Like every other station in this mega project, this station also features Kashmiri wood

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, with an intended ambience of a royal court which is designed to complement the local surroundings to the station. Station signage is predominantly in

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References

Railway stations in Kulgam district Railway stations opened in 2008 Firozpur railway division {{JammuKashmir-railstation-stub

Location

History

Reduced Level

Design

See also

References