Nandgaon railway station serves Nandgaon city in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Nandgaon | |||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Nandgaon, Maharashtra, PIN 423106 India | ||||
| Coordinates | 20°18′33″N 74°39′37″E / 20.3092535°N 74.66040373°E | ||||
| Elevation | 475.84 metres (1,561.2 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Central Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Bhusawal–Kalyan section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | Up & Down | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard, on ground | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  [citation needed] | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | NGN | ||||
| Division(s) | Bhusawal | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1866[citation needed] | ||||
| Electrified | 1968–69 | ||||
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway | ||||
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History
editThe first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Mumbai–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal was set up in 1860, but the service started in the mid-1860s. The line was extended to Khandwa in 1866 and to Nagpur in 1867.[1][2]
Electrification
editThe railways in the Niphad–Manmad–Nandagaon sector were electrified in 1968–69.[3]
Amenities
editAmenities at Nandgaon railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room.
References
edit- ^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". IFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
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