Anantnag railway station

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Anantnag
Indian Railways 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

Jammu–Baramulla line
Legend
km Baramulla–Kupwara line to Kupwara (planned) 338 Baramulla 330 Sopore 323 Hamre 315 Pattan 307 Mazhom 297 292 Budgam Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line (planned) 281 Srinagar 275 Pampore Jhelum Bridge 269 Kakapora 259 Awantipora 252 245 Bijbehara to Pahalgam (planned) 238 Anantnag 231 Sadura 226 Qazigund Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel ( 11.2 km 7 mi ) 208 Banihal Sumber Sangaldan Tunnel ( 7 km 4 mi ) Sangaldan Chenab Bridge Salal Reasi 78 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 62 Chak Rakhwal 53 Udhampur 44 Ramnagar Tawi Bridge 22 Manwal 14 Sangar 10 Bajalta Jammu–Poonch line to Poonch (proposed) 0 Jammu Tawi Jalandhar–Jammu line km
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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 Jammu–Baramulla line 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^{[check spelling]}. It is approximately 4.5 km 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
• Jammu–Baramulla line
• Srinagar Airport
• Pahalgam
• Aharbal
• Martand Sun Temple
• Kulgam
• Qazigund
• Amarnath temple
• Verinag

References[]

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