Bhopal railway division

BHOPAL
Railway Division
General information
Location	Habibganj railway station India
Coordinates	23°13′18″N77°26′24″E / 23.221589°N 77.440137°E / 23.221589; 77.440137
Elevation	495.760 metres (1,626.51 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	West Central Railways
Line(s)	New Delhi-Chennai main line
Other information
Status	Functioning
Fare zone	West Central Railway zone
History
Opened	April 1952, 01;72 years ago (01-04-1952)
Electrified	Yes

Bhopal railway division is one of the three railway divisions falling under West Central Railway zone (WCR) of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarters are located at Habibganj railway station, Bhopal in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India.

Jabalpur railway division and Kota railway division being the other two. West Central Railway zone's headquarters are at Jabalpur. ^{[1] [2]}

Geographical jurisdiction

The Bhopal division extends to Khandwa Junction (excluding) in the south and Bina Junction (including) in the north on the Mumbai-Delhi main line route. Its branch lines extend from Bina Junction (excluding) to Maxi Junction (excluding) via Guna Junction and: from Guna Junction to Kota Junction (excluding) and from Guna Junction to Gwalior Junction (excluding). ^[3]

Number of Lines (tracks) on each route

The section between Khandwa junction to Itarsi junction is a double line section. Section between Itarsi junction to Bhopal junction to Bina junction section is a three line section. The branch line sections Bina-Guna, Guna-Kota and Guna-Maxi are presently single line sections where the work of provision of second line is in progress. Guna-Gwalior branch line is a single line section.

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Bhopal railway division and their station category. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Category of station	No. of stations	Names of stations
A-1 Category	1	Bhopal Junction
A Category	5	Bina Junction, Itarsi Junction, Narmadapuram, Habibganj, Vidisha
B Category	5	Guna Junction, Ganj Basoda, Harda, Sanchi, Shivpuri
C Category	12	Ashoknagar, Banapura, Biyavra Rajgarh, Chhanera, Gulabganj, Khirkiya, Mandi Bamora, Mandideep, Mungaoli, Ruthiyai Junction, Timarni, Talvadiya Junction
D Category	53	Badarwas, Bareth, Barkhera, Barud, Bhairopur, Bhirangi, Bir, Budhni, Chachaura Binaganj, Charkheda, Charkheda Khurd, Dagarkhedi, Dewanganj, Dharamkundi, Dolariya, Ghatigaon, Guneru Bamori, Hinotia Pipalkhera, Kanjia, Kolaras, Kumbhraj, Kurwai Kethora, Maban, Mahadev Khedi, Mahugarha, Masangaon, Mathela, Misrod, Mohana, Obaidulla Ganj, Orr, Pabai, Pachor Road, Pagara, Pagdhal, Palasner, Panihar, Parhana Mau, Pilighat, Pipraigaon, Powarkheda, Ratikheda, Salamatpur, Sarangpur, Semarkhedi, Shahdora Gaon, Shajapur, Sinduriya Kachari, Sukhi Sewaniya, Sumer, Surgaon Banjari, Vijay Pur.
E Category Halt Station	17	Bhadbhada Ghat, Chauhani, Chhidgaon, Khaigaon, Khajri, Khonker, Khutwansa, Lukwasa, Kurawan, Miyana, Parakheda, Raghogarh, Rayser, Rahatwas, Renhat, Siroliya, Taravata.

Stations closed for Passengers - Harsud, Singaji, Piplani

See also

• Bhopal Division on Twitter

References

1. "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
2. "Bhopal Railway Division". Railway Board . North Eastern Railway zone . Retrieved 13 January 2016.
3. "Bhopal Railway Division | Railway Station in Bhopal Division". www.totaltraininfo.com. totalrailinfo.com. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
4. "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
5. "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
6. "CATEGORY WISE LIST OF STATION OF WEST CENTRAL RAILWAY" . Retrieved 15 January 2016.