Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Patalpani section
Overview
StatusUnder Construction
OwnerIndian Railway
LocaleMadhya Pradesh
Termini
Service
SystemWestern Railway
Operator(s)Ratlam railway division
Technical
Track length5.51 km (3 mi)
Number of tracks1
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge
ElectrificationYes
Operating speed100 km/h (62 mph)

The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Patalpani section of the Western Railway Zone is an under-construction public transit system in the state of Madhya Pradesh. It connects Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (MHOW) with Patalpani as part of the Akola-Ratlam line. It is currently undergoing gauge-conversion as a single-track electrified Broad-Gauge railway line.[1]

The tentative time of completion of the project is slated to be March 2024. The work is being done by Ratlam railway division of Western Railways.[2]

History

The track was part of the erstwhile 'Holkar Railway' meter-gauge railway line between Indore and Khandwa during the 1870s during the British Rule.[3]

Later, after India gained independence, the railway track became part of the North-South rail line between Ajmer and Secunderabad.[4]

Current status

The construction work for the gauge-conversion from meter gauge to broad gauge is going on and is expected to be complete by March 2024.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Project Summary: RATLAM-MHOW-KHANDWA-AKOLA (GC)". Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOS&PI), Govt. of India. Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Madhya Pradesh: 10 ICF coaches, 2 Vistadome coaches and 4 locos of meter gauge to be shifted to Patalpani on Friday". The Free Press Journal. Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Mhow, MP. FP News Service. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "History of Ratlam Division" (PDF). Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India. Western Railways. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  4. ↑ Khandelwal, Sandeep. "Mhow Sanawad Gauge Conversion Project, Western Railways" (PDF). Parivesh. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
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