Elevation 1594.966 Operated by Northern Railways Parking Yes | Owned by Indian Railways Line(s) Kashmir Railway Opened 2013 | |
Location Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
India Address Kakapore, Jammu and Kashmir 191112 Similar Awantipora railway station, Bijbehara railway station, Sadura railway station, Baramulla railway station, Pattan railway station | ||
Kakapora railway station is the railway station on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is one of the 4 stations in Pulwama district, others being Awantipora railway station, Pampore railway station and Panchgam railway station respectively.
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Location
The station is situated in notified area of Kakapora in Pulwama district about 20 km south of Srinagar.
History
The station has been built as part of the Kashmir Railway megaproject, aiming to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi the rest of the Indian railway network. The Leg 2 section of this network is incomplete. It is expected to be completed by 2017.
Design
Like every other station in this mega project, this station also 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.