Mazhom railway station

Mazhom
Indian Railway Station
Location Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir
Coordinates 34°02′19″N 74°44′10″E / 34.0387°N 74.7362°E / 34.0387; 74.7362Coordinates: 34°02′19″N 74°44′10″E / 34.0387°N 74.7362°E / 34.0387; 74.7362
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
Station code MZMA [1]
Fare zone Northern railway
Electrified No

Kashmir Railway route map

Legend
0Baramulla
to Kupwara (planned)
8Sopore
15Hamre
23Pattan
31Mazhom
46Budgam
Srinagar-Kargil-Leh railway (planned)
57Srinagar
63Pampore
Jhelum Bridge
69Kakapora
79Awantipora
86Panchgam
93Bijbehara
to Pahalgam (planned)
100Anantnag
107Sadura
112Qazigund
120 Hillar Shahabad
Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel
(11 kilometres (6.8 mi))
130Banihal
Charil
Repora
Laole
Kohli
Sangaldan Tunnel
(7 kilometres (4.3 mi))
Sangaldan
Baralla
Surukot
Bakkal
Chenab Bridge
Salal
Anji Khad Bridge
Reasi
260Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
Chakarwah
285Udhampur
294Ramnagar
Tawi Bridge
316Manwal
324Sangar
328Bajalta
to Poonch (planned)
338Jammu Tawi
To Jalandhar-Jammu line

Mazhom railway station also known as Mazhama railway station lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated 25 kilometres (16 mi) west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station comes under Firozpur division of Indian railways and has an average elevation of 1,581 meters (5,187 ft) above mean sea level.[2]

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.

History

Main article: Kashmir Railway

The station has been built as part of the Kashmir Railway mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian rail network.

Controversy

The railway station was named by Northern Railways as Rajwansheer railway station which led to the large scale controversy by the local population. The controversy was resolved in December 2009 by the intervention of Omar Abdullah and the station was renamed as Mazhom railway station.[3]

See also

References

  1. "station code". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. "Mazhom railway station info". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. "controversy resolved". Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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