Elevation 1722.165 m Tracks 2 Platforms in use 2 | Opened 2008 | |
Location Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir Structure type Standard on-ground station Address Railway Station Rd, Yar Khushi Pora, Jammu and Kashmir 192221 Similar Awantipora railway station, Pattan railway station, Bijbehara railway station, Sadura railway station, Banihal railway station | ||
Qazigund railway station lies on Northern Railway network zone of Indian Railways. It is the main transport hub for the people of Qazigund.
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Location
The station is situated near Qazigund town in Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir.
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 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 Banihal, passing through the tunnel, the second longest in Asia. Those who accompanied them were Governor N.N. Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Reduced Level
The RL of the station is 1671 m above mean sea level.
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.