Jammu Tawi railway station (station code: JAT) is a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
in the city of
Jammu 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 Jammu division of
Northern Railways.
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,
Tamil Nadu
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in 70 hours, used to originate from here. Now it originates from
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station. Most premium express train of India,
Vande Bharat Express, 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 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
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as the railway link to Sialkot was broken.
Jammu had no rail services until 1971, when the
Indian Railways
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laid the
Pathankot
Pathankot () is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the sixth most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal ...
–Jammu Tawi
broad-gauge line. The new Jammu Tawi station was opened in 1972. In 2000, much of the old railway station was demolished to make way for an art centre. Previously, was 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-7 Ghaziabad Shed from Jammu Tawi to
Bandra Terminus.
Himgiri Express now gets an end to end
WAP-7 Howrah Shed from
Jammu Tawi to
Howrah
Howrah (; ; alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian States and union territories of India, state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River, opposite to its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively ...
.
See also
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Jammu–Baramulla line
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Northern Railways
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Srinagar railway station
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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{{Railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir
Railway stations in India opened in 1975
Railway stations in India opened in 1897
Railway stations in Jammu district
Buildings and structures in Jammu (city)
Jammu railway division
1975 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir
Transport in Jammu
19th-century establishments in Jammu and Kashmir