Samba Railway Station is a small railway station in Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] Its code is SMBX.[2][3] It serves Samba town.[4] The station consists of 2 platforms.[5][6][7][8][9]

Samba railway station
Indian Railways station
Samba Railway station
General information
LocationSamba, Jammu and Kashmir
India
Elevation365 metres (1,198 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byNorthern Railway
Line(s)Jammu–Baramulla line
Platforms2
Tracks4
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
Statusopened
Station codeSMBX
Zone(s) Northern Railway
Division(s) Firozpur
History
ElectrifiedYes

Electrification edit

The entire Jalandhar–Jammu section, Jammu Tawi station and sidings have been completely energised at 25 kV AC and approved for electric traction in August 2014. Swaraj Express now gets an end to end WAP-4 from Jammu Tawi to Bandra Terminus. Himgiri Express now gets an end to end WAP-7 from Jammu Tawi to Howrah.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Kathua Station - All Trains Timing through Kathua Railway Station, KTHU Station All Trains Schedule".
  2. ^ "SAMBA (SMBX) Railway Station". NDTV. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Samba Railway station". India rail info. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "How to Reach Samba". samba district. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Samba (SMBX) Railway Station". Rail Yatri. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  6. ^ "mockdrill on samba railway station". Punjab Kesari. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Woman killed after being hit by train in JK's Samba". Kashmir Pen. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Samba to get first railway freight terminal in Jammu and Kashmir".
  9. ^ "Samba to get first railway freight terminal in J-K". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 31 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Electric engine train on Pathankot–Jammu Tawi track from next month – Latest News & Updates at Daily News & Analysis". dnaindia.com. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. ^ "Jalandhar–Udhampur Railway Track to be Electrified". Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Retrieved 3 January 2014.