Udhampur railway station is situated in municipal committee of

Udhampur Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and a municipal council in Udhampur district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters of Udhampur District. Named after Raja Udham Singh, it serves as the district capital ...

, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The average elevation of the station is above mean sea level. The rail distance between UHP and JAT is .

History

The Uttar Sampark Kranti Express train from

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was the first train to run on this link in 2005. Commuter unreserved passenger trains (DMU) linking

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...

and

(and

Pathankot Pathankot is a city and the district headquarters of the Pathankot district in Punjab, India. Pathankot is the 6th most populous city of Punjab, after Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala and Bathinda. Its local government is a municipal co ...

) also run on a daily basis and are quite popular. The rail link to Katra was inaugurated and opened in 2014.

Jammu Mail Jammu Mail (14033: Old Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, 14034: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Old Delhi) is a mail train which goes from Delhi to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra. The train runs daily via Panipat, Karnal, Ambala, Ludhiana, ...

and Uttar Sampark Kranti Express have been extended to

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station (station code: SVDK) is a railway station on the Jammu Udhampur Srinagar Baramulla Railway Link in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It mainly serves for the town of Katra where the ...

wef September 2015. As of now, 39 trains halt at udhampur en route to

from major cities in India and vice versa, whereas 9 trains (including DMUs and 2 unreserved passenger trains) originate from here.

Platforms

There are a total of 3 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by

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. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains. Udhampur railway station has a separate platform for receiving and unloading freight (goods) trains.

Trains

Some important train that origins/terminates : *

Bhavnagar Terminus–Udhampur Janmabhoomi Express The 19107 / 19108 Bhavnagar Terminus–Udhampur Janmabhoomi Express is an Superfast Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between of Gujarat and of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Ka ...

* Allahabad–Udhampur Superfast Express * Kota–Udhampur Weekly Express * Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Udhampur AC Superfast Express *

Jammu Tawi–Udhampur Passenger Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...

Jammu Tawi–Udhampur DEMU Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...

* Pathankot Junction–Udhampur DEMU

Gallery

File:Udhampur railway st. platform.jpg, Udhampur railway st. platform File:Udhampur railway station platform.jpg, Udhampur railway st. platform

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