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Udhampur
Udhampur
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
Location	Railway Rd, Bharat Nagar, Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir182101; India
Coordinates	32°55′35″N 75°09′13″E / 32.9263°N 75.1537°E
Elevation	660.054 metres (2,165.53 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Northern Railway zone
Line(s)	Jammu–Baramulla line
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Yes
Accessible
Other information
Status	Operational
Station code	MCTM
Zone(s)	Northern Railway zone
Division(s)	Firozpur
History
Opened	2005; 19 years ago
Electrified	25 kV AC, 50 Hz OHLE
Services
Location
	Udhampur railway station Location in Jammu and Kashmir

Udhampur Railway Station (Martyr Captain Tushar Mahajan Railway Station)is situated in municipal committee of Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir, India. ^[1] It's station code is MCTM. The average elevation of the station is 660.054 metres (2,165.53 ft) above mean sea level. The rail distance between MCTM and JAT is 53 km (33 mi).

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramula Rail Link (USBRL)

Legend

km

338

Baramulla

Uri (inprogress)
(inprogress)

Kupwara Line (inprogress)

Kupwara

Bandipora Line
(proposed)

330

323

315

307

297

Budgam–Leh–Bhanupli line
(planned)

292

Budgam

281

Srinagar

275

Pampore

Jhelum Bridge

269

Kakapora

259

Awantipora

252

Panzgom

Shopian Line
(inprogress)

245

Bijbehara

to Pahalgam (inprogress)

238

231

226

Hillar Shahabad

(

11.2 km

7 mi

)

208

Banihal

Tunnel T74R (

8.6 km

5.3 mi

)

Khari

Tunnel T49 (

12.75 km

7.92 mi

)

Sumber

Tunnel T48 (

10.2 km

6.3 mi

)

Sangaldan Tunnels include T47-Br88-T46-Br 87-T44/45-Br85-T42/43, (

7 km

4 mi

)

Sangaldan

Sawalkote

Dugga

Bakkal

78

62

Bhaderwah Line
(planned)

53

Udhampur

44

Ramnagar

Tawi Bridge

22

Manwal

14

Sangar

10

Bajalta

Poonch line
(planned)

0

Jammu Tawi

Jalandhar–Jammu line

km

History edit

The Uttar Sampark Kranti Express train from New Delhi was the first train to run on this link in 2005. Commuter unreserved passenger trains (DMU) linking Jammu and Udhampur (and Pathankot) also run on a daily basis and are quite popular.

The rail link to Katra was inaugurated and opened in 2014. Jammu Mail and Uttar Sampark Kranti Express have been extended to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station wef September 2015.

As of now, 39 trains halt at udhampur en route to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra railway station from major cities in India and vice versa, whereas 9 trains (including DMUs and 2 unreserved passenger trains) originate from here.

Udhampur Railway Station has been renamed Shaheed Tushar Mahajan Railway Station in September 2023.^[2]

Platforms edit

There are a total of 3 platforms and 5 tracks. The platforms are connected by foot overbridge. These platforms are built to accumulate 24 coaches express train. The platforms are equipped with modern facility like display board of arrival and departure of trains.

Udhampur railway station has a separate platform for receiving and unloading freight (goods) trains.