The Jammu–Poonch line is a proposed railway line from Jammu Tawi station via the Historic City of Akhnoor to Poonch via Kaleeth-Dori Dager-Chowki Choura-Bhambla-Nowshera-Rajouri. The line was designated a stragically important national project on 22 March 2012.[1]
| Jammu–Poonch Rajouri Railway Proposed line | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Status | Proposed |
| Locale | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| Termini |
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| Service | |
| Services | Jammu Tawi–Akhnoor–Kaleeth–Dori Dager–Chowki Choura–Bhambla–Rajouri–Poonch |
| Technical | |
| Line length | 234.12 km (145.48 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 1 |
| Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
| Electrification | proposed |
The ex-railway minister of India, Mukul Roy announced that he is pursuing the inclusion of four critical projects as national projects, which include Bilaspur–Leh line, Jammu–Poonch line, Tanakpur–Bageshwar line and Rupai Siding–Parshuram Kund line.[2]
The new railway line will cost Rs. 7227.85 Crore.[3]
Its also a strategic railway line which helps Army for transporting troops & equipments and other military logistics. Member of Parliament from Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha Constituency Shri Jugal Kishore Sharma ji also requested that survey for laying of Jammu to Rajouri and Poonch railway line has been completed and provision of funds should be made available soon for laying this new railway line. [4]
References
edit- ^ "Jammu-Poonch rail link to be taken up as national project: GOI". Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120504054546/http://164.100.47.5/newdebate/225/22032012/18.00pmTo19.00pm.pdf
- ^ "Jammu-Poonch railway line to cost Rs. 7227 crore: Govt". Greater Kashmir. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Excelsior, Daily (15 March 2022). "Release funds for Jammu-Poonch railway line: Jugal".
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