Mazhom railway station

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Mazhom
Indian Railways station
Location	Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates	34°06′38″N 74°37′09″E / 34.11068°N 74.61916°E / 34.11068; 74.61916Coordinates: 34°06′38″N 74°37′09″E / 34.11068°N 74.61916°E / 34.11068; 74.61916
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	MZMA
Fare zone	Northern railway
Electrified	No

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km Baramulla–Kupwara line to Kupwara (planned) 338 Baramulla 330 Sopore 323 Hamre 315 Pattan 307 Mazhom 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 (proposed) 0 Jammu Tawi Jalandhar–Jammu line km
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Mazhom railway station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station connects Magam town (2 km away from station) with rest of the parts of state. The station comes under Firozpur division of Indian railways and has an average elevation of 1,581 meters (5,187 ft) above mean sea level.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian rail network.^{[citation needed]}

Controversy[]

The railway station was named by Northern Railways as Rajwansheer railway station which led to the large scale controversy by the local population. The controversy was resolved in December 2009 by the intervention of Omar Abdullah and the station was renamed as Mazhom railway station.^[2]

See also[]

• Budgam railway station

References[]

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