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

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.

Anantnag railway station

The station is basically located in rice fields which are between wanpoh and harnag. It is approximately 4.5 km far from Anantnag town.

Anantnag railway station

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.

Anantnag railway station

See also

Srinagar railway station

Bijbehara railway station

Jammu–Baramulla line

Srinagar Airport

Pahalgam

Aharbal

Martand Sun Temple

Kulgam

Qazigund

Amarnath temple

Verinag

References

Railway stations in India opened in 2008

Railway stations in Anantnag district

Firozpur railway division