Jammu Tawi (station code JAT) is a major railway station for Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism industry. Most tourists arrive in Jammu and move on in the Kashmir Valley. The Jammu Tawi Railway Station is in the Ferozpur division of the Northern Railways. Jammu had an old railway station since 1897. The railway line connected the city with Sialkot, now in Pakistan, 43 km away. The line also linked Jammu with Wazirabad and Narowal, both in Pakistan. The station was abandoned after the Partition. The work on the Pathankot-Jammu Tawi broad gauge line began in 1971. The Jammu Tawi station was inaugurated in 1975. The old railway station was razed in 2000 to make way for an art centre.
The Jalandhar-Jammu section and Jammu Tawi station were electrified in 2014-15. Swaraj Express and Himgiri Express now get WAP engines right from Jammu Tawi now. Trains originate from Jammu Tawi and leave for cities like Pune, Jabalpur, Delhi, Kolkata, Patna, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Chhindwara, Rishikesh, Guwahati, Chennai, Kanyakumari, Mangalore, Tirunelveli, and Rourkela. The Himsagar Express to Kanyakumari is the second longest running train in the country reaching Kanyakumari in 70 hours. The Jammu Tawi station has three platforms. The station’s cleanliness record is poor. The transport and boarding facilities available are average, but the safety aspect is good, and the sightseeing possibilities are excellent. As many as 127 trains pass from the station every day.
Facilities at the Jammu Tawi Railway Station –
The retiring rooms here can be booked in advance for a maximum stay of two days by producing a valid ID card and the PNR number of the ticket. This can be done online, as well with the help of the booking clerk of the station’s retiring rooms. The retiring rooms can be booked two months in advance. Women may not be allowed in the dormitory-type retiring rooms. The dormitory has 15 beds at Rs50 per bed. The station has 6 AC/ non-AC double-bed retiring rooms at Rs200 per day.
Restaurants near the Jammu Tawi Railway Station –
TravelKhana , the food-in-train service, offers tasty food with a wide variety to passengers at their seat in the train. The passengers can choose from vegetarian or non-vegetarian thalis, vegetables, non-vegetarian dishes, Chinese and South Indian food, rotis, sandwiches, pizzas, soft drinks and beverages. The passengers have to order the food by logging on to the TravelKhana website, or contacting it on phone at least an hour and a half before their train reaches Jammu Tawi. The passengers can pay online or on delivery of food.
The restaurants near the Jammu Tawi station include Annapurna Restaurant, Nepali Fauji Dhaba, Jagdamba Vaishno Dhaba, Kailash Restaurant, Kerla Bhojanalaya, Madras Bhojanalay, Shabir Dhaba, New Punjabi Fuji Dhaba, Fauji Dhaba, Victoria Veg And Non-Veg Corner, Sharma Tea Stall, Rajasthani Bhojanalay, Shiv Vaishno Bhojanalay, Rasoi Vaishno Bhojanalay, Bangali Bhojnalaya, Dutta Dhaba, C And C Canteen, Gulmarg Muslim Dhaba, Rim Zim Restaurant, Bral Vaishno Dhaba, Rosting Point, Kranti Restaurant, Ravi Tea Stall, Amritsari Rasoi Restaurant, Hari Chatni Restaurant, All Time Restaurant, Restaurant Fast Food, and Gulnar Restaurant.
Famous Food of Jammu –
Hindu Dogras, who dominate the Jammu population, are mostly vegetarian. Rice, wheat and beans preparations dominate their food. Different types of rice dishes form part of the meals. Preparations of green leafy vegetables are quite tasty and highly nutritious. Many dishes use lotus root as an ingredient. Jammu cuisine shows many different influences. Kashmiri Pandits, now in Jammu, do not use onions and garlic. Many Muslims avoid the use curd and asafetida. Popular dishes include ladyar tsaman, rajmah, nadeir yakhaen, Kashmiri pulaow, zafrani pulao, and aloo dum. Saffron and dry fruits like raisins, almonds and walnuts are used liberally. Milk cake, chocolate barfi without cocoa, and the kud chocolate made in pure ghee are some of Jammu’s popular sweets.
Trains Passing through Jammu Tawi Railway Station –
| Train No. | Train Detail | Train Name | Arr. Time | Dep. Time |
| 2445 | NEW DELHI to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | JAT PREMIUM SPL | 06:50 | destination |
| 2529 | GORAKHPUR to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | GKP-UHP-PREMIUM-SF | 20:00 | 20:10 |
| 2530 | UDHAMPUR to GORAKHPUR via JAMMU TAWI | UHP-GKP-PREMIUM-SF | 01:00 | 01:10 |
| 4033 | NEW DELHI to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | NDLS UHP AC SPL | 03:20 | 03:30 |
| 4035 | DELHI HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | NZM UHP SUP SPL | 07:15 | 07:25 |
| 4036 | UDHAMPUR to DELHI HAZRAT NIZAMUDDIN via JAMMU TAWI | UHP DEE INAUGRL | 19:05 | 19:20 |
| 4051 | ANAND VIHAR TERMINAL to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | ANVT JAT SPL | 11:50 | 12:00 |
| 4052 | JAMMU TAWI to ANAND VIHAR TERMINAL via JAMMU TAWI | JAT ANVT SPL | origin | 17:40 |
| 4132 | JAMMU TAWI to ALLAHABAD JN via JAMMU TAWI | JAT-ALD | origin | 13:00 |
| 4209 | VARANASI JN to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | BSB UHP EXP | 15:35 | 15:50 |
| 4210 | UDHAMPUR to VARANASI JN via JAMMU TAWI | UHP BSB SPL | 22:50 | 23:05 |
| 4401 | NEW DELHI to SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA via JAMMU TAWI | SVDK PREMIUM SP | 06:50 | 07:00 |
| 4402 | SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA to NEW DELHI via JAMMU TAWI | SVDK-NDLS PREMIUM SPL | 20:20 | 20:30 |
| 4404 | UDHAMPUR to ANAND VIHAR TERMINAL via JAMMU TAWI | UHP-ANVT EXPRESS(UHP-ANVT) | 15:40 | 15:50 |
| 4971 | UDAIPUR to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | UDZ-JAT GARIBRATH SPL | 13:40 | destination |
| 4972 | JAMMU TAWI to UDAIPUR via JAMMU TAWI | JAT-UDZ GARIBRATH SPL | origin | 09:30 |
| 4975 | MUZAFFARPUR JN to SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA via JAMMU TAWI | MFP-SVDK EXPRESS SPL | 12:00 | 12:20 |
| 4976 | SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA to MUZAFFARPUR JN via JAMMU TAWI | SVDK-MFP-SVDK EXPRESS SPL | 17:40 | 17:50 |
| 5655 | KAMAKHYA to SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA via JAMMU TAWI | Kamakhya – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Special | 13:40 | 13:50 |
| 9307 | INDORE JN BG to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | INDB JAT SF SPL | 21:10 | destination |
| 9308 | JAMMU TAWI to INDORE JN BG via JAMMU TAWI | JAT INDB SF SPL | origin | 23:25 |
| 9422 | SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA to AHMEDABAD JN via JAMMU TAWI | SVDK – ADI BI WEEKLY SF | 22:20 | 22:30 |
| 9602 | UDHAMPUR to AJMER via JAMMU TAWI | UHP AII SPL | 20:38 | 20:48 |
| 9805 | KOTA JUNCTION to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | KOTA-UHP SUMMER SPL | 15:00 | 15:05 |
| 9806 | UDHAMPUR to KOTA JUNCTION via JAMMU TAWI | UHP KOTA SPL | 21:55 | 22:10 |
| 11077 | PUNE JN to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Jhelum Express | 10:00 | destination |
| 11078 | JAMMU TAWI to PUNE JN via JAMMU TAWI | Jhelum Express | origin | 21:45 |
| 11449 | JABALPUR to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Jabalpur – Jammu Tawi (Durgawati) Express | 13:10 | destination |
| 11450 | JAMMU TAWI to JABALPUR via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Jabalpur (Durgavati) Express | origin | 23:45 |
| 12207 | KATHGODAM to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Kathgodam-Jammu Garib Rath(KGM-JAT) | 09:40 | destination |
| 12208 | JAMMU TAWI to KATHGODAM via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu-Kathgodam Garib Rath(JAT-KGM) | origin | 23:25 |
| 12237 | VARANASI JN to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Begampura SF Express | 11:25 | destination |
| 12238 | JAMMU TAWI to VARANASI JN via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi-Varanasi Begampura SF Express | origin | 14:00 |
| 12265 | DELHI S ROHILLA to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Delhi Sarai Rohilla – Jammu Tawi Duronto Express | 07:15 | destination |
| 12266 | JAMMU TAWI to DELHI S ROHILLA via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Delhi Sarai Rohilla Duronto Express | origin | 19:20 |
| 12331 | HOWRAH JN to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Himgiri Express | 12:30 | destination |
| 12332 | JAMMU TAWI to HOWRAH JN via JAMMU TAWI | Himgiri Express | origin | 22:45 |
| 12355 | RAJENDRA NAGAR BIHAR to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Archana Express | 10:25 | destination |
| 12356 | JAMMU TAWI to RAJENDRA NAGAR BIHAR via JAMMU TAWI | Archana Express | origin | 20:10 |
| 12413 | AJMER to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Pooja SF Express | 08:10 | destination |
| 12414 | JAMMU TAWI to AJMER via JAMMU TAWI | Pooja SF Express | origin | 18:15 |
| 12425 | NEW DELHI to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | New Delhi-Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express | 05:45 | destination |
| 12426 | JAMMU TAWI to NEW DELHI via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express | origin | 19:40 |
| 12445 | NEW DELHI to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | Uttar Sampark Kranti Express | 06:35 | 06:45 |
| 12446 | UDHAMPUR to NEW DELHI via JAMMU TAWI | Uttar Sampark Kranti Express | 20:55 | 21:05 |
| 12469 | KANPUR CENTRAL to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Kanpur – Jammu Tawi (Barfaani) Express | 11:50 | destination |
| 12470 | JAMMU TAWI to KANPUR CENTRAL via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Kanpur (Barfaani) Express | origin | 20:10 |
| 12471 | MUMBAI BANDRA TERMINUS to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Swaraj Express | 14:45 | destination |
| 12472 | JAMMU TAWI to MUMBAI BANDRA TERMINUS via JAMMU TAWI | Swaraj Express | origin | 11:15 |
| 12473 | AHMEDABAD JN to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Sarvodaya Express | 14:45 | destination |
| 12474 | JAMMU TAWI to AHMEDABAD JN via JAMMU TAWI | Sarvodaya Express | origin | 11:15 |
| 12475 | HAPA to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Sarvodaya Express | 14:45 | destination |
| 12476 | JAMMU TAWI to HAPA via JAMMU TAWI | Sarvodaya Express | origin | 11:15 |
| 12477 | JAMNAGAR to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Jamnagar – Jammu Tawi SF (Sindhu) Express | 14:45 | destination |
| 12478 | JAMMU TAWI to JAMNAGAR via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Jamnagar (Sindhu) SF Express | origin | 11:15 |
| 12491 | MUZAFFARPUR JN to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Maurdhwaj Express | 11:50 | destination |
| 12492 | JAMMU TAWI to MUZAFFARPUR JN via JAMMU TAWI | Maur Dhwaj Express | origin | 20:10 |
| 12549 | DURG to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Durg-Jammu SF Express(DURG-JAT) | 21:10 | destination |
| 12550 | JAMMU TAWI to DURG via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Durg Superfast (JAT-DURG) | origin | 05:00 |
| 12587 | GORAKHPUR to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Amarnath SF Express | 12:30 | destination |
| 12588 | JAMMU TAWI to GORAKHPUR via JAMMU TAWI | Amarnath SF Express | origin | 22:45 |
| 12919 | INDORE JN BG to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Malwa Express | 16:10 | destination |
| 12920 | JAMMU TAWI to INDORE JN BG via JAMMU TAWI | Malwa Express | origin | 09:00 |
| 13151 | KOLKATA to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Kolkata – Jammu Tawi Express | 08:30 | destination |
| 13152 | JAMMU TAWI to KOLKATA via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Kolkata Express | origin | 18:55 |
| 14033 | DELHI to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Mail | 09:15 | 09:30 |
| 14034 | UDHAMPUR to DELHI via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Mail | 16:05 | 16:15 |
| 14501 | BHATINDA JUNCTION to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | BTI-JAT EXPRESS | 07:15 | destination |
| 14609 | RISHIKESH to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Hemkunt Express | 04:30 | destination |
| 14610 | JAMMU TAWI to RISHIKESH via JAMMU TAWI | Hemkunt Express | origin | 18:35 |
| 14645 | DELHI to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Shalimar Express | 05:20 | destination |
| 14646 | JAMMU TAWI to DELHI via JAMMU TAWI | Shalimar Express | origin | 20:45 |
| 15097 | BHAGALPUR to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Amarnath Express | 12:30 | destination |
| 15098 | JAMMU TAWI to BHAGALPUR via JAMMU TAWI | Amarnath Express | origin | 22:45 |
| 15651 | GUWAHATI to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Lohit Express | 12:30 | destination |
| 15652 | JAMMU TAWI to GUWAHATI via JAMMU TAWI | Lohit Express | origin | 22:45 |
| 15653 | GUWAHATI to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Amarnath Express | 12:30 | destination |
| 15654 | JAMMU TAWI to GUWAHATI via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Guwahati Express(JAT-GHY) | origin | 22:45 |
| 16031 | CHENNAI CENTRAL to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Andaman Express | 13:10 | destination |
| 16032 | JAMMU TAWI to CHENNAI CENTRAL via JAMMU TAWI | Andaman Express | origin | 23:45 |
| 16317 | KANYAKUMARI to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Himsagar Express | 13:10 | destination |
| 16318 | JAMMU TAWI to KANYAKUMARI via JAMMU TAWI | Himsagar Express | origin | 23:45 |
| 16687 | MANGALORE to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Navyug Express | 13:10 | destination |
| 16688 | JAMMU TAWI to MANGALORE via JAMMU TAWI | Navyug Express | origin | 23:45 |
| 16787 | TIRUNELVELI to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Tirunelveli-Jammu Tawi Express(TEN-JAT) | 13:10 | destination |
| 18101 | TATANAGAR JN to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Tatanagar-Jammu Tawi MURI Express | 14:10 | destination |
| 18102 | JAMMU TAWI to TATANAGAR JN via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi -Tatanagar MURI Express | origin | 14:25 |
| 18109 | ROURKELA to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | ROU MURI JAT EXPRESS(ROU-JAT) | 14:10 | destination |
| 18110 | JAMMU TAWI to ROURKELA via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Rourkela MURI Express | origin | 14:25 |
| 18215 | DURG to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | DURG JAT EXPRES | 21:10 | destination |
| 18216 | JAMMU TAWI to DURG via JAMMU TAWI | JAT DURG EXP | origin | 05:00 |
| 19027 | MUMBAI BANDRA TERMINUS to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Mumbai Bandra – Jammu Tawi Vivek Express(BDTS-JAT) | 01:20 | destination |
| 19028 | JAMMU TAWI to MUMBAI BANDRA TERMINUS via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi-Mumbai BandraT Vivek Express(JAT-BDTS) | origin | 09:30 |
| 19107 | AHMEDABAD JN to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | Ahmedabad-Udhampur Janmabhoomi Express(ADI-UHP) | 15:10 | 15:20 |
| 19108 | UDHAMPUR to AHMEDABAD JN via JAMMU TAWI | Udhampur-Ahmedabad Janmabhoomi Express(UHP-ADI) | 21:55 | 22:10 |
| 19223 | AHMEDABAD JN to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Ahmedabad – Jammu Tawi Express | 19:35 | destination |
| 19224 | JAMMU TAWI to AHMEDABAD JN via JAMMU TAWI | JammuTawi – Ahmedabad Express | origin | 07:40 |
| 19225 | BHATINDA JUNCTION to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Bathinda – Jammu Tawi Express | 06:15 | destination |
| 19226 | JAMMU TAWI to BHATINDA JUNCTION via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Bathinda Express | origin | 21:25 |
| 19803 | KOTA JUNCTION to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | KOTA JAT EXP | 13:10 | destination |
| 19804 | JAMMU TAWI to KOTA JUNCTION via JAMMU TAWI | JAT KOTA EXP | origin | 23:45 |
| 19806 | UDHAMPUR to KOTA JUNCTION via JAMMU TAWI | UHP KOTA EXP | 15:40 | 15:50 |
| 22401 | DELHI S ROHILLA to UDHAMPUR via JAMMU TAWI | DEE UHP AC SUP | 07:15 | 07:25 |
| 22402 | UDHAMPUR to DELHI S ROHILLA via JAMMU TAWI | UHP DEE AC SUP | 19:05 | 19:20 |
| 22462 | SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA to NEW DELHI via JAMMU TAWI | SHRI SHAKTI EXPRESS | 00:30 | 00:40 |
| 22942 | JAMMU TAWI to INDORE JN BG via JAMMU TAWI | JAT INDB SF EXP(JAT-INDB) | origin | 05:00 |
| 74905 | JAMMU TAWI to SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi- Katra DMU | origin | 12:00 |
| 74906 | SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA to JAMMU TAWI via JAMMU TAWI | Katra -Jammu Tawi DMU | 09:25 | destination |
| 74907 | JAMMU TAWI to SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA via JAMMU TAWI | Jammu Tawi – Katra DMU | origin | 17:25 |
| 74909 | PATHANKOT to SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA via JAMMU TAWI | Pathankot Jn – Katra DMU | 07:35 | 07:45 |
| 74910 | SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI KATRA to PATHANKOT via JAMMU TAWI | Katra – Pathankot Jn DMU | 16:55 | 17:05 |