New Katni Junction railway station

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New Katni Junction railway station (station code:- NKJ) railway station, located on the Katni–Bilaspur line, serves Katni in Madhya Pradesh. Administrative head of New Katni Junction is Area Railway Manager. It is basically a marshaling yard and there are two locomotive sheds, Katni Diesel Shed and New Katni Electric Shed. There are also a box depot which is used for repair work of freight wagons. It is located between two rivers Simraul and Bimraul expanded in about 5 km.

New Katni Junction
Indian Railways junction station
General information
LocationNear Hump Gate, SKP Road, Katni, Madhya Pradesh
 India
Coordinates23°48′50″N 80°25′15″E / 23.813963°N 80.420887°E / 23.813963; 80.420887
Elevation390 metres (1,280 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWest Central Railways
Line(s)Katni–Billibari link,
Katni–Bilaspur line
Platforms2
Tracks7
Construction
Structure typeStandard (On Ground Station)
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNKJ
Zone(s) West Central Railway zone
Division(s) Jabalpur
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
New Katni Junction railway station is located in Madhya Pradesh
New Katni Junction railway station
New Katni Junction railway station
Location in Madhya Pradesh

A small colonial goods yard exist at KMZ during the early 1950s. To keep pace with industrial development of the country, setting up of Bhiali & Rourkela Steel Plants and the discovery of huge stock of coal in central coalfields it was becoming necessary that infra structural facilities of quicker transportation should be developed. With this view, in mind, the Railway Board in 1956 decided to go in for construction of a Marshalling Yard in New Katni Junction at an estimated cost of Rs. 90 Lac. A huge Marshalling Yard complex was constructed between river Simraul & Bimraul and the same was opened for traffic in the morning of 19 January 1961.

Electric Loco shed, New Katni Jn.

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SN Locomotives HP Quantity
1. WAG-9 6120 189
Total Locomotives Active as of July 2024 189

New township

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A new township for accommodating more than 5,000 railway employees has been developed at New Katni.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "West Central Railway". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in.
  2. ^ "Katni Junction". Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
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Preceding station   Indian Railways Following station
Katni Junction
towards ?
West Central Railway zone Katangi Khurd
towards ?
Katni Murwara
towards ?
West Central Railway zone
Katni–Bilaspur line
Jhalwara
towards ?
Katni South
towards ?