Jammu railway division

Railway division of India

Jammu Railway DivisionOverview

Operator| Indian Railways
Headquarters| Jammu
Locale| Jammu and Kashmir
Dates of operation| 2025; 0 years ago (2025)–
Predecessor| Northern Railway zone
Technical
Length| 742.1 km (461.1 mi)
Other
Website| nr.indianrailways.gov.in

Jammu railway division, headquartered at Jammu,[1] is one of the six railway divisions under the jurisdiction of Northern Railway zone of the Indian Railways in India.[2] The jurisdiction of Jammu railway division covers Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, part of Punjab and part of Himachal Pradesh.

## History

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On 6 January 2025, the newly formed division was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,[1] after carving it out of the Firozpur Division[3] when it became 70th railway division in India.[4] E. Srinivas became its first Divisional Railway Manager (DRM).[5]

## Rail lines

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### Existing

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The division has a total of the following existing rail line network of 742.1 km (461.1 mi).[6]

* Pathankot-Baramulla line (includes all of Jammu–Baramulla line and part of Jalandhar–Jammu line), via Pathankot–Jammu–Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla 423 km (263 mi), .[6]

* Bhogpur Sirwal–Pathankot line 87.21 km (54.19 mi).[6]

* Batala–Pathankot 68.17 km (42.36 mi), excluded Batala station itself.[6]

* Kangra Valley Railway narrow gauge section, 163.72 km (101.73 mi) route km via Pathankot–Joginder Nagar.[6]

### Planned

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New lines (listed north to south)

* Baramulla-Kupwara line (Sopore-Kupwara line): 39-km-long extension costing Rs 3843 crore from Baramulla to Kupwara was approved by the Central Government in Nov 2018.[7][8] The survey was completed in 2009,[9][10] and completed re-survey was submitted to the Railway Board in July 2020. Final Location Survey (FLS) was approved in December 2023.[11] DPR was being prepared as of June 2025.[12]

* Baramulla-Uri line: 50 km lone Railway extension from Baramulla to Uri will have one existing (Baramulla railway station) and several new stations (Sheeri, Gantmulla, Boniyar, Limber, Nougram, Lagama and Uri).[13] Final Location Survey (FLS) was approved in December 2023.[11] DPR was being prepared as of June 2025.[12]

* Srinagar-Kargil-Leh line: on hold as of 2025 due to the present lack of financial feasibility, might be revived in future based on the improved financial feasibility.

* Awantipora-Shopian line: 27.6 kilometers: commencement of Final Location Survey (FLS) was approved in December 2023,[11] which was underway as of June 2025.[12]

* Anantnag-Bijbehara-Pahalgam line: 77.5 kilometers: commencement of Final Location Survey (FLS) was approved in December 2023,[11] which was underway as of June 2025.[12]

* Udhampur-Doda-Bhadarwah line: (via Doda), in 2011-12 survey was completed for 224 km Udhampur-Doda-Bhadarwah line including Doda-Kishtwar spur, with negative 5.3.4% rate of return on investment of ₹12,040 crore (2012 price), hence on hold.
* Doda-Kishtwar line: survey done, on hold (see Udhampur-Doda-Bhadarwah line for the cause).

* Manwal-Talra line: (north of Kathua), 117 km, via Ramkote, Billawar, Basholi, and to Dunera (Himachal), survey completed and DPR was being prepared in June 2025.[12]

* Jammu-Poonch line: 223 km, via Akhnoor and Rajouri, DPR was being prepared as of June 2025.[12]

* Pathankot-Leh line: 664 km, DPR was being prepared as of June 2025.[12]

* Bhanupli–Leh line: 498 km, DPR was being prepared as of June 2025.[12]

High-speed rail

* Amritsar–Jammu high-speed rail corridor

Metro rail

* Srinagar Metro
* Jammu Metro

### Major engineering marvels

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* Anji Khad Bridge
* Chenab Rail Bridge
* Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel

## Railway stations

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List of railway stations in Jammu railway division and their station category is as follows.

* List of railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir

Category of station  | No. of stations  | Names of stations

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NSG-2  | 3  | Jammu Tawi, Budgam, Srinagar
NSG-3  | 1  |

Pathankot Cantonment, Banihal

NSG-4  | 2  | Pathankot Junction, Baramulla, Udhampur
NSG-5  | \-  | \-
NSG-6  | \-  | \-
HG1  | \-  | \-
HG2  | \-  | \-
HG3  | \-  | \-
Total | - | \-

## See Also

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* Aerial lift in India
* Geostrategic border rail lines of India
* Jammu–Sialkot line, defunct link to Pakistan
* List of railway stations in Punjab
*   * Transport in Himachal Pradesh
* Rail transport in Haryana

## References

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1. ^ a b "Rail Division for Jammu and train to Kashmir – Modi govt's 2025 railway plans for J&K".
2. ^ "Railway Zones and Divisions in The Country". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Railways (Government of India). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
3. ^ "Ferozepur faces economic setback as Jammu Railway Division is carved out".
4. ^ "New Jammu Railway Division effective from June 1. What it means for the Kashmir line".
5. ^ "E Srinivas Appointed First Divisional Railway Manager Of Jammu Rail Division".
6. ^ a b c d e "Jurusidication map" (PDF).
7. ^ "Centre approves Baramulla-Kupwara rail link". The Economic Times.
8. ^ "Credit war in Kashmir after Centre approves railway link". 30 November 2018.
9. ^ "Questions asked by Mr. Sharifud-Din Shariq during Lok Sabha session November – December 2009". 27 December 2009.
10. ^ "GoI shelves vital railway projects in JK Lastupdate:- Fri, 13 Dec 2013 18:30:00 GMT GreaterKashmir.com". Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
11. ^ a b c d Excelsior, Daily (20 December 2023). "Final Location Survey of five lines has been sanctioned in Jammu and Kashmir". DailyExcelsior.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h LG Sinha lauds Indian Railways for connecting Kashmir to national grid, Kashmir Despatch, 6 Jan 2025.
13. ^ "Rail network in Jammu and Kashmir likely to be extended to LoC". 12 September 2023.

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