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The Jammu–Baramulla line [2] is a railway track between the towns of Jammu and Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The 338 km railway track will connect the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi railway station and hence to the rest of India. [3] [4] It comes under the jurisdiction of the Jammu Railway Division of Indian Railways's Northern zone.
A map of the Jammu–Baramulla line. The railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir belongs to Jammu Division of Northern Railway Zone of Indian Railways. The list of railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir can be divided into 3 parts:-
The railway network in Kashmir from Banihal to Baramulla is now 137 kilometres (85 mi). Until the 148 kilometres (92 mi) Katra-Banihal section of Jammu–Baramulla line gets constructed, people can travel from Jammu Tawi or Udhampur to Banihal by road and take the train from Banihal to Srinagar through the Banihal railway tunnel.
Banihal–Baramulla DEMU is a DEMU passenger train of the Indian Railways, which runs between Banihal railway station and Baramulla railway station, having 17 halts both within Jammu and Kashmir. [ 1 ]
Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in Jammu and Kashmir. It is a major railhead for other places in the region and for tourists heading towards the Kashmir Valley. The Jammu–Baramulla line begins here. Administratively, it is in the Jammu division of Northern Railways. Jammu Tawi is well connected to major Indian cities by trains.
The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in the newly created Jammu division, which once completed, will connect the city to the rail network of India. Currently, services are to Baramulla and Banihal. The railway line has now fully completed is expected to increase tourism and travel to the Kashmir Valley.
Krishnagiri MP Dr. P. V. Periasamy's demand promoted national integration from Kanyakumari to Kashmir through direct train service on 19-03-1979 in parliament. [2] The proposals to extend 131/132 Jayanti Janata Express to and from Trivandrum and 125/126 Karnataka Kerala Express to and from Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi have been earlier examined at length and not found feasible.
Banihal railway station (station code: BAHL), a part of Jammu–Baramulla line, is situated in notified area of Banihal in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir.It was commissioned on 26 June 2013 and passenger trains run from Banihal to Qazigund.