Bhopal–Nagpur section

Bhopal–Nagpur section

Legend km to Agra-Bhopal section 0 Bhopal BHEL Bhopal Plant 6 Bhopal Habibganj 12 Misrod 22 Mandi Dip 36 Obaidullah Gani 47 Barkhera Budnighat railway tunnel 66 Budni Security Paper Mill 73 Hoshangabad Narmada River 83 Power Kheda 93 / 0 Itarsi / Jabalpur-Bhusaval section 4 Jujharpur 10 Kiratgarh NH 69 NH 69 16 Kesla 22 Taku 28 Saheli 33 Kala Akhar NH 69 39 Pola Pathar 47 Dodhra Mohar 53 Magardoh 59 Barbatpur 70 Ghora Dongri Baretha-Sarni Road 85 Dharakhoh Dharakhoh-Marajhimri railway tunnels 98 Marajhimri NH 69 NH 69 106 Betul 114 Malkapur Road 119 Barsali 129 Amla to Chhindwara-Amla link 144 Jaulkhera 152 Multai 158 Hatnapur NH 69 167 Chikonda 180 Ghundankhapa 184 Teegaon State Highway 10 193 Pandhurna MP – Maharashtra border 211 Narkhed to Badnera-Narkhed branch line 218 Tinkheda 226 Kalambha 236 Katol 243 Metpanira 252 Sonkhambh 260 Kohli State Highway 265 JSW Ispat Steel Kalmeswar Plant 273 Kalmeshwar 283 Bharatwada 290 Godhani State Highway 290 NH 7 to Bilaspur-Nagpur section 297 Nagpur to Nagpur-Bhusawal section Source:Google maps Jhansi Itarsi Passenger 51828 Itarsi Nagpur Passenger 51830

The Bhopal–Nagpur section is a railway line connecting Bhopal and Nagpur. This 390 km (242 mi) track is part of the Delhi-Chennai line. The section is under the jurisdiction of West Central Railway and Central Railway.

History

The Bhopal-Itarsi line was opened by the Begum of Bhopal in 1884.^[1] Itarsi was linked with Nagpur between 1923 and 1924.^[2] The Bhopal-itarsi-Nagpur line became part of the Delhi-Chennai line in 1929.^[3]

Electrification

The Bhopal-Itarsi sector was electrified in 1988-89 and the Nagpur-Itarsi sector in 1990-91.^[4]

Speed limits

T}he Delhi-Chennai Central line (Grand Trunk route) is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h.^[5]

Passenger movement

Bhopal, Bhopal Habibganj Itarsi and Nagpur are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.^[6]

Loco sheds and workshops

Itarsi diesel shed holds 145+ locos. It has WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6 and WDP-4 diesel locos. This shed serves routes all across central India. Itarsi electric loco shed came up in the 1980s. It holds WAM-4, WAP-4 and WAG-5 electric locos. Its WAG-5 locos perform banking duties on the Budni - Barkhera ghat section. Broad Gauge Coach Workshop at Bhopal handles rebuilding and overhaul of old passenger coaches. There is a coach maintenance workshop at Nagpur.^[7]

References

External links

• Trains at Bhopal
• trains at Itarsi
• Trains at Nagpur

Railways in Central India
National network / trunk lines	Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line New Delhi–Chennai main line
Branch lines /sections	Bina–Katni rail route Katni–Bilaspur line Satpura narrow gauge lines Tatanagar–Bilaspur section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Allahabad–Jabalpur section Jabalpur–Bhusaval section Agra–Bhopal section Bhopal–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Narkhed–Amravati Railway
Monorail	Indore Monorail
Defunct lines revived/under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway
Defunct lines	Rajputana–Malwa Railway
Named trains	Ahilya Nagari Express Ajmer–Hyderabad Meenakshi Express Amarkantak Express Avantika Express Azad Hind Express Bhopal Bharat Teerth Express Bhopal Jan Shatabdi Express Bhopal Janata Express Bhopal Rajya Rani Express Bhopal–Indore Intercity Express Bhopal–Indore Passenger Bhopal–Jabalpur Intercity Express Bhopal–Mumbai Express Bhopal–Ujjain Passenger Bhopal–Bilaspur Express Bhopal–Bina Passenger Bhopal–Gwalior Intercity Express Bhopal–Howrah Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Intercity Express Bhopal–Indore AC Double Decker Non-Stop Express Bhopal–Indore Passenger Bhopal–Jaipur Express Bhopal–Jodhpur Passenger Bhopal–Lucknow Express Bhopal–Lucknow–Pratapgarh Express Bhopal–Pratapgarh Express Bina – Katni 505 Passenger Coimbatore Express Chambal Express Chhattisgarh Express Chhindwara - Amritsar Chhattisgarh Express Chitrakoot Express Damoh–Kota Passenger Dayodaya Express Durgavati Express Gondwana Express Grand Trunk Express Gwalior–Chhindwara Express Hazrat Nizamuddin – Indore Express Hazrat Nizamuddin – Jabalpur Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Bhopal Express Hazrat Nizamuddin–Gwalior Express Himsagar Express Indore–Jaipur Express via Ajmer Indore Express Indore–Bandra Express Indore–Rewa Express Indore Express Indore Tri Shatabdi Indore–Dehradun Express Indore–Hazrat Nizamuddin Express Indore–Maksi Passenger Indore – Nagda Passenger Indore–Nagpur Express Indore–Patna Express Indore – Rajendra Nagar Via. Faizabad Express Indore–Ujjain Passenger Indore–Ajmer Express Indore–Ajmer Link Express Indore–Amritsar Express Indore–Bandra Express Indore–Bhind Express Indore–Bhopal Non-Stop Express Indore Duronto Express Indore–Gwalior Intercity Express Indore–Jabalpur Express Indore–Jabalpur Intercity Express Indore–Jaipur Express Indore–Kota Intercity Express Indore–Pune Express Indore–Rewa Express Indore–Surat Express Indore–Udaipur City Express Indore–Yesvantpur Express Intercity Express – Agra Jabalpur–Indore Intercity Express Jabalpur–Ambikapur Express Jabalpur – Mumbai Central Garib Rath Special Express Jabalpur–Mumbai Garibrath Express Jabalpur–Amravati Express Jabalpur–Bhopal Express Via. Bina Jabalpur–Bhopal Intercity Express Jabalpur Habibganj Jan Shatabdi Express Jabalpur–Indore Express Jabalpur–Jammu Tawi Express Jabalpur–Nagpur Express Jabalpur–New Delhi Express Jabalpur–Rewa Intercity Express Jabalpur Somnath Express Jaipur Superfast Express Lashkar Express Lucknow Bhopal Garibrath Express Madhya Pradesh Sampark Kranti Mahakoshal Express Mahanadi Express Malwa Express Nagpur – Indore Tri Shatabdi Express Narmada Express New Delhi Habibganj Shatabdi Express Panchvalley Express Patalkot Express Rajendra Nagar Patna – Indore Express Ranthambore Express Rewa – Delhi Anand Vihar Express Rewanchal Express Sarguja Express Satpura Express Shaan-e-Bhopal Express Shaktipunj Express Shanti Express Shipra Express Shramik express Surat Bhagalpur Express Surat–Muzaffarpur Express Taj Express Tapti Ganga Express Thiruvananthapuram–Indore Express Udhna Varanasi Express Ujjaini Express Vindhyachal Express
Railway companies	Bengal Nagpur Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway South East Central Railway Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident Akola–Ratlam (metre gauge trains) Indore–Ajmer metre-gauge trains Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh Dalli-Rajhara–Jagdalpur rail line
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