Taku railway station
Taku | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Taku, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°30′56″N 77°48′57″E / 22.51556°N 77.815809°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 390 metres (1,280 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bhopal–Nagpur section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | TAKU | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | West Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Nagpur CR | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Taku railway station is a railway station of Bhopal–Nagpur section under Nagpur CR railway division of West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Taku in Hoshangabad district of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2]
History
The Bhopal–Itarsi line was opened by the Begum of Bhopal in 1884.[3] Itarsi and Nagpur Junction railway station was linked in between 1923 and 1924.[4] Electrification started in Bhopal–Itarsi section in 1988–89 and the rest Itarsi to Nagpur section was electrified in 1990–91.[5]
References
- ^ Jayashree. "Taku Railway Station Map/Atlas CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Taku Railway Station (TAKU) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". www.ndtv.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 2". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "Nagpur District Gazetteer". 2009-04-10. Archived from the original on 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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