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{{Short description| railway station in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Budgam Railway Station
| other_name= Badgam Railway Station
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
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| caption =
| address = [[Budgam]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| coordinates = {{coord|34.03866|74.73646|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| line = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern railway]]
| other =
| structure = Standard on-ground station
| platform = 2
| elevation =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking = Yes
| bicycle =
| opened = 2008
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = BDGM <ref name="Indian railway">{{cite web| url=http://indiarailinfo.com/train/baramulla-budgam-dmu-74622-brml-to-bdgm/8310/9452/7015| title=74622/Baramula-Badgam DEMU| website=India Rail Info| access-date=31 October 2014}}</ref>
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern railway]]
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'''Budgam railway station''' (also spelled '''Badgam''')<ref name=BDGM/> 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 {{cvt|2.5|km}} from main town [[Budgam]].

==Location==
The station is situated in [[Ompora]] town of [[Budgam district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] just 9&nbsp;km from [[Lal Chowk]], the city centre and 2.5&nbsp;km from district headquarters.

==History==
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The station was built as part of the [[Jammu–Baramulla line]] mega project, intending to link the Kashmir Valley with {{stnlnk|Jammu Tawi}} and the rest of the Indian rail network.

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

==Reduced level==
The elevation of the station is 1588 m above [[mean sea level]].<ref name=BDGM>{{citation |url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/7015 |title=Badgam Railway Station Map/Altlas NR/Northern Zone - Railway Enquiry |work=indiarailinfo.com }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Mazhom railway station]]
* [[Srinagar railway station]]
* [[Baramulla railway station]]

==References==
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{{Budgam district}}
[[Category:Railway stations in Budgam district]]
[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 2008]]


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