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{{Infobox station
| name = Jammu Tawi

| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Jammu Tawi to Delhi - Rail side views 02.JPG
| image_caption =
| address = Railway Road, [[Jammu]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|32.7063|74.8802|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|343.763|m|ft}}
| line = [[Jalandhar–Jammu line]]<br />Amritsar–Jammu line<br />[[Jammu–Baramulla line]]
| other =
| structure = At–ground
| platform = 3
| tracks = 7
| parking = Yes
| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1975}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = Yes {{access icon}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = JAT
| zone = [[Northern Railways]]
| division = {{rwd|Firozpur}}
}}
| owned = Indian Railways
| operator = Northern Railway
| status = Functioning
| former = North India Railway Company
| pass_year =
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_type = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
}}
'''Jammu Tawi''' (station code: '''JAT''') is a [[railway station]] in [[Jammu (city)|Jammu city]] in the India [[Union territory]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]].

==Background==
Jammu Tawi is the largest railway station in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] Union Territory . It is a major railhead for other places in the state and for tourists heading towards the [[Kashmir Valley]]. [[Jammu–Baramulla line]] project starts northwards from here. Administratively, it is in the [[Firozpur]] division of [[Northern Railways]].

Jammu Tawi is well connected to major Indian cities by Indian railways trains. The station code is JAT. The second longest running train in India, in terms of time and distance, the [[Himsagar Express]] that goes to [[Kanyakumari]], [[Tamil Nadu]] in 70 hours, use to originate from here. Now it originates from [[Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station]].

==History==
There existed an old station in the city, on the [[Jammu–Sialkot Line]], which had train services to [[Sialkot Junction]], now in Pakistan, {{convert|43|km|abbr=on}} away. The station also linked with [[Wazirabad]] and [[Narowal]] stations, both of which are in Pakistan today. The old Jammu station was built in around 1897 but was abandoned after the [[Partition of India]] as the railway link to Sialkot was broken. [[Jammu (city)|Jammu]] had no rail services until 1971, when the [[Indian Railways]] laid the [[Pathankot]]–Jammu Tawi [[broad-gauge]] line. The new Jammu Tawi station was opened in 1975. In 2000, much of the old railway station was demolished to make way for an art centre.

==Electrification==
The entire Jalandhar–Jammu section, Jammu Tawi station and sidings have been completely energized to 25 kV AC and approved for electric traction in August 2014. [[Swaraj Express]] now gets an end to end [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]] from Jammu Tawi to [[Bandra Terminus]]. [[Himgiri Express]] now gets an end to end [[Indian locomotive class WAP-7|WAP-7]] from Jammu Tawi to [[Howrah]].

==See also==

* [[Jammu–Baramulla line]]
* [[Northern Railways]]
* [[Srinagar railway station]]
* [[List of railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir]]

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Night View of Jammu Tawi Railway Station2.jpg
File:Night View of Jammu Tawi Railway Station1.jpg
File:Station de Jammutavi.jpg|Jammu Tawi railway station
File:Jammu_Tawi_to_Delhi_-_Rail_side_views_01.JPG|Tourist reception area
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130402130639/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/ Ministry of Indian Railways, Official website]
{{Railway stations in Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Jammu district]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Jammu (city)]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1975]]
[[Category:Firozpur railway division]]
[[Category:1975 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Transport in Jammu]]
[[Category:19th-century establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]

Jammu Tawi railway station - Revision history

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