Jammu Tawi railway station
Jammu Tawi जम्मू तवी | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Station | |
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| Location |
Railway Road, Jammu India |
| Coordinates | 32°42′23″N 74°52′49″E / 32.7063°N 74.8802°ECoordinates: 32°42′23″N 74°52′49″E / 32.7063°N 74.8802°E |
| 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 |
| 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
Jammu Tawi is an origin/destination for many Express trains that include:
| Train No. | Train name |
|---|---|
| 02071 / 02072 | Mumbai CST–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra AC Premium Express |
| 04117 / 04118 | Kanpur Central–Udhampur 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 Delhi–Udhampur 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 | Ahmedabad–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express |
| 19803 / 19804 | Kota–Jammu Tawi Express |
| 19805 / 19806 | Kota–Udhampur 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.