Elevation 1599.89 m Tracks 2 Phone 096228 25788 | Line(s) Northern railway Opened 2008 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Location Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways Structure type Standard on-ground station Address Railway Station Rd, Laram Jangi Pora, Jammu and Kashmir 192124 Owners Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways Similar Awantipora railway station, Bijbehara railway station, Kakapora railway station, Sadura railway station, Qazigund railway station | ||
Anantnag railway station is a railway station on the Northern railway network. It is the headquarters of Anantnag division of Northern Railway zone .
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History
The station has been built as part of the Kashmir Railway megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian rail network.
The station is basically located in rice fields which are between . wanpoh and harnag. It is approximately 4.5km far from Anantnag town.
Design
The 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, English and Hindi.
References
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