Washim railway station

Washim railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location State Highway 204, Washim, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates 20°06′11″N 77°08′53″E / 20.103°N 77.148°E / 20.103; 77.148Coordinates: 20°06′11″N 77°08′53″E / 20.103°N 77.148°E / 20.103; 77.148
Elevation 555 metres (1,821 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by South Central Railway
Platforms 2
Tracks 4 (Construction - Doubling of Diesel BG)
Connections Auto stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code WHM
Zone(s) South Central Railway
Division(s) Nanded railway division
Electrified No

Washim railway station is a small railway station in Washim district, in Vidharbha region of the Maharashtra. Its code is WHM. It serves Washim city. The station consists of 3 platforms. The platform is well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

The station lies on Purna-Khandwa section of South Central Railway. It was in Hyderabad railway division of SCR and now is in Nanded railway division after bifurcation of Hyderabad railway division. Washim was connected to the broad gauge railway network in 2008 when tracks were extended from Purna to Akola.[2][3]

Major Trains

Some of the important trains that runs from Washim are :

  • Hazur Sahib Nanded - Bikaner Weekly Express
  • Hazur Sahib Nanded - Ajmer SpecialFare Special
  • Pune - Amravati Express
  • Nagpur-Kolhapur CSMT Express (Via Hingoli, Latur)
  • Indore - Yesvantpur Weekly Express
  • Secunderabad - Jaipur Express
  • Kacheguda - Narkher Intercity Express via New Amravati
  • Kacheguda - Akola InterCity Express
  • Ajmer - Kacheguda SpecialFare Urs Special
  • Ajni - Mumbai LTT Express(Via Aurangabad)
  • Hazur Sahib Nanded - Una Himachal (Weekly) SF Express
  • Amritsar - Hazur Sahib Nanded SF Express
  • Hyderabad - Ajmer Superfast Express
  • Tirupati-Amravati Bi Weekly Superfast Express
  • Hazur Sahib Nanded - Sriganganagar Express
  • Amravati - Tirupati Biweekly Superfast Express

References

  1. ↑ "WHM/Washim". India Rail Info.
  2. ↑ "Rail budget: Maharashtra's outlay for FY17 up 10% at Rs 4,767 cr | Business Line". thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. ↑ "SCR to run specials to Ajmer for Urs - The Hindu". thehindu.com. Retrieved 2016-04-03.


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