Choral railway station is a small railway station in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is CRL. It serves Choral town. The station consists of one platform. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1] Recently gauge conversion started on this line. After conversion it will connect Indore to South India.[2]
Choral railway station | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Choral, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 343 metres (1,125 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Akola–Ratlam line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Construction – gauge conversion | ||||||||||
| Station code | CRL | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Ratlam | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | No | ||||||||||
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Connectivity
editThe station is connected with Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to the north west and Sanawad to the south-east on the Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (MHOW) - Sanawad Meter Gauge Railline.
The station is well-connected to Indore Jn. via Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, MHOW.
Electrification
editAt present, the station is on non-electrified rail route.
Developments
editThe conversion of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to Sanawad (meter-gauge) to (broad-gauge) rail line is in progress.[3] Upon completion, It would directly connect Indore to Mumbai.[4]
References
edit- ^ "CRL/Choral". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Mhow-Kalakund track on Ratlam Division to get Heritage Status –". RailNews Media India. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Upadhyay, Manish (11 December 2019). "Indore-Khandwa gauge conversion: Stumbling blocks cleared for 142-yr old rail line". Indore: Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Staff Reporter (28 June 2021). "Indore gets a whopping Rs 333 cr more for three major railway projects announced by Railway Board". Indore. Retrieved 26 October 2021.