Nainpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is NIR. It serves the town of Nainpur.[1][2][3][4][5]
Nainpur Junction railway station | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
.jpg) Nainpur junction | |
| General information | |
| Location | State Highway 11A, Nainpur, Madhya Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 22°25′33″N 80°06′34″E / 22.4257°N 80.1094°E |
| Elevation | 446 metres (1,463 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South East Central Railway |
| Line(s) | 1.Jabalpur Gondia Line, 2. Amla Mandla Line |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 4 (1,676 mm or 5 ft 6 in) |
| Connections | Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Parking | Yes |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | NIR |
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Nagpur railway division |
| History | |
| Electrified | Yes |
Nainpur was a railway hub on the narrow-gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) line. This was the junction point of Jabalpur 110 km to its north, Balaghat 76 km to its south, Mandla 50 km to its east and Chhindwara 150 km to its west. It is connected to Nagpur via Chhindwara and Gondia.[6][7]
The station was Asia's largest narrow-gauge railway junction before the recent conversion to broad gauge. Presently, Nainpur-Chhindwara tracks are under broad-gauge conversion.[8] The Jabalpur–Nainpur-Gondia track has been fully converted to broad gauge. Currently some trains have started on this route.
References
edit- ^ "NIR/Nainpur Junction". India Rail Info.
- ^ Jabalpur - Sukrimangela BG line delayed. To be operational by early august
- ^ Ghanekar, Nikhil M (21 March 2016). "After NH-7, Gondia–Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha–Pench tiger corridor". DNA. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ Century-old narrow gauge train track finally gets new lease of life
- ^ Funds crunch hits gauge conversion work
- ^ Broad view on narrow gauge. Full Stop
- ^ World’s biggest narrow gauge train network set to sail into history
- ^ Jabalpur Gondia via Nainpur is since converted to BG.Narrow gauge section closes from 1 October in Satputda valley