Jammu Tawi railway station

Jammu Tawi
जम्मू तवी
Indian Railway Station
Location Railway Road, Jammu
 India
Coordinates 32°42′23″N 74°52′49″E / 32.7063°N 74.8802°E / 32.7063; 74.8802Coordinates: 32°42′23″N 74°52′49″E / 32.7063°N 74.8802°E / 32.7063; 74.8802
Elevation 343.763 metres (1,127.83 ft)
Line(s) Jalandhar-Jammu line Amritsar-Jammu Line Jammu-Katra Line
Platforms 3
Tracks 7
Construction
Structure type Standard (On Ground)
Parking Available (Paid)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code JAT
Zone(s) Northern Railways
Division(s) Firozpur
History
Opened 1975 (1975)
Electrified Yes
Previous names North India Railway Company
Location
Jammu Tawi
जम्मू तवी
Location within Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu Tawi railway station is a railway station in Jammu city in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Importance

Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir state. It is a major railhead for other places in the state and for tourists heading towards the Kashmir Valley. Kashmir Railway project starts northwards from here. Administratively, it is in the Firozpur division of Northern Railways.

Jammu Tawi is well connected to major Indian cities by Indian railways trains. The station code is JAT. The second longest running train in India, in terms of time and distance, the Himsagar Express that goes to Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu in 70 hours, originates from here (Jammu Tawi).

History

There existed an old station in the city, on the Jammu-Sialkot Line, which had train services to Sialkot Junction, now in Pakistan, 43 km (27 mi) away. The station also linked with Wazirabad and Narowal stations, both of which are in Pakistan today. The old Jammu station was built in around 1897 but was abandoned after the Partition of India as the railway link to Sialkot was broken. Jammu had no rail services until 1971, when the Indian Railways laid the Pathankot - Jammu Tawi Broad Gauge line. The new Jammu Tawi station was opened in 1975. In 2000, much of the old railway station was demolished to make way for an art centre.

Trains to Jammu Tawi

Tourist reception area

Jammu Tawi is an origin/destination for many Express trains that include:

Train No. Train name
02071 / 02072 Mumbai CSTShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra AC Premium Express
04117 / 04118 Kanpur CentralUdhampur Special Express
04401 / 04402 Delhi Anand Vihar–Katra Special Express
04941 / 04942 Lucknow–Katra Special Express
04971 / 04972 Udaipur–Jammu Tawi Garib Rath Express
05029 / 05030 Gorakhpur–Katra AC Premium Express
05115 / 05116 Chhapra–Katra Express
11077 / 11078 Pune–Jammu Tawi Jhelum Express
11449 / 11450 Jabalpur–Jammu Tawi Durgavati Express
12207 / 12208 Kathgodam–Jammu Tawi Garib Rath Express
12237 / 12238 Pune–Jammu Tawi Begampura Express
12265 / 12266 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Jammu Tawi Duronto Express
12331 / 12332 Howrah–Jammu Tawi Himgiri Express
12355 / 12356 Patna Rajendra Nagar–Jammu Tawi Archana Express
12413 / 12414 Ajmer–Jammu Tawi Pooja Express
12425 / 12426 New Delhi–Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express
12445 / 12446 New DelhiUdhampur Uttar Sampark Kranti Express
12469 / 12470 Kanpur Central–Jammu Tawi Express
12471 / 12472 Bandra Terminus–Jammu Tawi Swaraj Express
12473 / 12474 Ahmedabad–Jammu Tawi Sarvoday Express
12477 / 12478 Jamnagar–Jammu Tawi Express
12491 / 12492 Muzaffarpur–Jammu Tawi Maur Dhawaj Express
12549 / 12550 Durg–Jammu Tawi Express
12587 / 12588 Gorakhpur–Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express
12919 / 12920 Indore–Jammu Tawi Malwa Express
13151 / 13151 Kolkata–Jammu Tawi Express
14033 / 14044 Old Delhi–Udhampur Jammu Mail
14501 / 14502 Bhatinda–Jammu Tawi Express
14609 / 14610 Rishikesh–Jammu Tawi Hemkunt Express
14645 / 14646 Old Delhi–Jammu Tawi Shalimar Express
14713 / 14714 Sri Ganganagar–Jammu Tawi Express
15097 / 15098 Bhagalpur–Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express
15651 / 15652 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Lohit Express
15653 / 15654 Guwahati–Jammu Tawi Amarnath Express
16031 / 16032 Chennai Central–Jammu Tawi Andaman Express
16317 / 16318 Kanyakumari–Jammu Tawi Himsagar Express
16687 / 16688 Mangalore–Jammu Tawi Navyug Express
18101 / 18102 Tatanagar–Jammu Tawi Express
18109 / 18110 Rourkela–Jammu Tawi Express
18215 / 18216 Durg–Jammu Tawi Express
19027 / 19028 Bandra Terminus Jammu Tawi Vivek Express
19107 / 19108 Ahmedabad Udhampur Janmabhoomi Express
19223 / 19224 Ahmedabad Jammu Tawi Express
19225 / 19226 Bhatinda–Jammu Tawi Express
19415 / 19416 AhmedabadShri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express
19803 / 19804 Kota–Jammu Tawi Express
19805 / 19806 KotaUdhampur Express
22401 / 22402 Delhi Sarai Rohilla Udhampur AC Superfast Express
22461 / 22462 Shri Shakti Express
22941 / 22942 Indore–Jammu Tawi Express

Electrification

The entire Jalandhar-Jammu section, Jammu Tawi station and sidings have been completely energized to 25kV AC and approved for electric traction in August 2014. Swaraj Express now gets an end to end WAP 4 from Jammu Tawi to Bandra Terminus. Himgiri Express now gets an end to end WAP7 from Jammu Tawi to Howrah.

Future prospects

With the commencement of the Kashmir Railway, Jammu Tawi will gain dual importance. All trains to the Kashmir Valley will pass through Jammu Tawi. A part of the Kashmir railway project has been executed and the track has been extended to Udhampur. Some of Jammu Tawi's trains have been extended to Udhampur and further extended to Katra with the starting of the Udhampur - Katra railway line in 2014.

See also

References

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