Bhusaval Junction railway station

Bhusaval
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	Bhusawal, Maharashtra, PIN 425201 India
Coordinates	21°02′49″N 75°47′17″E / 21.0469°N 75.788°E
Elevation	205.030 metres (672.67 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Nagpur-Bhusawal section Bhusawal-Kalyan section Jabalpur-Bhusaval section
Platforms	8
Construction
Structure type	At ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	BSL
Division(s)	Bhusawal
History
Opened	1860
Electrified	1968-69
Previous names	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Location
Bhusaval Location within Maharashtra

Bhusaval railway station serves Bhusawal in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Bombay-Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusaval railway station was set up in 1863.^[1] In 1866 the GIPR branch line was extended to Khandwa and in 1867 to Nagpur.Bhusawal is divisional HQ under Central Railways.^[2]

Electrification

Railways in the Bhusaval area were electrified in 1968-69;Railway uses Single phase,25 kv AC supply for traction for all 3 exit lines^[3]

Amenities

Amenities at Bhusaval railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room,vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.^[4] The northern and southern entrances have separate ticketing windows. There is a free 4 wheeler parking area at the northern entrance. Bhusawal railway station & ST stand are adjacent. Bhusawal railway station enjoys good watering source being on the Tapti River.

Busy station

Bhusawal railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[5]

At least two trains originate at Bhusaval railway station – Gondwana Exp. and Bhusawal Pune Exp – and a number of passenger trains to all directions and 187 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through it and halts.^[6]

Bhusawal Junction (2)

Loco shed

The loco shed at Bhusaval was established by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway in 1919. At that time it was the largest in Asia and third largest in the world.^[7]

Bhusaval electric loco shed has WAM-4, WAP- 4, WAG-5, WAG-7 and WCM-6 locomotives.^[8]

References

1. "The Gazzetteers Dept Maharashtra". Government of Maharashtra. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
2. Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
4. "Surat to Bhusawal trains". makemytrip. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
5. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
6. "Bhusawal Jn railway station detais". iniantrains.org. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
7. "IR History: Part III (1900-1947)". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-13.
8. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-04-02.

External links

• Departures from Bhusawal

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Varangaon		Central Railway zone Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line		Bhadli
Duskheda		Central Railway zone Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line, New Delhi-Bhopal-Mumbai line		Bhadli