Gautampura Road railway station
Appearance
Gautampura Road railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Gautampura, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 23°01′36″N 75°31′43″E / 23.0268°N 75.5286°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 493 metres (1,617 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Western Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Jaipur–Ajmer–Ratlam–Indore | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 (single diesel broad gauge) | ||||||||||
Connections | Taxi stand, auto stand | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | GPX | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Ratlam | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2015 | ||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Gautampura Road railway station (station code: GPX) is one of the local railway stations in Ujjain. The station used to be a metre-gauge station on Ratlam–Indore metre-gauge line.
In 2015, Ratlam–Indore metre-gauge line was converted into a broad-gauge line, hence connecting Indore and Ratlam directly.[1][2][3]
Major trains
The following trains stop at Gautampura Road Junction:
- 79312/79311 Laxmibai Nagar–Ratlam DEMU
- 79305/79306 Ratlam–Indore DMU
See also
References
- ^ "Gauge conversion of Ratlam–Mhow–Khandwa–Akola railway line approved". One India. 17 January 2008.
- ^ Free Press News Service (3 May 2014). "Ratlam–Indore broad-gauge rail-traffic can begin in July". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016.
- ^ FP News Service (14 October 2014). "Increase train facilities between Indore- Ratlam new broad gauge route". Archived from the original on 4 May 2016.