Gondia Junction railway station

Gondia Junction गोंदिया जंक्शन
Indian Railway Junction Station
Location	Gondia, Gondia district, Maharashtra  India
Coordinates	21°27′41″N 80°11′32″E / 21.4615°N 80.1922°ECoordinates: 21°27′41″N 80°11′32″E / 21.4615°N 80.1922°E
Elevation	311.160 metres (1,020.87 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	South East Central Railway zone
Line(s)	Bilaspur-Nagpur section Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Platforms	7
Tracks	Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Construction
Structure type	At Ground
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	G
Zone(s)	South East Central Railway Zone
Division(s)	Nagpur SEC railway division
History
Opened	1888
Electrified	1989–90
Traffic
Passengers	50,000
Location
Gondia railway station Location in Maharashtra

Gondia railway station serves Gondia in Gondia district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the important railway stations in india of South East central railways zone railways. These stations is india's third and first in vidarbha to get mist cooling system.

History

The Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway started construction of the 240 km (149 mi) Nagpur-Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur-Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road-Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.^[1]

The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol.^[2] The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah-Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.^[3]

The Gondia-Nagbhir-Nagpur line was opened for traffic in 1908.^[3]

The Gondia-Nainpur line of the Satpura narrow gauge lines was opened on 13 April 1903.^[4][5]

Gauge conversion

Work for conversion to broad gauge of the 240 km (149 mi) narrow gauge Gondia-Chanda Fort line started in December 1992. The first phase covering Gondia-Wadsa section was inaugurated on 25 September 1994. The second phase covering the Wadsa-Nagbhir section was opened on 20 February 1997. The fourth phase covering Nagbhir-Chanda Fort section was opened on 13 January 1999 and the Chandafort-Balharshah section was operated from 2 July 1999.^[6]

The Gondia-Balaghat section narrow gauge section was closed from January 2003 for conversion to broad gauge. It was opened for traffic on 6 September 2005.^[6] The route from Balaghat to Katangi was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge in 2010 and the route from Katangi to Tirodi is now under conversion.^[7] The Gondia-Jabalpur gauge conversion project is an approved project.^[6]

Electrification

The Paniajob-Gondia and Gondia-Bhandara Road sections were electrified in 1990-91.^[8]

Jabalpur link

The Gondia-Balaghat section of the Gondia-Jabalpur line has already been up graded to broad gauge and the conversion of the rest of the line is approved. Once this is completed the Delhi-Chennai distance will be reduced by around 250 km. Gondia will become a meeting point of the East-West and North-South cross country routes.^[6]

References

1. "Nagpur Division" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-20.
2. "Number 1 Down Mail". Railways of the Raj. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
3. "Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway". South Eastern Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
4. "India's Satpura Narrow Gauge Lines, 1981". The International Steam Pages. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
5. Vohra, Bharat. "Satpura NG Explorer". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
6. "Nagpur Division" (PDF). South East Central Railway. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
7. "Balaghat-Jabalpur protest march to demand rly line". The Times of India, 17 January 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
8. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-10.

External links

• Trains at Gondia

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Gudma		South East Central Railway zone Bilaspur-Nagpur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line		Gangajhari
Terminus		South East Central Railway zone Gondia-Balharshah link		Gankhera Halt
Terminus		South East Central Railway zone Gondia-Balaghat branch line		Nagaradham

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Bhandara Road

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