Banihal railway station

Banihal
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationBanihal, Jammu and Kashmir
India
Coordinates33°27′03″N 75°11′21″E / 33.4507°N 75.1892°E / 33.4507; 75.1892
Elevation1,702 m (5,584 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Jammu–Baramulla line
Platforms2
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBAHL
Zone(s) Northern Railway zone
Division(s) Firozpur cantt
History
Opened2013
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Map

Banihal railway station (station code: BAHL), a part of Jammu–Baramulla line, is situated in notified area of Banihal in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. It was commissioned on 26 June 2013 and passenger trains run from Banihal to Qazigund. The station was inaugurated by former prime minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on the same day at 2.22 pm. They enjoyed the 12-minute ride in train 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 through the tunnel again, the second longest in Asia.[1]

Banihal Railway Station Aerial View
  1. ^ "The Hindu Newspaper". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.