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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.
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History
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]
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Existing
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
- 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
- Metro rail
Major engineering marvels
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Railway stations
List of railway stations in Jammu railway division and their station category is as follows.
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References
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