Akola Junction
Indian Railways junction station
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General information
LocationAkola, Maharashtra, 444001
India
Coordinates20°43′24″N 77°00′21″E / 20.7233°N 77.0057°E / 20.7233; 77.0057
Elevation284 metres (932 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byIndian Railways
Line(s)Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Nagpur–Bhusawal section
Akola–Ratlam line
Akola–Secunderabad line
Platforms6
Tracks15
Construction
Structure typeAt ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusOperational
Station codeAK
Zone(s) CR
Division(s) Bhusawal railway division
History
Opened7 November 1867 (7 November 1867)
Electrified1989–90
Passengers
approximately 70000 per Day
Location
Akola Junction is located in Maharashtra
Akola Junction
Akola Junction
Location within Maharashtra
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Akola Junction (station code:- AK) serves Akola in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. There is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line to Secunderabad railway station and the metre-gauge Akola–Khandwa line is under gauge conversion.

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Bombay–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.[1] On Google map, address of the railway station is shown as "Panchashil Nagar, Jafrabad", while it is closest and located at Ramdaspeth (in old times popularly known as "Chandmari".)

Electrification

The railways in the Bhusawal area were electrified in 1989–90.[2]

Gauge conversion

There earlier existed a 1,469 kilometres (913 mi)-long metre-gauge line from Jaipur to Secunderabad via Akola. Out of this Jaipur to Indore and the Secunderabad–Purna–Akola sections have already been converted to 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge and in 2021 was electrified to Purna junction. Conversion of the Ratlam–Akola section was approved for conversion in 2008 work until Mhow has been completed and conversion of Mhow–Khandwa already began.[3] Akola- Akot conversion of broad gauge is completed but trains on this route are yet to be started. There are three stages of work on Akola Khandwa line. Presently the Khandawa Akot section is incomplete because there are many forest and animal issues. This route goes from Melghat Tiger Reserve, so there are many issues about the safety of animals.

Traffic

Akola railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4] 186 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through Akola railway station Some Important train are origin from Akola Jn 1)Akola Kacheguda Intercity express 2)Akola Tirupati Express 3)Akola Kollam Sabrimala Express 5)Akola Purna Express 6)Akola Akot Memu 7)Akola Parli vaijnath Passenger.

References

  1. ↑ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Gauge conversion of Ratlam–Khandwa–Mhow–Akola". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Yvalkhed
towards ?
Central Railway zone Gaigaon
towards ?
Terminus Central Railway zone
Akola–Secunderabad line
 Shivani Shivapur
towards ?
Central Railway zone Kinkhed
towards ?
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