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Wardha Junction railway station

Coordinates: 20°43′59″N 78°35′41″E / 20.7331°N 78.5948°E / 20.7331; 78.5948
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Wardha Junction
Indian Railway Junction Station
Indian Railways Logo
General information
LocationState Highway 3, Wardha, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates20°43′59″N 78°35′41″E / 20.7331°N 78.5948°E / 20.7331; 78.5948
Elevation246.90 metres (810.0 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Wardha–Chitoda line
Platforms4
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
Station codeWR
Division(s) Nagpur
History
Opened1867
Electrified1990–1991
Location
Wardha Junction is located in Maharashtra
Wardha Junction
Wardha Junction
Location in Maharashtra
Wardha Junction is located in India
Wardha Junction
Wardha Junction
Location in India

Wardha Junction railway station is a railway station serving Wardha city, in Wardha district of Maharashtra state of India. It is under Nagpur railway division of Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is an important junction station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line and Wardha-Chitoda line (off New Delhi–Chennai main linemnio) of the Indian Railways.

It is located at 246 m above sea level and has 4 platforms. As of 2016, at this station, 90 trains stop, out of which two trains (Wardha–Balharshah passenger and Wardha–Bhusaval passenger) start/end here.[1]

History

The first passenger train in India traveled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Bombay-Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860, and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.[2]

Before establishment of Sevagram railway station, north–south-bound trains have to get their engines reversed in opposite direction, which was very time-consuming process. To avoid this problem, a new station for halting north–south-bound trains was established in 1985, named Sevagram railway station. Since then, trains running on New Delhi–Chennai main line halt at Sevagram railway station, bypassing Wardha railway station.

The railways in the Badnera-Wardha sector were electrified in 1990–1991.[3]

The station has been equipped with new Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) for faster train operation.

Amenities

Amenities at Wardha railway station include: computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.[4]

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    Wardha Junction

References

  1. ^ https://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/wardha-junction-wr/ry197
  2. ^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Wardha to Nagpur trains". makemytrip. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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