Nainpur Junction railway station

Nainpur Junction railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location State Highway 11A, Nainpur, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates 22°25′33″N 80°06′34″E / 22.4257°N 80.1094°E / 22.4257; 80.1094Coordinates: 22°25′33″N 80°06′34″E / 22.4257°N 80.1094°E / 22.4257; 80.1094
Elevation 446 metres (1,463 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South East Central Railway
Line(s) Satpura Railway
Platforms 4
Tracks 6 (1,000 mm or 3 ft 3 3⁄8 in meter gauge)
Connections Auto stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code NIR
Zone(s) South East Central Railway
Division(s) Nagpur railway division
Electrified No

Nainpur Junction railway station is a small railway station in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is NIR. It serves Nainpur Town.[1][2][3][4][5]

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]

It was Asia's largest Narrow Gauge Railway Junction before the recent Gauge Conversion Project. Presently all the tracks are under Broad Gauge Conversion.[8]

The railway yard has Indian Oil depot for refueling the locomotives. Jabalpur-Nainpur track has been converted to broad gauge.

References

  1. ↑ "NIR/Nainpur Junction". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ Jabalpur - Sukrimangela BG line delayed. To be operational by early august
  3. ↑ After NH-7, Gondia-Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha-Pench tiger corridor
  4. ↑ Century-old narrow gauge train track finally gets new lease of life
  5. ↑ Funds crunch hits gauge conversion work
  6. ↑ Broad view on narrow gauge. Full Stop
  7. ↑ World’s biggest narrow gauge train network set to sail into history
  8. ↑ Narrow gauge section closes from Oct 1 in Satputda valley


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