Wardha Junction railway station
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Wardha
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| File:Wardha Junction.jpg | |
| Location | State Highway 3, Wardha, Maharashtra India |
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| Elevation | 246.90 metres (810.0 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Central Railway |
| Line(s) | Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, New Delhi-Nagpur-Chennai line |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At ground |
| Parking | Available |
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| Station code | WR |
| Division(s) | Nagpur |
| History | |
| Opened | 1867 |
| Electrified | 1990-91 |
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
| Location | |
Wardha railway station serves Wardha in Wardha district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station on the Howrah - Nagpur - Wardha - Bhusaval - Jalgaon - Mumbai CST line and New Delhi - Nagpur - Chennai line.
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]
With the completion of the Kazipet-Balharshah link in 1929, Delhi was connected directly to Chennai.[2]
Before establishment of Sevagram railway station, North-South bound trains have to get their engines reversed in opposite direction which was very time consuming process. To avoid this problem, a new station for halting North-South bound trains was established in 1985, named Sevagram railway station. Since then, trains running on New Delhi-Nagpur-Chennai line halt at Sevagram railway station bypassing Wardha railway station. Due to this, passenger crowd is divided in two. Still some trains coming from Ahmedabad and going in south direction have to halt at Wardha station.
Electrification
The railways in the Badnera-Wardha sector were electrified in 1990-91.[3]
Amenities
Amenities at Wardha railway station include: computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.[4]
Station has been equipped with new Route Relay Interlocking (RRI) for faster train operation.
Besides large number of trains passing through station, two trains i.e. Wardha - Balharshah Passenger and Wardha - Bhusaval Passenger originates from Wardha station.
51 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through Wardha railway station.[5]
Sevagram
Sevagram Ashram, where Mahatma Gandhi, stayed from 1936, is located in Wardha.[6]
References
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External links
- Trains at Wardha
Sevagram travel guide from Wikivoyage
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