Ajni railway station

Ajni is a railway station in vicinity of Nagpur in Maharashtra on Delhi-Chennai line.

Ajni Railway Station

अजनी रेल्वे स्टेशन
Indian Railway Station
Indian Railways Logo
LocationHumpyard Road, Ajni, Nagpur, Pin-440003, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates21°07′37″N 79°04′58″E
Elevation304.290 metres (998.33 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAJNI
Zone(s) Central Railway
Division(s) Nagpur
ElectrifiedYes
Traffic
Passengers18000
Location
Ajni Railway Station
Location within India
Ajni Railway Station
Ajni Railway Station (Maharashtra)

It is situated at a distance of about 2.8 km from Nagpur railway station. There are plans to develop it as a terminus alternative to Nagpur. A proposal has also been sent to Railway Ministry to develop it as a Coaching complex.[1]

Many trains have a brief stop of about 2 minutes at this station. This station is mainly used by residents of Central, West, South-West and Southern suburbs of Nagpur and short-distance daily travelers. Trains terminating at Nagpur get almost 80 percent emptied here. And trains originating from Nagpur get filled here with almost 40 percent.

Ajni is among the five small stations which falls within the extended city limits of Nagpur. The name of these five stations are Ajni, Itwari, Kalamna, Kamptee & Khapri.

Loco Shed

Ajni electric loco shed holding 260+ locomotives like WAP 7, WAG 7 & WAG 9. It is currently holding 63 WAP 7, 49 WAG 7 & 160+ WAG 9 locomotives.

Service

References

  1. "Rlys red signal Ajni complex". Articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2016.


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