Qazigund railway station

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{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Short description| Railway station in Qazigund, Kulgam}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Qazigund railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Jammu–Baramulla line
| image = Kashmir Valley Railway 133.jpg
| caption = Platform and sign of Qazigund station in Qazigund, J&K, India
| address = [[Qazigund]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]
| coordinates = {{coord|33.5886|75.1580|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 2
| elevation = 1722.165 m
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened = 2008
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = In progress , to be finished within late 2022
| ADA =
| code = QG<ref>{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/banihal-baramulla-dmu-74627-sdua-to-bdgm/8308/7333/7015| title=74627/Banihal Baramula DEMU| website=India Rail Info| access-date=4 January 2015}}</ref>
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern railway]]
| former =
| map_locator =
}}
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'''Qazigund railway station''' lies on [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]] network zone of [[Indian Railways]]. It is located in [[Qazigund]] [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]]. It is the main transport hub for the people of [[Qazigund]].

==Location==
The station is situated near [[Qazigund|Qazigund town]] in [[Kulgam district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

==History==
{{main|Jammu–Baramulla line}}
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 railway network. On the inauguration day former PM of India, [[Manmohan Singh]] and [[Sonia Gandhi]] enjoyed the 12-minute ride to Qazigund with 100 students, mostly girls, of the Banihal Higher Secondary School, and made the 17.8-km ride back to {{stnlnk|Banihal}}, passing through the [[Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel|tunnel]], the second longest in Asia. Those who accompanied them were Governor [[N.N. Vohra]], Chief Minister [[Omar Abdullah]], Railway Minister [[Mallikarjun Kharge]] and Union Health Minister [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://thehindu.com/news/national/banihalqazigund-rail-link-opened/article4852785.ece/| website=The Hindu| date=27 June 2013| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205130912/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/banihalqazigund-rail-link-opened/article4852785.ece| archive-date=5 December 2013| title=Banihal-Qazigund rail link opened| first=K.| last=Balchand| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Reduced Level==
The [[Reduced Level|RL]] of the station is 1671 m above [[mean sea level]].

==Design==
Like every other station in this mega project, this station also 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]].{{citation needed|date=January 2019}}

==See also==
*[[Anantnag railway station]]
*[[Srinagar railway station]]

==References==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Kulgam district]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2008]]
[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]

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