Bakkal railway station

Bakkal railway station is a railway station in Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and was commissioned in January 2025 as part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, with train services expected to begin in February 2025 following formal inauguration.^{[1] [2]}

Bakkal
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Bakkal, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates	33.1431429°N 74.8943497°E / 33.1431429; 74.8943497
Elevation	867.167 metres (2,845.04 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway zone
Line(s)	Jammu–Baramulla line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Other information
Status	Commissioned
Station code	BAKK
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Jammu
History
Opened	Expected February 2025 (2025-02)
Electrified	Yes (25 kV AC)
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Reasi towards Jammu Tawi Northern Railway zone Jammu-Baramulla line Dugga towards Baramulla
Route map Legend km 324.79 Baramulla Uri(in progress)   Kupwara Line (in progress)   Kupwara Bandipora Line (proposed) 317.44 Sopore 310.24 Hamre 302.15 Pattan 293.81 Mazhom 287.35 Nadigam Halt 280 Budgam 268.06 Srinagar 261.94 Pampore Jhelum Bridge 256.34 Kakapora 252.56 Ratnipora Halt 245.74 Awantipora 239.24 Panzgom Shopian Line (in progress)   232.02 Bijbehara to Pahalgam (in progress) 225.94 Anantnag 218.24 Sadura 207.64 Qazigund 205.17 Hillar Shahabad Halt Banihal-Qazigund Railway Tunnel (11.215 km) 190 Banihal Tunnels T53-T55 Tunnel T52 (8.61 km) 175.35 Khari Tunnel T51 Tunnel T50 (12.775 km) 161.28 Sumber Tunnel T49 (10.178 km) Tunnels T45-T48 141.91 Sangaldan Tunnel T44 (11.13 km) Tunnel T43 (6.292 km) 123.51 Sawalkote Tunnel T42 (9.316 km) 113.99 Dugga Tunnels T38-T41 Tunnel T37 (3.493 km) Chenab Rail Bridge 102.58 Bakkal Tunnel T36 (5.941 km) 96.24 Reasi Tunnel T35 (3.007 km) Anji Khad Bridge Tunnel T34 (5.098 km) Tunnel T33 (3.209 km) Tunnels T31-T32 78.03 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Tunnel T30 Jhajjar Khad Bridge Tunnels T25-T29 62.45 Chak Rakhwal Tunnel T24 Tunnel T23 (3.12 km) Tunnels T21-T22 Bhadarwah Line (planned) 53.15 Udhampur 43.65 Ram Nagar Tunnels T14-T20 Tawi Bridge 31.8 Manwal billawar Line (planned) Tunnels T10-T13 21.87 Sangar Tunnels T4-T9 11.04 Bajalta Tunnels T1-T3 Poonch line (planned) 0 Jammu Tawi Jalandhar–Jammu line km This diagram: view talk edit
Location

History

The station was constructed as part of the USBRL project, sanctioned in 1994-95 and declared a national project in 2002.^[3] Located near the Chenab Bridge, Bakkal received CRS approval on 14 January 2025 after inspections on 6-7 January 2025, with a Vande Bharat Express trial run completed on 25 January 2025.^[2][4]

Location

Bakkal railway station is situated in Bakkal, Reasi district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, along the Katra-Banihal section of the USBRL, just south of the Chenab Rail Bridge, the world’s highest railway bridge.

Services

The station will be served by electrified trains on the Jammu–Baramulla line, including the Vande Bharat Express, with passenger services expected to start in late February 2025 post-inauguration.^[5]