https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Mazhom_railway_station 2026-11-07T01:45:08Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mazhom_railway_station&diff=59973&oldid=prev 2021-03-02T22:06:28Z

<p>the Lat and Longs for the articles on <a href="/wiki/Mazhom_railway_station" title="Mazhom railway station">Mazhom railway station</a> and <a href="/wiki/Budgam_railway_station" title="Budgam railway station">Budgam railway station</a> were set to be the same (which is nonsense) to use Google maps to find the right coordinates</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description| railway station in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}<br /> {{more citations needed|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Infobox station <br /> | name = Mazhom<br /> | native_name = <br /> | type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | image = <br /> | caption = <br /> | address = [[Budgam]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|34.11068|74.61916|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br /> | line = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern railway]]<br /> | other = <br /> | structure = Standard on-ground station<br /> | platform = 2<br /> | elevation = <br /> | levels = <br /> | tracks = 2<br /> | parking = Yes<br /> | bicycle = <br /> | opened = <br /> | closed = <br /> | rebuilt = <br /> | electrified = No<br /> | ADA = <br /> | code = MZMA<br /> | owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern railway]] <br /> | former = <br /> | map_locator = <br /> }}<br /> {{Jammu–Baramulla line|collapse=yes}}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Mazhom railway station&#039;&#039;&#039;, also known as &#039;&#039;&#039;Mazhama railway station&#039;&#039;&#039;, lies on [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway Network Zone]] of [[Indian Railways]]. It is situated {{convert|20|km}} west of [[Srinagar]] on [[Gulmarg]] Road. It is the major railway stations in [[Budgam district]]. The station connects [[Magam]] town (2&amp;nbsp;km away from station) with rest of the parts of state. The station comes under Firozpur division of Indian railways and has an average elevation of {{convert|1581|meters}} above mean sea level.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/mazhom-mzma/9676| title=Arrivals at MZMA/Mazhom| website=India Rail Info| access-date=2 February 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Design==<br /> 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]].{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> {{Main|Jammu–Baramulla line}}<br /> The station has been built as part of the [[Jammu–Baramulla line]] mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} and the rest of the Indian rail network.<br /> {{citation needed|date=December 2016}}<br /> <br /> ==Controversy==<br /> The railway station was named by Northern Railways as &#039;&#039;Rajwansheer railway station&#039;&#039; 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.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2009/Dec/29/finally-it-s-mazhom-railway-station-66.asp| title=controversy resolved| access-date=2 February 2015| website=GreaterKashmir.com| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://archive.is/20150202072159/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2009/Dec/29/finally-it-s-mazhom-railway-station-66.asp| archive-date=2 February 2015| df=dmy-all}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Budgam railway station]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Budgam district}}<br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Budgam district]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{JammuKashmir-railstation-stub}}</div>

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