New Katra station with world-class facilities

The new Katra railway station in Jammu and Kashmir is finally complete with world-class facilities and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Spread over an area of 83 hectares, the station has three platforms — each 550 meters long and big enough to accommodate trains with 26 compartments. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)

The facilities include smooth-running escalators, lifts and a fully air-conditioned hotel with a shopping lounge and a multi-cuisine food station. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)

The station has a huge parking lot that has been constructed to accommodate cars and passenger buses. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)

Here is a picture of the lounge area at the station. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)

The two-storey main building has two lifts, with the first floor comprising a guest house, a multi-cuisine restaurant and a shopping lounge run by the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)

Pictured here is one of the rooms built for the comfort of waiting passengers at the Katra station. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)

The Railways plan to run two direct trains from Kalka and Delhi along with three DMUs to Katra. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)

Constructed at a cost Rs 1,050 crore, the 25 km-long railway line between Katra and Udhampur has 10 tunnels and 32 bridges. (Source: Railway of Ministry Facebook Page)