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.[citation needed]
Akola Junction | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||
 Indian Railways logo | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Akola, Maharashtra, 444001 India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°43′24″N 77°00′21″E / 20.7233°N 77.0057°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 284 metres (932 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Nagpur–Bhusawal section Akola–Ratlam line Purna-Akola line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 15 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | At ground | ||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Operational | ||||||||
| Station code | AK | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | CR | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Bhusawal railway division | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 7 November 1867 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1989–90 | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| approximately 70000 per Day | |||||||||
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History
editThe 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]
Electrification
editThe railways in the Bhusawal area were electrified in 1989–90.[2]
Gauge conversion
editThere 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.[citation needed]
Traffic
editAkola railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4] 153 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.[citation needed]
Gallery
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Kacheguda Akola Intercity Express train passing from the platform
References
edit- ^ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Gauge conversion of Ratlam–Khandwa–Mhow–Akola". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "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
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Following station | ||
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| Yvalkhed towards ?
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Central Railway zone | Gaigaon towards ?
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| Terminus | Central Railway zone Akola–Secunderabad line
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Shivani Shivapur towards ?
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| Central Railway zone | Kinkhed towards ?
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