Nasik Road Railway Station or Nashik Road Railway Station serves Nashik city, Nashik Road and surrounding areas in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the main railway station of Nashik. It is one of the oldest and busiest railway stations in India. It is located on Mumbai–Delhi, Mumbai–Kolkata main line. It is an A1 category railway station. It comes under the Bhusawal Division of Central Railway. Nearly 300 trains have stops at this railway station. It is one of the cleanest railway stations in India.
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road | |||||||||||
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| Location | Nashik-Pune Road, Nashik, Maharashtra, PIN 422101 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°56′50″N 73°50′32″E / 19.9472°N 73.8421°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 560.610 metres (1,839.27 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi,Rickshaw, Citybus, | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard, on ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available (HEXI) | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | NK | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Central railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Bhusawal | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1862[1] | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes, in 1921 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway | ||||||||||
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| 700k daily passenger | |||||||||||
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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.[2][3]
Electrification
editThe railways in the Igatpuri–Manmad section were electrified in 1967–69.[4]
Amenities
editAmenities at Nasik Road railway station include: tourist information centre, computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, light refreshments, book stall, lift and escalator.[5]
Nasik Road railway station is located at a distance of 9 km from Nashik city centre. Taxis, auto & city buses are available at the railway station for travel to different parts of the city and outside.
Busy station
editNasik Road railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railway. [6]
Awards
editNasik Road station has been awarded as the 6th cleanest railway station in the A1/A category in India by Indian Railway (As per 2021 and 2022).
Gallery
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Nasik Road railway station – Station board -
Nasik Road railway station – Central Railway – Platform board -
Nasik Road railway station – Railway Mail Service -
Nasik Road railway station – Train schedule -
Nasik Road railway station – Platform board -
Nasik Road railway station – Information tablet -
Nasik Road bus depot located just outside Nasik Road railway station
References
edit- ^ "Formation of Nashik Road Railway Station".
- ^ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Nasik Railway Station". makemytrip. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Nasik Road (NK) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
External links
edit- Departures from Nasik Road
Nashik travel guide from Wikivoyage
