Banihal railway station (station code: BAHL), a part of Jammu–Baramulla line, is situated in Banihal in Ramban district, of JammuJammu and Kashmir on a run from Banihal to Qazigund. It was commissioned on 26 June 2013, inaugurated by former prime minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The 12-minute ride went through Pir Panjal tunnel up to Qazigund with 100 students, mostly girls, of the Banihal Higher Secondary School, and made the 17.8-km ride back to Banihal, passing again through the tunnel, the second longest in Asia.
Background The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu division and the Indian railway network.
Services The railway network in Kashmir from Banihal to Baramulla is now 137 km. Five trains run daily from Banihal to Baramulla. The services were paused for a prolonged period since 5 August 2019 after the Abrogation of Article 35A and at that period it were resumed only once for a special documentary shoot. However later the services were introduced from January 2020 onwards.
Design The RL of the station is above mean sea level. Like all the other stations in this megaproject, 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.
Platforms There are a total of 3 platforms and 4 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train.
Station layout GStreet levelExit/Entrance & ticket counterP1FOB, Side platform, No-1 doors will open on the left/rightTrack 1 Track 2 Track 3 FOB, Island platform, No- 2 doors will open on the left/right Track 4
Track layout
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Banihal station map