Anantnag railway station

Anantnag
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir India
Coordinates	33.7386°N 75.1074°E / 33.7386; 75.1074
Elevation	1,599.89 metres (5,249.0 ft)
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
Status	Functioning
Station code	ANT
Fare zone	Northern Railway
History
Opened	2008
Electrified	Yes

Udhampur–Srinagar– Baramula Rail Link (USBRL)
km 338 Baramulla Uri (inprogress) (inprogress) Kupwara Line (inprogress)   Kupwara Bandipora Line (proposed) 330 Sopore 323 Hamre 315 Pattan 307 Mazhom 297 Nadigam Budgam–Leh–Bhanupli line (planned) 292 Budgam 281 Srinagar 275 Pampore Jhelum Bridge 269 Kakapora 264 Ratnipora 259 Awantipora 252 Panzgom Shopian Line (inprogress) 245 Bijbehara to Pahalgam (inprogress) 238 Anantnag 231 Sadura 226 Qazigund Hillar Shahabad Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel ( 11.2 km 7 mi ) 208 Banihal Tunnel T74R ( 8.6 km 5.3 mi ) Khari Tunnel T49 ( 12.75 km 7.92 mi ) Sumber Tunnel T48 ( 10.2 km 6.3 mi ) Sangaldan Tunnels ( 7 km 4 mi ) Sangaldan Sawalkote Dugga Kauri Halt Chenab Rail Bridge Bakkal Reasi Anji Khad Bridge 78 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra 62 Chak Rakhwal Bhaderwah Line (planned) 53 Udhampur 44 Ramnagar Tawi Bridge 22 Manwal 14 Sangar 10 Bajalta Poonch line (planned) 0 Jammu Tawi Jalandhar–Jammu line km

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

History

Main article: Jammu–Baramulla line

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. 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