It was Maharaja Pratap Singh, of the Dogra dynasty, who first explored the possibility of a railway line connecting Jammu with Srinagar in 1898 but the idea was put on hold because of complications involved in laying the track over a hilly terrain. However, in 1905, the maharaja approved a railway line between Jammu and Srinagar … Read more
Swachh Rail, Swachh Bharat rankings are out and Jammu railway station has given us a reason to be proud. In the list for A-1 category of stations, out of 75 stations, Jammu railway station has ranked 3rd. The two stations, which beat Jammu to get higher spots were Vishakhapatanam and Secundarabad. Here is a list … Read more
Lost in oblivion, hardly anybody in Jammu, let alone outsiders, know that Dogri has a script of its own. Called as Takri or Dogra Akkhar, it is a centuries old script related to Sharada script and closely resembling the Gurumukhi script. It was used for all administrative and social purposes till J&K acceded to India. … Read more
Looking at the dire need for internet at railway station, the #Jammu Tawi railway station gets high-speed Wi-fi facility. On the instructions of the railway department, routers were set up at platforms of #Jammu railway station for the internet use. The work of installation began on 4 April 2017. Read also: 10 things you dont know about … Read more