Chintaman Ganesh railway station is a small railway station in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, which is built near the Chintaman Ganesh Temple. Its code is CNN. This railway station is built across the Shipra River on the Ujjain–Fatehabad broad-gauge railway line. The station consists of double platform. The platform is well sheltered. The main railway station of Ujjain, Ujjain Junction, is always preferred over Chintaman Ganesh station for catching several trains.[2]
Chintaman Ganesh | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
 Station Board | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°08′46″N 75°44′27″E / 23.1461°N 75.7409°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 503 m (1,650 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ratlam division | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Akola-Ratlam line (material modification)[1] | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | CNN | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Western Railway | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2021 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2021 | ||||||||||
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In 2014, the station was closed due to gauge conversion of the Ujjain–Fatehabad line from meter gauge to broad gauge.[3]
This railway station was re-opened in 2021, after the gauge conversion of the Ujjain - Fatehabad was completed, several amenities were also added to it.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Status of Broad Gauge Conversion of Ujjain-Fatehabad Rail Track". Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ Ujjain-Fatehabad meter gauge fate in doldrums for want of budget
- ^ Indore-Ujjain Gauge Conversion Work Beings Tomorrow
- ^ "Madhya Pradesh: PM Modi to inaugurate rail section on November 15". Indore, MP: timesofindia.indiatimes.com. TNN. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
External links
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Ujjain travel guide from Wikivoyage- Chintaman Ganesh railway station
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