Mazhom railway station

Mazhom Railway Station, also known as Mazhama railway station, lies on Northern Railway Network Zone of Indian Railways. It is situated west of Srinagar on Gulmarg Road. It is the major railway stations in Budgam district. The station connects Magam town with rest of the parts of state. The station comes under Firozpur division of Indian railways and has an average elevation of above mean sea level.

Design

The station features Kashmiri wood architecture, with an intended ambience of a royal court which is designed to complement the local surroundings to the station. Station signage is predominantly in Urdu, English and Hindi.

History

The station has been built as part of the Jammu–Baramulla line mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with and the rest of the Indian rail network.

Controversy

The railway station was named by Northern Railways as Rajwansheer railway station which led to the large scale controversy by the local population. The controversy was resolved in December 2009 by the intervention of Omar Abdullah and the station was renamed as Mazhom railway station.