Lamta railway station is a small railway station in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is LTA. It serves Lamta village.
Lamta railway station | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
| General information | |
| Location | M.P. SH 11, Nainpur Road Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 22°08′10″N 80°07′28″E / 22.1360°N 80.1245°E |
| Elevation | 355 metres (1,165 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South East Central Railway |
| Line(s) | Satpura Railway (1903–2015) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Connections | Auto stand |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Under construction – gauge conversion |
| Station code | LTA |
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Nagpur railway division |
| History | |
| Electrified | No |
Lamta was a railway station of the Satpura narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) railway, today part of Nagpur railway division of South East Central Railway zone.[1] In October 2015 all narrow gauge network in Nagpur division (622 km), was closed for gauge conversion, except Nagpur–Naghbir line.[2][3]
The approval of the gauge conversion works have been involved in controversy, since the Union's environment ministry authorized the construction works in Balaghat–Nainpur section (77 km), which passes through Kanha–Pench tiger corridor.[4]
The station is on the Jabalpur–Gondia line (227 km),[4] almost entirely converted to broad gauge. As of January 2020, a small stretch of 25 km remains closed for conversion, from Samnapur to Lamta station (25 km).
References
edit- ^ "LTA/Lamta". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
- ^ "Narrow gauge section closes from Oct 1 in Satputda valley". Business Standard. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
- ^ Pinjarkar, Vijay (1 November 2015). "Broad view on narrow gauge. Full Stop". Times of India. Nagpur. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
- ^ a b Ghanekar, Nikhil M (21 March 2016). "After NH-7, Gondia–Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha-Pench tiger corridor". DNA. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
External links
edit- Jabalpur - Sukrimangela BG line delayed. To be operational by early August
- Century-old narrow gauge train track finally gets new lease of life
- Funds crunch hits gauge conversion work
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