Nainpur Junction railway station

Nainpur Junction railway station is a railway station in Mandla District, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is NIR. It serves the town of Nainpur.[1][2][3][4][5]

Nainpur Junction railway station
Indian Railways station
Nainpur junction
General information
LocationState Highway 11A, Nainpur, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates22°25′33″N 80°06′34″E / 22.4257°N 80.1094°E / 22.4257; 80.1094
Elevation446 metres (1,463 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth East Central Railway
Line(s)1.Jabalpur Gondia Line, 2. Amla Mandla Line
Platforms5
Tracks4 (1,676 mm or 5 ft 6 in)
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNIR
Zone(s) South East Central Railway
Division(s) Nagpur railway division
History
ElectrifiedYes

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]

The station was Asia's largest narrow-gauge railway junction before the recent conversion to broad gauge. Presently, Nainpur-Chhindwara tracks are under broad-gauge conversion.[8] The Jabalpur–Nainpur-Gondia track has been fully converted to broad gauge. Currently some trains have started on this route.

References

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  1. ^ "NIR/Nainpur Junction". India Rail Info.
  2. ^ Jabalpur - Sukrimangela BG line delayed. To be operational by early august
  3. ^ Ghanekar, Nikhil M (21 March 2016). "After NH-7, Gondia–Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha–Pench tiger corridor". DNA. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  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. ^ Jabalpur Gondia via Nainpur is since converted to BG.Narrow gauge section closes from 1 October in Satputda valley