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Indore Junction railway station

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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