Kakapora railway station
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Kakapora Railway Station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir India | ||||
| Coordinates | 33°57′11″N 74°54′49″E / 33.9531°N 74.9136°E | ||||
| Elevation | 1594.966 | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Northern Railways | ||||
| Line | Jammu–Baramulla line | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | KAPE | ||||
| Zone(s) | Northern Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Jammu | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 2013 | ||||
| Electrified | Ongoing | ||||
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Kakapora railway station is a railway station in the Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.[1] It is one of the four stations in Pulwama district, others being Awantipora railway station, Pampore railway station and Panzgam railway station respectively.
The station is situated in notified area of Kakapora in Pulwama district about 20 km south of Srinagar.[1][2]
History
The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line megaproject, aiming to link the Kashmir Valley with Jammu Tawi the rest of the Indian railway network. The Leg 2 section of this network is incomplete. It is expected to be completed by 2017. An extension of the railway line between Kakapora and Shopian is planned in January 2026.[3]
