Nagpur Junction railway station
Nagpur railway station | |
|---|---|
| Indian railway station | |
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| Location |
Goswami Tulsidas Road, Nagpur, Pin - 440001, Maharashtra India |
| Coordinates | 21°09′12″N 79°05′20″E / 21.1534°N 79.0889°ECoordinates: 21°09′12″N 79°05′20″E / 21.1534°N 79.0889°E |
| Elevation | 308.660 metres (1,012.66 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line Delhi-Chennai line Nagpur-Hyderabad line Nagpur-Bilaspur Section Nagpur-Nagbhir NG Nagpur-Chhindwara NG |
| Platforms | 10 (8 broad gauge and 2 narrow gauge) |
| Tracks | 13 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At ground |
| Parking | Available (paid) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functional |
| Station code | NGP |
| Zone(s) | Central Railway South East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Nagpur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 |
| Electrified |
1988-89 (Ballarshah-Wardha-Nagpur) 1990-91 (Nagpur-Amla) 1991-92 (Tharsa-Nagpur)[1] |
| Previous names | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | Approx. 1.6 lakh daily |
Nagpur railway station is a railway station in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
Nagpur is the geographical center of India and one of India's most important railway junctions. The Nagpur railways constitute a very significant part of the transport and communication system in Nagpur.
A total of 242[2] trains from various destinations halt at Nagpur, making it one of the busiest junctions all over the country. These include passenger, express, mail, Duronto, Rajdhani, Garib Rath trains. Of these, 53 run daily and 26 terminate or originate from Nagpur. Almost 1.6 lakh passengers board/leave Nagpur Railway Station [3] Nagpur Railway station, one of the oldest and busiest Stations of Nagpur was inaugurated in its present from on Jan 15th 1925 by the then Governor Sir Frank.[4] Apart from the main station, other railway stations in the city include Ajni, Itwari, Kalamna and Godhani. Nagpur-Ajni rail route which is just 3 km long, is the shortest train run in Indian Railways primarily meant for crew to travel from Nagpur station to the workshop at Ajni.[5] Some important trains that are available at the Nagpur railway station are the CST Mumbai - Nagpur Duronto, Visakhapatnam Nizamuddin Samata Express, Vidarbha Express, Bangalore Nizamudin Rajdhani Express, Mumbai Howrah Mail, Trivandrum Central - New Delhi Kerala Express, Chennai Central - New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express.
The railways at Nagpur were established a long time back, well before the independence of India, as Nagpur used to be an important city of India even then. 1867 marks the beginning of the Nagpur railways. In 1881, Nagpur was linked up with another important city of India, Kolkata, via the railways of the state of Chhattisgarh.[6][7]
The original railway station of Nagpur was previously located towards the east of its current site. The present-day railway station of Nagpur was also put up in the pre-independence days. being established in 1924.
The railways in Nagpur are important not only because the city is one of the tourist destinations of the country and the second capital of the significant state of Maharashtra, but also because of its prime location. The railway station has a central location in the entire country and hence is strategically very important not only in the state but in the entire subcontinent of India.[8]
Modernization
Among the 22 stations in India which have been recommended to be upgraded to international standard, Nagpur railway station is one of them. Work is to be sourced out to the Public-Private Partnerships and the Central Railway has identified priority areas like security, safety and cleanliness for the station.[9]
The close-situated Ajni is planned to be developed as a terminus and is also under consideration with a vision of diverting the traffic from the Nagpur railway station in the long run. A proposal to develop Ajni as a coaching complex is also under way.[9][10]
Facilities
The main complex has waiting and retiring rooms for passengers awaiting connecting trains. It also has 'Comesum', the IRCTC authorized multicuisine food plaza in the main building, having seating capacity of 150 people.
The Retiring Rooms are available at the rent rates of 250 rupees, for those with air conditioning and 200 rupees without.
Trains Originating/Terminating at Nagpur
Following are the trains which operate from the Nagpur Railway Station.[11] More passing trains from Nagpur, are available for Bhopal Junction via. Itarsi Junction, Gwalior, Jabalpur Junction via. Balaghat Junction, New Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Indore Junction BG, Jaipur, Lucknow, Agra, Varanasi, Rajkot, Surat and almost, all the destinations throughout the India.
Duronto
| Train No. | Train Name | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 12290 | NAGPUR - MUMBAI DURONTO EXPRESS | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
Garib Rath
| Train No. | Train Name | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 12114 | NAGPUR - PUNE GARIB RATH | Pune |
Super Fast Express
| Train No. | Train Name | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 22112 | NAGPUR - BHUSAWAL SUPER FAST EXPRESS | Bhusawal |
| 12924 | NAGPUR INDORE SUPER FAST EXPRESS | Indore |
| 12914 | NAGPUR- INDORE TRISHATABDI EXPRESS | Indore |
| 12136 | NAGPUR- PUNE SUPERFAST EXPRESS | PUNE |
Mail/Express
| Train number | Train name | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 12140 | NAGPUR - MUMBAI Sewagram Express | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
| 11402 | NAGPUR - MUMBAI Nandigram Express(via NANDED) | Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus |
| 18240 | NAGPUR BILASPUR EXPRESS | Bilaspur |
| 12856 | NAGPUR BILASPUR INTERCITY EXPRESS | Bilaspur |
| 11454 | NAGPUR - AHMEDABAD Prerana Express | Ahmedabad |
| 12135 | NAGPUR PUNE EXPRESS | Pune |
| 12140 | NAGPUR-KOLHAPUR EXPRESS | Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj Terminus |
| 18239 | NAGPUR - GEVRA EXPRESS | Gevra Road |
Passenger
| Train number | Train name | Destination |
|---|---|---|
| 58834 | NAGPUR-CHHINDWARA PASSENGER | Chhindwara |
| 58838 | NAGPUR-RAMAKONA-CHHINDWARA PASSENGER | Chhindwara |
| 51285 | NAGPUR-BHUSAVAL PASSENGER | Bhusawal |
| 58842 | NAGPUR-RAMAKONA PASSENGER | Ramakona |
| 51294 | NAGPUR=AMLA PASSENGER | Amla |
| 58844 | NAGPUR-NAGBHIR PASSENGER | Nagbhid |
| 58840 | Nagpur Jabalpur Narrow Gauge Express | Jabalpur |
| 51259 | NAGPUR-WARDHA PASSENGER | Wardha |
| 51830 | NAGPUR-ITARSI PASSENGER | Itarsi |
| 58811 | NAGPUR-RAMTEK PASSENGER | Ramtek |
Halting trains
Rajdhani Express
Duronto Express
| Train Name |
|---|
| Pune-Howrah Duronto |
| Mumbai CST-Howrah Duronto |
| Chennai Central -Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto |
| Secunderabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin Duronto |
| Yeshvantapur Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express |
Garib Rath Express
| Train Name |
|---|
| Chennai Central Hazrat Nizamuddin Garib Rath Express |
Sampark Kranti Express
| Train Name |
|---|
| Hazrat Nizamuddin-Madurai Sampark Kranti |
| Hazrat Nizamuddin-Tirupati Sampark Kranti |
| Hazrat Nizamuddin-Yesvantpur Sampark Kranti |
Super Fast Express
| Train No. | Train Name |
|---|---|
| 12724 | Telangana Express |
| 12812 | Hatia-Mumbai LTT SF Express |
| 12642 | Thirukkural SF Express |
| 22847 | Visakhapatnam - Mumbai SF Express |
| 22866 | Puri Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express |
| 12880 | Bhubaneswar-LTT SF Express |
| 12645 | Millennium SF Express |
| 12643 | Swarna Jayanti SF Express |
| 12803 | Visakhapatnam-H Nizamuddin SF Express |
| 12390 | Chennai Egmore- Gaya SF Express |
| 22893 | Sainagar Shirdi-Howrah SF Express |
| 12767 | HazurSahib Nanded-Kolkata SF Express |
| 12648 | Kongu SF Express |
| 12808 | Samata SF Express |
| 22845 | Hatia Pune Superfast Express |
| 12687 | Madurai Dehradun Express |
| 12626 | Kerala Express |
| 12589 | Gorakhpur-Secunderabad SF Express |
| 12521 | Raptisagar Express |
| 12160 | Jabalpur - Amravati SF Express |
| 12860 | Gitanjali Express |
| 22403 | Puducherry-New Delhi SF Express |
| 12295 | Sanghamitra SF Express |
| 22688 | Madurai Dehradun Express |
| 12410 | Raigarh Nizamuddin Gondwana Express |
| 12406 | Bhusaval Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express |
| 12721 | Dakshin Express |
| 12850 | Pune-Bilaspur SF Express |
| 22905 | Okha Howrah Link SF Express |
| 12101 | Jnaneswari Express |
| 12905 | Howrah Porbandar Express |
| 12129 | Azad Hind Express |
| 12539 | Yesvantpur-Lucknow SF Express |
| 12578 | Bagmati Express |
| 12967 | Chennai-Jaipur SF Express |
| 12969 | Coimbatore-Jaipur SF Express |
| 12809 | Howrah Mumbai Mail |
| 12975 | Jaipur Mysore Superfast Express |
| 12844 | Puri Ahmedabad Express |
| 12669 | Ganga Kaveri Express |
| 12792 | Patna Secunderabad SF Express |
| 12616 | The Grand Trunk Express |
| 12879 | Mumbai LTT - Bhubaneshwar SF Express |
| 12621 | Tamil Nadu Express |
| 12994 | Puri-Gandhidham SF Express |
| 22827 | Puri - Surat SF Express |
| 22620 | Tirunelveli - Bilaspur SF Express |
| 22815 | Bilaspur-Ernakulam SF Express |
| 12522 | Raptisagar Express |
| 12592 | Bangalore City-Gorakhpur SF Express |
| 12722 | Nizamuddin Visakapatanam SF Express |
| 12146 | Bhubaneswar-Lokmanya TT SF Express |
| 12152 | Samarsata Express |
| 12950 | Santragachi-Porbandar SF Express |
| 12833 | Howrah Ahmedabad Superfast Express |
Mail/Express
| Train No. | Train Name |
|---|---|
| 01652 | Habibganj - Secunderabad Express |
| 15024 | Yeshvantpur Gorakhpur Express |
| 15611 | Mumbai LTT - Kamakhya Express |
| 13426 | Surat - Malda Town Express |
| 02745 | Sai Nagar Shirdi - Puri Express |
| 16093 | Chennai-Lucknow Express |
| 16031 | Andaman Express |
| 16687 | Navyug Express |
| 16787 | Tirunelveli-Jammu Tawi Express |
| 16317 | Himsagar Express |
| 18238 | Chhattisgarh Express |
| 16325 | Ahilyanagari Express |
| 17610 | Purna - Patna Express |
| 16327 | Korba-Tiruvananthapuram Express |
| 18239 | Shivnath Express |
| 11045 | Deekshabhoomi Express |
| 16359 | Ernakulam - Patna Express |
| 14259 | Rameswaram-Varanasi Express |
| 17005 | Hyderabad-Darbhanga Express |
| 11040 | Maharashtra Express |
| 18473 | Puri Jodhpur Express |
| 18406 | Puri Ahmedabad Express |
| 18029 | Shalimar Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express |
References
- ↑ "Electrification History". Retrieved 31 March 2004.
- ↑ "Nagpur Arrivals".
- ↑ daily.http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/heres-what-the-free-wi-fi-commitment-to-indian-railways-probably-costs-google-282772.html
- ↑ http://www.nagpurtoday.in/90-years-of-nagpur-station-building/01142300
- ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/indian-railways-10-interesting-facts_789718.html
- ↑ http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?id=0,6,1191,1196,1683
- ↑ http://www.nagpurtoday.in/90-years-of-nagpur-station-building/01142300
- ↑ "Travel to Nagpur". mapsofindia.com.
- 1 2 "Nagpur to get model railway station". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Nagpur railway station to be developed into world class terminal". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ "Indian Railways, Trains from Nagpur, Time table of trains from Nagpur". whereincity.com.
External links
Nagpur travel guide from Wikivoyage
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