Kakapora railway station
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Kakapora Railway Station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir India | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′11″N 74°54′49″E / 33.9531°N 74.9136°E | ||||
| Elevation | 1594.966 | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northern Railways | ||||
| Line | Jammu–Baramulla line | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | KAPE | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Jammu | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2013 | ||||
| Electrified | Ongoing | ||||
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Kakapora railway station is a railway station in the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[1] It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, others being Awantipora railway station, Pampore railway station and Panzgam railway station respectively.
Location
[edit]The station is situated in notified area of Kakapora in Pulwama district about 20 km south of Srinagar.[1][2]
History
[edit]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. An extension of the railway line between Kakapora and Shopian is planned in January 2026.[3]
Design
[edit]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.
In 2022, an RPF personnel was killed in a terror attack outside the station.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Kakapor Railway Station Map/Atlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Woman Injured After Falling From Moving Train In South Kashmir's Pulwama". Kashmir Observer. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ SARAF, B. L. (28 January 2026). "Train to Shopian". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- ^ "Terrorists kill ASI RPF, injure jawan outside Kakapora Railway Station in Pulwama". Brighter Kashmir. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
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