Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
Appearance
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Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh began in the year 1867 when Allahabad–Jabalpur branch line was opened in June 1867. The Etarsi to Jabalpur section was opened on 7 March 1870 by
West Central Railway
.
Railway zones
The major railway zone of the state is
West Central Railways, whose headquarters are at Jabalpur
. Besides WCR some part of the state is served by WR (Western Railway), CR (Central Railway), NCR
Divisions
- Western Railways– Ratlam
Sub Divisions
The rail route of 7 divisions passes through Madhya Pradesh state, which is the highest in Indian Railways Network for any state.
- Central Railway - Khandwa
- North Central Railway - Gwalior
- East Central Railway - Singrauli
- South East Central Railway - Balaghat
- West Central Railway - Katni
- Western Railway - Indore
- North Western Railway - Nimach
Railway stations
Presently, the state of
) are considered as the best railway stations of M. P. with several passenger facilities. Besides these railway stations,Sagar and Khajuraho
railway stations are considered to be the "Adarsh Railway Station" or "Ideal" railway stations. These ideal railway stations are provided with all the common passenger facilities.
Some major cities in Madhya Pradesh have more than one railway stations. For instance, Lokmanya Nagar
, Gwalior has 7 local stations and bhopal has 5 local railway stations.
Railway junctions
The following are the 13 major junction railway stations in Madhya Pradesh :-
S. No. | Division | Zone | No. of junctions | Names of junctions |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ratlam[1] | WR
|
6 | Indore Junction, Nagda Junction, Dewas Junction Ratlam Junction, Khandwa Junction, Ujjain Junction |
2 | Jabalpur[2] | WCR
|
3 | Jabalpur Junction, Satna Junction, Katni Junction |
3 | Bhopal[3] | WCR
|
4 | Bhopal Junction , Guna Junction , Bina Junction, Itarsi Junction |
Upcoming railway stations
- Karera
- Kannod
- Chhapra
- Alirajpur railway station
- Jhabua railway station
- Dinara
- Khategao
- Pithampur
- Seodha
- Dhar
- Rajgarh
- Narsinghgarh
- Chanderi
Upcoming railway junctions
See also
- Bhopal Shatabdi
- Indore Duronto
- Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti
- Bhopal Express
References
- ^ "Ratlam Division - WR". wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Jabalpur Division - WCR". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Bhopal Division - WCR". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.