Kakapora railway station

Kakapora railway station is a railway station in the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, others being Awantipora railway station, Pampore railway station and Panzgam railway station respectively.

Kakapora Railway Station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir India
Coordinates	33.9531°N 74.9136°E / 33.9531; 74.9136
Elevation	1594.966
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railways
Line(s)	Jammu–Baramulla line
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	KAPE
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Firozpur cantt
History
Opened	2013
Electrified	Ongoing
Location Kakapora Railway Station Location within Jammu and Kashmir

Location

The station is situated in notified area of Kakapora in Pulwama district about 20 km south of Srinagar.

History

Main article: Jammu–Baramulla line

The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, aiming to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi the rest of the Indian railway network. The Leg 2 section of this network is incomplete. It is expected to be completed by 2017.

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.

See also

• Anantnag railway station