Akola Junction railway station
Akola Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location |
Akola, Maharashtra, 444001 India |
| Coordinates | 20°43′24″N 77°00′21″E / 20.7233°N 77.0057°ECoordinates: 20°43′24″N 77°00′21″E / 20.7233°N 77.0057°E |
| Elevation | 284 metres (932 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Central Railway |
| Line(s) |
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line Nagpur-Bhusawal section Akola-Ratlam line |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At ground |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Station code | AK |
| Zone(s) | CR |
| Division(s) | Bhusawal railway division(CR), Nanded (SCR) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 |
| Electrified | 1989-90 |
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
| Location | |
  Akola railway station Location in Maharashtra | |
Akola Junction serves Akola in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. There is a broad gauge line to Secunderabad railway station and the metre gauge Akola-Ratlam line is under gauge conversion.
History
The first train in India travelled 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.[1]
Electrification
The railways in the Bhusawal area were electrified in 1989-90.[2]
Gauge conversion
There earlier existed a 1,469 kilometres (913 mi) long metre gauge line from Jaipur to Secunderabad via Akola. Out of this Jaipur to Indore and the Secunderabad-Purna-Akola sections have already been converted to broad gauge and conversion of the Ratlam-Akola section was approved for conversion in 2008.[3]
Amenities
Amenities at Akola railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.[4]
Busy station
Akola railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5] 127 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through Akola railway station.[6]
References
- ↑ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ "Gauge conversion of Ratlam-Khandwa-Mhow-Akola". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ "Nasik to Akola trains". makemytrip. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ↑ l "Akola Jn. Railway Station details" Check
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| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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Yvalkhed | Central Railway zone | Gaigaon |
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| Terminus | Central Railway zone Akola-Secunderabad line | Shivani Shivapur |
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| Terminus | Central Railway zone | Kinkhed |
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