Igatpuri railway station

Igatpuri इगतपुरी
General information
Location	Igatpuri, Dist.Nashik PIN-422403 India
Coordinates	19°41′41″N73°33′44″E / 19.6946°N 73.5622°E / 19.6946; 73.5622
Elevation	599.400 metres (1,966.54 ft)
System	Station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Lines	Bhusawal–Kalyan section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Platforms	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard, on ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	IGP
Division(s)	Mumbai
History
Opened	1865
Electrified	1929
Previous names	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Ghoti towards ? Central Railway zone Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line Kasara towards ?
Location Igatpuri Location in Maharashtra Show map of Maharashtra Igatpuri Location in India Show map of India

Igatpuri railway station serves Igatpuri in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It stands at the head of Thal Ghat.

This station used to serve as a loco change-over point for trains moving out of Mumbai as well as trains entering Mumbai. The trains moving out of Mumbai would change their locomotives to WAP-4 or WAP-7 or WAM-4 as the case may be. The trains entering Mumbai would usually change their locomotives to WCAM-3. It is an important technical halt for all trains that go in or out of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Here, trains exiting Mumbai detach their banker locomotives over here, whereas trains that enter Mumbai check their emergency brakes over here. The station is famous for its Wada Pav, Idli and coffee.

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Mumbai–Thane line was extended to Kalyan Junction. Bhusaval Junction was set up in 1860, but the service started in the mid-1860s. Service up to Igatpuri was started in 1865. ^{[1] [2]}

Electrification

The Kalyan–Igatpuri section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1929. ^[3] Subsequent electrification with 25 kV AC overhead system in the Igatpuri–Manmad sector, with AC/DC change over at Igatpuri, was carried out in 1967–69. ^[4] The change over of the Mumbai area from DC to AC is complete and AC/DC locomotives are converted to pure AC locomotives.

Busy station

130 trains (excluding Summer Special Trains) pass through Igatpuri (which also includes weeklies and biweeklies, etc.) ^[5]

Electric trip sheds

Igatpuri has electric trip sheds, with separate sheds for AC locos. ^[6]

Gallery

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  Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Allahabad Duronto Express at Igatpuri railway station
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  Igatpuri railway station – Overview
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  Sewagram Express halted at Igatpuri railway station
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  Igatpuri station roof
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  Igatpuri railway station – Ancient Fire Engine
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  Igatpuri railway station – Ancient Fire Engine information board
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  Igatpuri railway station – Station board
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  Gitanjali Express halted at Igatpuri railway station
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  Igatpuri railway station – Station view

• Trains at Igatpuri

References

1. "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
2. "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
3. "Electric Traction I". History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
5. "Igatpuri Departures at IndiaRailInfo". IRI. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
6. "Sheds and Workshops". IRFCA. Retrieved 2 April 2013.