Srinagar railway station is a railway station of the city of

Srinagar Srinagar (; ) is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary ...

in the Jammu and Kashmir, India. The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in the newly created

Jammu Jammu () is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute ...

division, which once completed, will connect the city to the rail network of India. Currently, services are to Baramulla and Banihal. The railway line has now fully completed is expected to increase tourism and travel to the Kashmir Valley. The Chenab Bridge, between Sangaldan Railway Station and Reasi Railway Station.was completed in 2022. The station is also planned to be part of a second railway line, the Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line.

History

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

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with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian railway network.

Location

The station, in Nowgam, is 8 km from the

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. The main hub of stations in Kashmir Is Budgam stations and where all trains are being repaired or any other services.

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

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, English and

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. The IRCTC intends to build a hotel in close proximity to the site.

Gallery

File:Kashmir Valley Railway 143.jpg, A passenger train at Srinagar Railway Station File:Kashmir Valley Railway 401.jpg,

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