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== Structure and Location ==
== Structure and Location ==
[[File:Indore Plt3.jpg|thumb |Platform number 3 of Indore Junction BG]]
[[File:Indore Plt3.jpg|thumb |Platform number 3 of Indore Junction BG]]
The railway station of '''Indore Junction BG''' is located on Broad Gauge line. It consists of 4 main railway platforms.The Ujjain-Indore route and Indore Junction were recently electrified. It is well sheltered and furnished meeting up the passengers all the needs as follows:
The railway station of '''Indore Junction BG''' is located on Broad Gauge line. It consists of 4 main railway platforms.The Ujjain-Indore route and Indore Junction were recently electrified. The Station is located 1 km away from the city centre. It is an '''ISO CERTIFIED STATION OF INDIA'''.{{cn|date=June 2014}}
* 10 Reservation Class Waiting Rooms
* 6 General Waiting Rooms
* 3 AC SPECIAL Waiting Room
* 35 Reserved Computerised Ticket Counter
* 14 Un-Reserved Computerised Ticket Counters
* 10 Local manual and Un-Reserved Ticket Counter
* 6 ATMs and Banking Facility provided by [[State Bank of Indore]]
, [[State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur]], [[Bank of Rajasthan]] & [[State Bank of Travancore]].
* E-ticket Cafe
* Internet Cafe
* 7 Food Plaza
* 5 Railway Restaurants
** Two in platform no.1 (MG).
** One in platform no.2 (MG),
** One in platform no.3 (BG),
** One in platform no.4 (BG),
** One in platform no.5 (BG).
* Coaching Centre of Railways
* STD telephone booths
* 8 Emergency Exit Doors
* 12 Shop Cum. Complex
* Toilets and Sanitation
* Post Office
* Shopping Complex
* Railway Garden
* Gumsel House
* Rain Basera (Mini Waiting Rooms)
* Emergency Lockers

The Station is located 1 km away from the city centre. It is an '''ISO CERTIFIED STATION OF INDIA'''.


== Connectivity ==
== Connectivity ==
[[File:Indore Loco.jpg|thumb |Coach centre of Indore]]
[[File:Indore Loco.jpg|thumb |Coach centre of Indore]]
The Indore Junction BG is a [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] station so is the name. Its route is connected with [[Ujjain Junction]] to the north west, [[Indore Mhow]] to the south, [[Dewas Junction]] to the north and [[Khandwa Junction]] to the south east. Within state, it is well connected to [[Bhopal Junction|Bhopal]], [[Ujjain Junction|Ujjain]], [[Gwalior Junction|Gwalior]], [[Jabalpur Junction|Jabalpur]], [[Katni Junction|Katni]], [[Khandwa]], [[Ratlam Junction|Ratlam]] and [[Bina Junction|Bina]]. It is also well connected with some of the major cities of India such as
The Indore Junction BG is a [[Indian gauge|broad gauge]] station so is the name. Its route is connected with [[Ujjain Junction]] to the north west, [[Indore Mhow]] to the south, [[Dewas Junction]] to the north and [[Khandwa Junction]] to the south east. Being an [[junction station]], it is well connected to [[Bhopal Junction|Bhopal]], [[Ujjain Junction|Ujjain]], [[Gwalior Junction|Gwalior]], [[Jabalpur Junction|Jabalpur]], [[Katni Junction|Katni]], [[Khandwa]], [[Ratlam Junction|Ratlam]] and [[Bina Junction|Bina]] within the state and almost every other states of India.
* [[Jammu & Kashmir]] : Jammu Tawi, Vijaypur
* [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] : Amritsar, Ludhiana, Patiala, Jalandhar, Beas, Jind, Sirhind
* [[Haryana]] : Ambala, Karnal, Chandigarh
* [[New Delhi]]
* [[Uttar Pradesh]]: Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Jhansi, Agra, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Faizabad, Saharanpur
* [[Bihar]] : Patna
* [[Jharkhand]] : Dhanbad
* [[West Bengal]] : Kolkata (Howrah), Asansol
* [[Tamil Nadu]] : Chennai, Coimbatore
* [[Kerala]] : Trivandrum, Ernakulum (Kochi), Kollam(Quilon), Palakkad
* [[Maharashtra]] : Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Karjat, Lonavala, Chandur Bazar, Narkher, Amravati
* [[Gujarat]] : Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Vapi, Rajkot, Anand, Nadiad
* [[Rajasthan]] : Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Ajmer, Kota
* [[Uttarakhand]] : Dehradun, Haridwar
* [[Andhra Pradesh]] : Warangal, Vijaywada, Kacheguda (Hyderabad)
* [[Karnataka]] : Bangalore


==Important Trains==
==Important Trains==
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===Super Fast Trains===
===Super Fast Trains===
*12228/12227 [[Indore Duronto|Indore -Mumbai Duronto Express]] (Friday & Sunday/Thursday & Saturday)
*12228/12227 [[Indore Duronto|Indore -Mumbai Duronto Express]]
*12415/12416 [[Indore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express|Indore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Intercity Express]] (Daily)
*12415/12416 [[Indore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Express|Indore - Hazrat Nizamuddin Intercity Express]]
*12465/12466 [[Ranthambore Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Jodhpur]] (Daily)
*12465/12466 [[Ranthambore Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Jodhpur]]
*12913/12914 [[Indore Tri Shatabdi|Indore Tri Shatabdi Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Nagpur]] (Sunday/Tuesday)
*12913/12914 [[Indore Tri Shatabdi|Indore Tri Shatabdi Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Nagpur]
*12919/12920 [[Malwa Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Jammu Tawi]] (Daily)
*12919/12920 [[Malwa Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Jammu Tawi]]
*12923/12924 [[Indore - Nagpur Express]] (Tuesday/Thursday)
*12923/12924 [[Indore - Nagpur Express]]
*12962/12961 [[Avantika Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Mumbai]] (Daily)
*12962/12961 [[Avantika Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Mumbai]]
*12973/12974 [[Indore - Jaipur Express]] (Monday, Saturday/Monday, Saturday)
*12973/12974 [[Indore - Jaipur Express]]
*22185/22186 [[Indore - Bhopal AC Double Decker Intercity Express]] (Daily)
*22185/22186 [[Indore - Bhopal AC Double Decker Intercity Express]]
*22187/22188 [[Indore - Habibganj AC Double Decker Express]]
*22187/22188 [[Indore - Habibganj AC Double Decker Express]]
*22911/22912 Indore - Howrah [[Shipra Express]] (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday/Monday, Wednesday, Saturday)
*22911/22912 Indore - Howrah [[Shipra Express]]


=== Mail/Express Trains ===
=== Mail/Express Trains ===
*11125/11126 [[Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express]] (Daily)
*11125/11126 [[Indore - Gwalior Intercity Express]]
*11471/11472 [[Indore - Jabalpur Express]] (Daily)
*11471/11472 [[Indore - Jabalpur Express]]
*11701/11702 [[Indore - Jabalpur Intercity Express]] (Monday, Wednesday & Friday/Monday, Wednesday & Friday)
*11701/11702 [[Indore - Jabalpur Intercity Express]]
*11703/11704 [[Indore - Rewa Intercity Express]] (Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday/Sunday, Thursday & Saturday)
*11703/11704 [[Indore - Rewa Intercity Express]]
*14317/14318 [[Indore - Dehradun Express]] (Sunday, Saturday/Sunday, Saturday)
*14317/14318 [[Indore - Dehradun Express]]
*16325/16326 [[Ahilyanagari Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Trivandrum]] (Monday/Monday)
*16325/16326 [[Ahilyanagari Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Trivandrum]]
*19301/19302 [[Indore - Bangalore Express]] (Sunday/Thursday)
*19301/19302 [[Indore - Bangalore Express]]
*19309/19310 [[Shanti Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Gandhinagar]] (Daily)
*19309/19310 [[Shanti Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Gandhinagar]]
*19311/19312 [[Indore - Pune Express]] (Monday, Thursday, Friday/Wednesday, Friday, Saturday)
*19311/19312 [[Indore - Pune Express]]
*19313/19314 [[Indore - Patna Express]] (Wednesday/Saturday)
*19313/19314 [[Indore - Patna Express]]
*19323/19324 [[Indore - Bhopal Intercity Express]] (Daily)
*19323/19324 [[Indore - Bhopal Intercity Express]]
*19307/08 [[Indore - Chandigarh Express]]
*19307/08 [[Indore - Chandigarh Express]]
*19703/19704 [[Indore - Kota Intercity Express]] (Daily)
*19703/19704 [[Indore - Kota Intercity Express]]
*21125/21126 [[Indore - Bhind Express]] (Tuesday, Friday, Saturday / Monday, Thursday, Saturday)
*21125/21126 [[Indore - Bhind Express]]


=== Express Trains ===
=== Express Trains ===
*19321/19322 [[Indore - Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express]] (Tuesday/Saturday)
*19321/19322 [[Indore - Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express]]
*19325/19326 [[Indore - Amritsar Express]] (Tuesday, Friday/Monday, Friday)
*19325/19326 [[Indore - Amritsar Express]]
*19711/19712 [[Indore - Jaipur Express Via. Ajmer]] (Daily)
*19711/19712 [[Indore - Jaipur Express Via. Ajmer]]
*19657/19658 [[Indore - Udaipur City Express]] (Daily)
*19657/19658 [[Indore - Udaipur City Express]]


=== Express/Passenger Trains ===
=== Express/Passenger Trains ===
*18233/18234 [[Narmada Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]] (Daily)
*18233/18234 [[Narmada Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh|Bilaspur]]
*19307 Indore - Ajmer Link Express (Daily)
*19307 Indore - Ajmer Link Express
*19385/19386 [[Panchvalley Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Chhindwara]] (Daily)
*19385/19386 [[Panchvalley Express]] between [[Indore]] and [[Chhindwara]]


=== Fast Passenger Trains ===
=== Fast Passenger Trains ===
*59387/59388 [[Indore - Nagda Passenger]] (Daily)
*59387/59388 [[Indore - Nagda Passenger]]
*59389/59390 [[Indore - Bhopal Passenger]] (Daily)
*59389/59390 [[Indore - Bhopal Passenger]]


=== Passenger Trains ===
=== Passenger Trains ===
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Indore is the centre of an extensive radial commuter railway network which is serving the surrounding metropolitan area. In contrast to the more developed regional network in [[Ratlam]], only two rail lines currently cross Indore: the [[Metre gauge]] route passes through the city centre with services running between the northern and southern suburbs, and between the more distant towns of [[Ujjain]] in the north and [[Khandwa]] on the south.
Indore is the centre of an extensive radial commuter railway network which is serving the surrounding metropolitan area. In contrast to the more developed regional network in [[Ratlam]], only two rail lines currently cross Indore: the [[Metre gauge]] route passes through the city centre with services running between the northern and southern suburbs, and between the more distant towns of [[Ujjain]] in the north and [[Khandwa]] on the south.


==Other stations in Indore==
==Sub-urban stations of Indore==
The city of Indore has 9 other railway stations which are:
The city of Indore has 9 other railway stations which are:
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==Gallery==

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Image:Malwa Exp at Indore.jpg |The prestigious [[Malwa Express]] departing from Indore Junction
File:Indore Rail Coach Depot2.jpg |Indore Train Care Centre
File:Indore Rail Coach Depot.jpg |Indore Coaching Depot Entrance
File:Shanti Exp AC.jpg |AC Coach of Indore - Ahmedabad [[Shanti Express]]
Image:Indore Loco.jpg |The preserving shed for various trains from Indore Junction
Image:Indore MG 2.jpg |Metre Gauge train at plateform no.9
Image:AC First Class Coach Indore.jpg |AC first class coach of [[Indore - Mumbai Central Express]]
Image:Indore Junction entrance.jpg|Indore Junction entrance
Image:Indore Junction entrance (2).jpg|Indore Junction entrance
Image:Indore Junction - Stationboard.jpg|Indore Junction - Station board
Image:Overview of Broad Gauge section.jpg|Overview of Broad Gauge section
Image:Indore Junction - Platformboard.jpg|Indore Junction - Platform-board
Image:Overview of Meter Gauge section.jpg|Overview of Meter Gauge section
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Bhopal Habibganj]]
* [[Bhopal Habibganj]]
* [[Jabalpur Station|Jabalpur Junction]]
* [[Jabalpur Station|Jabalpur Junction]]
* [[Indore]]

== External links ==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/show/INDB Indore Junction BG Train Time-Table]

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Revision as of 18:27, 19 June 2014

Indore Junction
The Main Entrance of the Station
General information
LocationSiyaganj, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Elevation550.20 metres (1,805.1 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Platforms5 (2 MG, 3BG)
Tracks8 (3 MG, 5 BG)
ConnectionsTaxi Stand, Auto Stand
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
Station codeINDB
Fare zoneWestern Railway Zone
History
Opened1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Electrified25 kV AC 50 Hz

Indore Junction railway station (Station Code : INDB), is the main railway junction station of Indore City in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Structure and Location

Platform number 3 of Indore Junction BG

The railway station of Indore Junction BG is located on Broad Gauge line. It consists of 4 main railway platforms.The Ujjain-Indore route and Indore Junction were recently electrified. The Station is located 1 km away from the city centre. It is an ISO CERTIFIED STATION OF INDIA.[citation needed]

Connectivity

Coach centre of Indore

The Indore Junction BG is a broad gauge station so is the name. Its route is connected with Ujjain Junction to the north west, Indore Mhow to the south, Dewas Junction to the north and Khandwa Junction to the south east. Being an junction station, it is well connected to Bhopal, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandwa, Ratlam and Bina within the state and almost every other states of India.

Important Trains

Narmada Express departing from Indore

The following trains run from Indore Jn. BG :

Super Fast Trains

Mail/Express Trains

Express Trains

Express/Passenger Trains

Fast Passenger Trains

Passenger Trains

  • 52967/52968 Indore - Mhow Passenger
  • 59379/59380 Indore - Maksi Passenger
  • 59307/59308 Indore - Ujjain Passenger

Suburban Trains

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A local train at Indore Junction MG

The Indore Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system serving the Indore Metropolitan Region. It is operated by Indian Railways' zonal Western Railways (WR). It has the highest passenger density of any urban railway system in Madhya Pradesh. The trains plying on its routes are commonly referred to as local trains or simply as locals.

Indore is the centre of an extensive radial commuter railway network which is serving the surrounding metropolitan area. In contrast to the more developed regional network in Ratlam, only two rail lines currently cross Indore: the Metre gauge route passes through the city centre with services running between the northern and southern suburbs, and between the more distant towns of Ujjain in the north and Khandwa on the south.

Sub-urban stations of Indore

The city of Indore has 9 other railway stations which are:

Station Name Station Code Railway Zone Total Platforms
Indore Junction MG INDM West Central Railway 4
Indore Lakshmibai Nagar ILBN Western Railway 3
Indore Rajendra Nagar RJQ Western Railway 3
Indore Lokmanya Nagar ILN Western Railway 2
Indore Mhow MHOW Western Railway 2
Indore Rau RAU Western Railway 2
Indore New Rajendra Nagar Terminus RNT Western Railway 2
Indore Saifi Nagar SFN Western Railway 1
Indore Patalpani PTP Western Railway 1

See also

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