Udhampur railway station

Udhampur
Regional rail & Light rail
Location	Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir India
Elevation	660.054 metres (2,165.53 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway zone
Line(s)	Kashmir Railway
Platforms	3
Tracks	3
Connections	32°55′35″N 75°09′13″E / 32.9263°N 75.1537°E / 32.9263; 75.1537Coordinates: 32°55′35″N 75°09′13″E / 32.9263°N 75.1537°E / 32.9263; 75.1537
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	UHP[1]
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Firozpur cantt[2]
History
Opened	2005 (2005)
Electrified	Yes

Kashmir Railway route map

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

Udhampur railway station is situated in municipal committee of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India.^[3] The average elevation of the station is 660.054 metres (2,165.53 ft) above mean sea level.^[4] The rail distance between UHP and JAT is 53 km.^[5]

The Uttar Sampark Kranti Express train from New Delhi was the first train to run on this link in 2005. Commuter unresrved passenger trains (DMU)linking Jammu and Udhampur (and Pathankot also) also run on a daily basis and are quite popular.

The rail link to Katra was inaugurated and opened in 2014.Jammu mail and Uttar Sampark Kranti Express have been extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station wef September 2015.The Katra - Banihal section is expected to be completed by 2018. Once finished, many more trains from different parts of the country are expected to pass via this station. As of now, 39 trains halt at udhampur en route to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station from major cities in India and vice versa, whereas 9 trains (including DMUs and 2 unreserved passenger trains ) originate from here.they include :

1. Ahmedabad - Udhampur Janmabhoomi Express
2. Delhi Sarai Rohilla Udhampur AC Superfast Express
3. Udhampur - Kanpur express
4. Udhampur - Kota express

See also

• Banihal railway station

References