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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
LocationPulwama, Jammu and Kashmir
India
Coordinates33.9531°N 74.9136°E / 33.9531; 74.9136
Elevation1594.966
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railways
Line(s)Jammu–Baramulla line
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeKAPE
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Firozpur cantt
History
Opened2013
ElectrifiedOngoing
Location
Kakapora railway station
Location within India
Kakapora railway station
Kakapora railway station (Jammu and Kashmir)
Jammu–Baramulla line
Legend
km
Baramulla–Kupwara line
to Kupwara (planned)
338
Baramulla
330
Sopore
323
Hamre
315
Pattan
307
Mazhom
297
Nadigam
292
Budgam
Srinagar–Kargil–Leh line
(planned)
281
Srinagar
275
Pampore
Jhelum Bridge
269
Kakapora
259
Awantipora
252
Panzgom
245
Bijbehara
to Pahalgam (planned)
238
Anantnag
231
Sadura
226
Qazigund
Pir Panjal
Railway Tunnel
(
11.2 km
7 mi
)
208
Banihal
Arpinchala
Sumber
Sangaldan Tunnel (
7 km
4 mi
)
Sangaldan
Basindadhar
Dugha
Chenab Rail Bridge
Salal
Anji Khad Bridge
Reasi
78
Shri Mata Vaishno
Devi Katra
62
Chak Rakhwal
53
Udhampur
44
Ramnagar
Tawi Bridge
22
Manwal
14
Sangar
10
Bajalta
Jammu–Poonch line
to Poonch (proposed)
0
Jammu Tawi
Jalandhar–Jammu line
km

Location


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


History


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.


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