Banihal–Baramulla DEMU is a
DEMU
A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...
passenger train of the
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
, which runs between
Banihal railway station
Banihal railway station (station code: BAHL), a part of Jammu–Baramulla line, is situated in notified area of Banihal in Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir. It was commissioned on 26 June 2013 and passenger trains run from Banihal to Qazigun ...
and
Baramulla railway station
Baramulla railway station is situated in outskirts of baramulla town nearly about 5km from main town. Transport facility is available in working hours from main town baramulla to railway station and vice versa. It is the first station of 130&nb ...
, having 17 halts both within
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to:
* Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent
* Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory
* Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered ...
.
Nomenclature
There are five sets of train currently being operated on daily basis. They are:
* 74615/74616 Banihal–Baramula DEMU
* 74619/74620 Banihal–Baramula DEMU
* 74625/74626 Banihal–Baramula DEMU
* 74627/74628 Banihal–Baramula DEMU
* 74629/74630 Banihal–Baramula DEMU
Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Average speed and frequency
All sets of Banihal–Baramula DEMU runs with an average speed of 48 km/h and covers 135 km in 2 hrs 50 mins. While Baramula–Banihal DEMU runs with an average speed of 41 km/h and covers 135 km in 3 hrs 20 mins. There are 5 sets of trains which run on a daily basis.
See also
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Srinagar railway station
Srinagar railway station is a railway station of the city of Srinagar in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The station is part of the Jammu–Baramulla line and lies in Firozpur division, which once completed, will connect the c ...
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Budgam railway station
Budgam railway station (also spelled Badgam) is a station on Northern Railway Network of Indian Railways. This station is the headquarter of Jammu–Baramulla line network. It is located in Ompora, a town in Budgam district nearly from main ...
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Jammu–Baramulla line
The Jammu–Baramulla line is a railway track being laid to connect the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Jammu railway station and thence to the rest of the country. The 356 km railway track will star ...
Notes
References
External links
74625/Banihal–Baramula DEMU74626/Baramula–Banihal DEMU74627/Banihal–Baramula DEMU74628/Baramula–Banihal DEMU74629/Banihal–Baramula DEMU74630/Baramula–Banihal DEMU74615/Banihal–Baramula DEMU74616/Baramula–Banihal DEMU
Transport in Srinagar
Transport in Baramulla
Railway services introduced in 2008
Rail transport in Jammu and Kashmir
Diesel–electric multiple units of India
Railway services introduced in 2015
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