Itarsi Junction railway station
Itarsi | |
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Indian Railway Junction Station | |
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Location | Itarsi, Madhya Pradesh |
Coordinates | 22°36′29″N 77°46′01″E / 22.608°N 77.767°ECoordinates: 22°36′29″N 77°46′01″E / 22.608°N 77.767°E |
Elevation | 329.400 metres (1,080.71 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Line(s) |
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Delhi-Chennai line Bhopal-Nagpur section Jabalpur-Bhusawal section |
Platforms | 6 |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | ET |
Zone(s) | West Central Railways |
Division(s) | Bhopal |
Location | |
![]() ![]() Itarsi railway station Location in Madhya Pradesh |
Itarsi Junction (Station Code : ET) is a railway station in Hoshangabad District in Madhya Pradesh which pass on more than 330 trains through it. It falls under the West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways network. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from Hoshangabad. Trains from Central Railway undergo engine changes here ie. electric engines of WAP/WAM/WAG class are changed to diesel engines of WDP/WDM/WDG class and vice versa,This changes happen for trains which pass through Jabalpur-Katni-Satna railway line and sometimes for trains which pass through Bhopal
Itarsi is the only junction in the state of Madhya Pradesh along with Maharashtra, Southern Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh which has stoppage for 330+ trains daily. For instance, Bhopal Junction halt 270 trains followed by Nagpur 240 trains, Jhansi 225 trains and Bilaspur 125 trains.
Structure and location
The railway station of Itarsi consist of total 7 platforms. The platform is well furnished to meet up with all the passenger needs and demands. The railway junction provides the following facility at different platforms:
- Waiting Halls
- Ticket Counters (Reserved and Un-Reserved)
- Mineral RO Vendors
- Cafe
- Railway Restaurant
- Garden
- Toilets and Sanitation
- Over Bridge
- Railway Hospital
- Coaching Centre
- STD Booths
- Information Booths
- Luggage Room
Connectivity
Itarsi Junction Railway station is very well connected with rail route from all the four sides. Thus the trains for almost all the Indian destinations such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Pune, Ahemedabad, Kanpur, Patna, Indore, Bhopal,Jhansi,Gwalior, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Allahabad, Bareily, Dehradun, Jammu, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Ajmer, Ratlam, Ujjain, Rajkot, Surat, Bhuj, Nagpur, Kolhapur, Mysore, Trivendrum, Coimbatore, Ernakulum, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Puri, Bhuwaneswar, Guwahati, Dhanbad, Ranchi etc. are easily availables. There are more than a single train to reach many important destinations from Itarsi such as:
- New Delhi (31 Trains)
- Mumbai (45 Trains)
- Kolkata (7 Trains)
- Chennai (18 Trains)
- Hyderabad (26 Trains)
- Bangalore (18 Trains)
- Pune (16 Trains)
- Ahmedabad (12 Trains)
- Trivendrum (15 Trains)
- Patna (13 Trains)
- Kanpur (10 Trains)
- Lucknow (32 Trains)
- Jabalpur (63 Trains)
- Indore (11 Trains)
- Bhopal (77 Trains Click Here for Details)
- Jaipur (14 Trains)
- Mysore (8 Trains)
- Puri (2 Trains)
- Guwahati (3 Trains)
- Ranchi (2 Trains)
- Jhansi (52 Trains)
- Vasco Da Gama (2 Trains)
Track position
Itarsi Junction is the only railway station in central India to halt 330 trains every week. Nagpur halts 248, Bhopal halts 245. Jhansi halts 230 but Itarsi has stoppage for 330 trains. The tracks on the junction are such that they provide a vast connection to all the four directions.To the North lies the Important Capital City of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal, To the east lies the another itant railway junction Jabalpur.To the South West lies Khandwa and Bhusawal, and to the South East lies Amla Jn., Betul and Nagpur. The station is always holds heavy over-traffic as the trains on the Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line and Jhansi - Bhopal Jn. - Nagpur routes cross at Itarsi.
Important trains passing through
- Ahilyanagari Express
- GT Express
- Chennai Rajdhani
- Kushinagar Express
- Kongu Express
- Pushpak Express
- Mahanagari Express
- Jabalpur - Mumbai Garibrath Express
- Satpura Express
- Mangala Lakshadweep Express
- Andhra Pradesh Sampark Kranti Express
- Punjab Mail
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Amritsar Express
- Jhelum Express
- Nagpur - Jabalpur Super Express
- Rajendranagar Express
- Bhopal - Itarsi Vindhyachal Express
- Jabalpur - Habibganj Jan Shatabdi Express
- Godaan Express
- Bikaner Chennai AC Express
- Kamakhya - Mumbai LTT AC Express
- Goa Express
- Karnataka Express
See also
- Bhopal Junction
- Katni Junction
- Hoshangabad
- Ghoradongri Railway Station
- Bhopal Habibganj
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