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Sopore Railway Station
Sopore Railway Station
Indian Railways station
	Train Arriving At Railway Station Sopore
General information
Location	Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir; India
Coordinates	34°15′29″N 74°27′04″E / 34.2580°N 74.4512°E
Elevation	1,589 metres (5,213 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Jammu–Baramulla line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	SXZM
Zone(s)	Northern Railway
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	2008 (16 years ago)
Electrified	Yes

Udhampur–Srinagar–
Baramula Rail Link (USBRL)

Legend

km

338

Baramulla

Uri (inprogress)
(inprogress)

Kupwara Line (inprogress)

Kupwara

Bandipora Line
(proposed)

330

323

315

307

297

Budgam–Leh–Bhanupli line
(planned)

292

Budgam

281

Srinagar

275

Pampore

Jhelum Bridge

269

264

259

252

Shopian Line
(inprogress)

245

Bijbehara

to Pahalgam (inprogress)

238

231

226

(

11.2 km

7 mi

)

208

Banihal

Tunnel T74R (

8.6 km

5.3 mi

)

Khari

Tunnel T49 (

12.75 km

7.92 mi

)

Sumber

Tunnel T48 (

10.2 km

6.3 mi

)

Sangaldan Tunnels (

7 km

4 mi

)

Sangaldan

Sawalkote

Dugga

Kanthan Chenab (Kauri)

Bakkal

78

62

Bhaderwah Line
(planned)

53

Udhampur

44

Ramnagar

Tawi Bridge

22

Manwal

14

Sangar

10

Bajalta

Poonch line
(planned)

0

Jammu Tawi

Jalandhar–Jammu line

km

Sopur (or Sopore) Railway Station is situated in the outskirts of Sopore town. It lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways.^[1] Sopore is currently the northernmost station of Indian Railways.

Location

The station is located at Amargrah about 2 km from Sopore town towards south on Srinagar-Sopore highway.^[2]

History

The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi and the rest of the Indian railway network.^{[citation needed]}

Design

The station 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.^{[citation needed]}