Jabalpur railway division is one of the three railway divisions under West Central Railway zone (WCR) of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Jabalpur city in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India. It has 107 railway stations under its jurisdiction. Bhopal railway division and Kota railway division are the other two railway divisions under WCR Zone headquartered at Jabalpur.[1][2]
JABALPUR | |
|---|---|
| Railway Division | |
| General information | |
| Location | Jabalpur Junction railway station India |
| Coordinates | 23°09′53″N 79°57′04″E / 23.16472°N 79.95111°E |
| Elevation | 410 metres (1,350 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | West Central Railways |
| Line(s) | Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Fare zone | West Central Railway zone |
| History | |
| Opened | April 1952, 01 |
| Electrified | Yes |
Jurisdiction edit
The jurisdiction of Jabalpur division is as follows:
- Manikpur (excluding) to Itarsi (excluding) & Satna (including) - Rewa (including) on Howrah-Mumbai route.
- Bina (Excluding) to Katni (including) on Delhi-Jabalpur route.
- Katni (including) to Singrauli (excluding) on Jabalpur-Howrah route.
List of railway stations and towns edit
The list includes the three stations under the Jabalpur railway division and their station category.[3][4][5]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations |
|---|---|---|
| A-1 | 1 | Jabalpur Junction |
| A | 7 | Katni Junction, Damoh, Rewa, Maihar, Pipariya, Satna Junction, Sagar |
| B | 4 | Katni Murwara, Madan Mahal, Narsinghpur, Gadarwara |
| C suburban station |
0 | - |
| D | 11 | Bandakpur, Bankhedi, Beohari, Jaitwar, Kareli, Khurai, Makronia, Patharia, Sohagpur, Sihora Road, Shridham |
| E | 67 | Adhartal, Amdara, Aslana, Bagahaird, Baghora, Bagra Tawa, Bakhleta, Bargawan, Beldkhera, Bhadanpur, Bheraghat, Bhitoni, Bikrampur, Bohani, Chhateni, Chitehara, Deoragram, Deori, Dubri Kalan, Dundi, Ganeshganj, Ghatera, Ghatpindari, Girwar, Gollapatti, Gosalpur, Guramkhedi, Gurra, Hardua, Hinautaramban, Isharwara, Jeruwakhera, Joba, Jukehi, Kaima, Karakbel, Karhlyabhadoli, Katangi Khurd, Khanna Banjari, Khutaha, Lagargawan, Lidhora Khurd, Mahroi, Majhgawan, Majhgawan Phatak, Markundi, Malkhedi, Nariaoli, Niwar, Niwas Road, Pakaria Road, Patwara, Rethi, Sagma, Sagoni, Salaiya, Salhana, Salichauka Road, Sarai Gram, Sleemanabad, Sontalai, Sumreri, Sakariya, Tikariya, Turki Road, Unchera, Vijaysota. |
| F halt station |
17 | Bara, Bharsendi, Dangidahar, Gajra bahra, Hati, Junehta, Kanchanpur road, Karapgaon, Lachakharih, Madhavnagar road, Majholi, Marwasgram, Patohan, Sansarpur road, Shankarpur bhadoura,Shobhapur, Surasaraighatjhara, Katni South, New Katni Junction. |
| Total | 107 | - |
Tourist places edit
Jabalpur Railway Division provides rail connectivity to "Kanha Kisli", "Bandhavgarh" and "Pench" tiger reserves and national parks. Dhuan-Dhar waterfall of Bhera-ghat is located nearly 20 km from Jabalpur city.
References edit
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Jabalpur Railway Division". Railway Board. North Eastern Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Statement showing Category-wise No. of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ^ "CATEGORY WISE LIST OF STATION OF WEST CENTRAL RAILWAY". Retrieved 15 January 2016.
See also edit
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