Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh

Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh began in the year 1867 when Allahabad–Jabalpur branch line was opened in June 1867. The Etarsi to Jabalpur section was opened on 7 March 1870 by GIPR, linking up with EIR track at Jabalpur from Allahabad, and establishing connectivity between Mumbai and Kolkata. In 1903, with the introduction of Delhi-Chennai rail route through the state and Bhopal Junction railway station, the state got a good rail connectivity. Presently major portion of the state's rail connectivity is provided by the railway zone called West Central Railway.

Railway zones

The major railway zone of the state is West Central Railways, whose headquarters are at Jabalpur. Besides WCR some part of the state is served by WR (Western Railway), CR (Central Railway), NCR

Divisions

Western Railways– Ratlam
West Central Railways – Jabalpur & Bhopal

Sub Divisions

The rail route of 7 divisions passes through Madhya Pradesh state, which is the highest in Indian Railways Network for any state.

Central Railway - Khandwa
North Central Railway - Gwalior
East Central Railway - Singrauli
South East Central Railway - Balaghat
West Central Railway - Katni
Western Railway - Indore
North Western Railway - Nimach

Railway stations

Presently, the state of Madhya Pradesh has more than 723 major and minor railway stations. The Jabalpur, Bhopal (main railway station of Bhopal) and Rani Kamalapati (a suburban railway station in Bhopal) are considered as the best railway stations of M. P. with several passenger facilities. Besides these railway stations, Indore, Gwalior, Itarsi, Narmadapuram, Satna, Katni, Ujjain, Sehore,Sagar and Khajuraho railway stations are considered to be the "Adarsh Railway Station" or "Ideal" railway stations. These ideal railway stations are provided with all the common passenger facilities. Some major cities in Madhya Pradesh have more than one railway stations. For instance, Indore, the major city and commercial capital of the state has more than 11 local railway stations such as Indore (Main), Lakshmibai Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Lokmanya Nagar, Gwalior has 7 local stations and bhopal has 5 local railway stations.

Railway junctions

The following are the 13 major junction railway stations in Madhya Pradesh :-

S. No.	Division	Zone	No. of junctions	Names of junctions
1	Ratlam^[1]	WR	6	Indore Junction, Nagda Junction, Dewas Junction Ratlam Junction, Khandwa Junction, Ujjain Junction
2	Jabalpur^[2]	WCR	3	Jabalpur Junction, Satna Junction, Katni Junction
3	Bhopal^[3]	WCR	4	Bhopal Junction , Guna Junction , Bina Junction, Itarsi Junction

Upcoming railway stations

Karera
Kannod
Chhapra
Alirajpur railway station
Jhabua railway station
Dinara
Khategao
Pithampur
Seodha
Dhar
Rajgarh
Narsinghgarh
Chanderi

Upcoming railway junctions

Gadarwara
Budni
Biyaora
Rau
Mangalia gaon
Rayaru
Shivpuri
Seopur

References

^ "Ratlam Division - WR". wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Jabalpur Division - WCR". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Bhopal Division - WCR". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[1] "Ratlam Division - WR". wr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[2] "Jabalpur Division - WCR". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[3] "Bhopal Division - WCR". wcr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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