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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Dugga<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| address = Dugga, [[Reasi district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|33.1776810|N|74.9390859|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|938.347|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| line = [[Jammu–Baramulla line]]<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = DUGA<br />
| zone = [[Northern Railway zone|Northern Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Jammu}}<br />
}}<br />
| platform = 2<br />
| tracks = 2<br />
| opened = Expected 2025<br />
| electrified = Yes (25 kV AC)<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Northern Railway zone]]<br />
| status = Commissioned<br />
| route_map = {{Jammu–Baramulla line|inline=1}}<br />
| map_state = collapsed<br />
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Indian Railways|line=Northern Railway zone|left=Bakkal|right=Sawalkote|to-left=Jammu Tawi|to-right=Baramulla|type=[[Jammu-Baramulla line]]}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Dugga railway station''' is a railway station in [[Reasi district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India. It is part of the [[Jammu–Baramulla line]] and was commissioned in January 2025 as part of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) project, with train services expected to begin in February 2025 following formal inauguration.<ref name="NewsStation">{{cite video |title=Dugga Railway Station: Built over 2 mountain streams and within 2 rail tunnels |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II7ZUVR9vqA |website=YouTube |publisher=News Station |date=2024-02-22 |access-date=2025-02-23}}</ref><br />
<ref name="indianexpress">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/business/train-kashmir-railway-approval-katra-resai-9780281|title=Train to Kashmir soon as last leg of project gets safety clearance|website=The Indian Express|date=2025-01-15|access-date=2025-02-22}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The station was constructed as part of the USBRL project, sanctioned in 1994-95 and declared a national project in 2002, aimed at connecting the Kashmir Valley with India’s railway network.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/information/story/udhampur-srinagar-baramulla-rail-link-all-you-need-to-know-2504582-2024-02-21|title=Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link: All you need to know|website=India Today|date=2024-02-21|access-date=2025-02-22}}</ref> Positioned near the Chenab Bridge, Dugga received CRS approval on 14 January 2025 after inspections on 6-7 January 2025, with a Vande Bharat Express trial run completed on 25 January 2025.<ref name="indianexpress" /><ref name="moneycontrol">{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/vande-bharat-express-completes-trial-run-over-chenab-bridge-and-anji-khad-bridge-watch-12919532.html|title=Vande Bharat Express completes trial run over Chenab bridge and Anji Khad bridge|website=Moneycontrol|date=2025-01-25|access-date=2025-02-22}}</ref><br />
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== Location ==<br />
Dugga railway station is situated in Dugga, [[Reasi district]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], India, along the Katra-Banihal section of the USBRL, just north of the [[Chenab Rail Bridge]], the world’s highest railway bridge.<br />
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== Services ==<br />
The station will be served by electrified trains on the Jammu–Baramulla line, including the Vande Bharat Express, with passenger services expected to start in late February 2025 post-inauguration.<ref name="ndtv">{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/katra-srinagar-vande-bharat-expected-to-launch-this-week-details-inside-7728882|title=Katra-Srinagar Vande Bharat Expected To Launch This Week|website=NDTV|date=2025-02-17|access-date=2025-02-22}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Reasi district]]<br />
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