Anantnag railway station

Anantnag
Indian Railway Station
Location	Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates	33°44′19″N 75°06′27″E / 33.7386°N 75.1074°E / 33.7386; 75.1074Coordinates: 33°44′19″N 75°06′27″E / 33.7386°N 75.1074°E / 33.7386; 75.1074
Elevation	1599.89 m
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Line(s)	Northern railway
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard on-ground station
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	ANT
Fare zone	Northern railway
History
Opened	2008
Electrified	Not yet

Kashmir Railway route map

Legend 0Baramulla to Kupwara (planned) 8Sopore 15Hamre 23Pattan 31Mazhom 46Budgam Srinagar-Kargil-Leh railway (planned) 57Srinagar 63Pampore Jhelum Bridge 69Kakapora 79Awantipora 86Panchgam 93Bijbehara to Pahalgam (planned) 100Anantnag 107Sadura 112Qazigund 120 Hillar Shahabad Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel (11 kilometres (6.8 mi)) 130Banihal Charil Repora Laole Kohli Sangaldan Tunnel (7 kilometres (4.3 mi)) Sangaldan Baralla Surukot Bakkal Chenab Bridge Salal Anji Khad Bridge Reasi 260Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Chakarwah 285Udhampur 294Ramnagar Tawi Bridge 316Manwal 324Sangar 328Bajalta to Poonch (planned) 338Jammu Tawi To Jalandhar-Jammu line

Anantnag railway station is a railway station on the Northern railway network. It is the headquarters of Anantnag division of Northern Railway zone .

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.

See also

• Srinagar railway station
• Bijbehara railway station
• Kashmir railway
• Srinagar-Kargil-Leh railway
• Srinagar Airport

References