Indore Junction railway station

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Indore Junction
Indore Junction
Indian Railway station
	Indore Central railway station
General information
Location	Indore, Madhya Pradesh ; India
Coordinates	22°43′00″N75°52′04″E / 22.71667°N 75.86778°E
Elevation	550.20 m (1,805 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indore Sub-Railway Division
Line(s)	Indore-Dewas-Ujjain section, ; Akola-Ratlam line, ; Indore-Gwalior line, ; Indore-Dahod line (Under construction), ; Manmad-Indore line (Approved), ; Indore-Budni line (Proposed)
Platforms	4 + 2 (Park Road)
Tracks	06
Connections	Indore Metro, Bus stop, iBus, Taxi stand, Auto stand, E-rickshaw
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Platform levels	01
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	INDB
Fare zone	Western Railway zone
History
Opened	1893;131 years ago
Rebuilt	1921;103 years ago
Electrified	2011;13 years ago
Previous names	Indore Junction
Passengers
	41,00,000
Services
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Last updated November 29, 2024

Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Central) falls under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. It consists of six main railway platforms. The Ujjain–Indore route and Indore Junction was electrified in 2011. The Station is located 1 km away from the city centre. It is one of the ISO Certified Railway Stations of India. Currently the railway station has six platforms, where the first four platforms are situated in the main station and platforms 5 and 6 is situated 1.5 km away near Kamla Nehru Park, Indore.^[1]

History

Holkar State Railway

His Highness the Maharajah Holkar of Indore Sawai Shri Tukojirao Holkar II, in 1870, offered a loan of £10 million sterling for the construction of a rail-line to his capital city of Indore, taking off from the Great Indian Peninsula (G.I.P.) Railway main line.^[2] A quick survey was made and Khandwa on the G.I.P. line was chosen as junction point. The alignment was to pass through Sanawad, Kheree Ghat on the Narmada River and then by way of the Choral Valley up the slopes of the Vindhyas to Indore. Maharaja Holkar's contribution accelerated the construction of rail-lines in Malwa region.

During 1870s, a rail line of Holkar State Railway was sanctioned between Khandwa and Indore passing the Mhow Ghat.^[3] The Holkar Railway required very heavy works due to very steep gradients (up to 1 in 40) on the Vindhya Ghats. It also involved digging of 4 tunnels aggregating 510 yards in length, deep cuttings and heavy retaining walls. River Narmada was crossed by a bridge of 14 spans, 197 feet each and piers 80 feet above low water level. There are 14 other large bridges with high piers, the highest pier being 152 feet above the bottom of the ravine. The first section Khandwa–Sanawad was opened for traffic on 1.12.1874. The Narmada Bridge was opened for traffic on 5.10.1876 by His Highness the Maharaja of Holkar who named it ‘Holkar-Narmada Bridge’.^[4]

Scindia–Neemuch Railway

Surveys between Indore and Neemuch started long back in 1871–72 when the plan and estimates for the whole project was submitted to the Government of India in 1872–73. Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia of Gwalior agreed to grant a loan of Rs. 7.5 million at 4 per cent per annum interest for the project and the railway was renamed as ‘Scindia–Neemuch Railway’. It also included a branch line to Ujjain from Indore. The Indore–Ujjain branch line was opened in August 1876 and the line was completed in 1879–80.

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway

During the period 1881-1882, the Holkar Railway and Scindia Neemuch Railway merged under a single management and were renamed Rajputana Malwa Railway. In 1882, Khandwa–Indore line extended to Ajmer. The identity of Rajputana Malwa Railway remained for a very short while and its management was taken over by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Company on 1 January 1885 till 1951.^[5]

Western Railway

Indore railway station was reconstructed by B.B. & C.I.company in the year 1921. On 5 November 1951, Western Railway with its headquarters at Mumbai came into existence after merging of B.B. & C.I.Railway with the other State Railways and overtook the administration of Indore Junction. The broad-gauge portion was extended from Ujjain–Maksi–Indore in 1964–66 and the doubling of the Indore–Bhopal sections was completed in during 1993–2001.

Connectivity

The Indore Junction is connected with Ujjain Junction to the north west, Mhow Cantonment to the south, Dewas Junction to the north and Khandwa Junction to the south east. Being a junction station, it is well connected to Jaipur, Howrah, Kota, Lucknow, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, New Delhi, Bhopal, Ujjain, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Rewa, Gadarwara, Betul, Katni, Chhindwara, Khandwa, Ratlam and Bina within the state.

The station is well-connected to major stations of India such as Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Nagpur, Kota, Dehradun, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Jammu, Bilaspur, Pune, Bangalore, Udaipur, Jhansi, Amritsar and Patna.

Electrification

Western Railway started the electrification of Ujjain–Indore & Dewas–Maksi in the period of 2007–08 & completed in June 2012. A trial run of a special inspection saloon was also conducted on the newly laid system build at a cost of Rs 70 crore.^[6]

Developments

The construction of two new platforms is done, which was approved earlier by the Western Railways (WR). The Indore railway station now has a modern station complex developed by the Western Railway's Ratlam railway division close to Rajkumar railway overbridge. This elevated structure would offer commuters space at the ground floor and have ticket booking counters, waiting halls, etc. on the first floor. The complex offer's sufficient parking facilities.^[7] The facility would be equipped with division's first underpass. A multi-storey parking facility is also under construction in the station premises. Now there are six platforms in Indore junction (BG). At present the conversion of Indore – Khandwa (meter-gauge) to (broad-gauge) rail line is in progress. A new line from Indore (Jn) to Dahod (Jn) is also work in progress. Recently CCEA also Sanctioned Gadarwara -Indore new rail line via Budni. This will decrease the distance between Indore and Jabalpur by 90 km. Also the Ministry of Shipping has approved Indore–Manmad Rail line. Then rail lines would increase the connectivity of Indore with Mumbai.

Recently Indore Junction redevelopment project unveiled a seven storey terminal building with modern amenities. Its completion is aimed at 2027 before the 2028 Ujjain Sinhasth Kumbh mela.

Suburban trains

Indore Suburban
Railway System

Legend

Fatehabad Jn					Dewas Junction
Ajnod					Barlai
Balauda Takun					Dakacha
Palia					Mangliagaon

					Kshipra River
					Laxmibai Nagar Jn
Platforms 5-6					Indore Junction (Park Road)
Platforms 1-4					Indore Junction
					Kahn River
					Rau
					Mhow
					Patalpani
					Kalakund
					Choral River
					Choral

The Indore Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system serving the Indore Metropolitan Region. It is operated by Indian Railways' zonal Western Railways (WR). It has the highest passenger density of any urban railway system in Madhya Pradesh. The trains plying on its routes are commonly referred to as local trains or simply as locals.

Major trains

These trains start from Indore Junction railway station:

Number	Train	To	Type
12227/28	Mumbai Central–Indore Duronto Express	Mumbai Central & Duronto	Express
12415/16	Indore–New Delhi Intercity Express	New Delhi	Intercity Superfast Express
12465/66	Ranthambore Express	Jodhpur & Ranthambore	Superfast Express
12913/14	Indore–Nagpur Tri Shatabdi Express	Nagpur	Express
12923/24	Indore–Nagpur Express	Nagpur	Superfast Express
12961/62	Avantika Express	Mumbai Central & Avantika	Superfast Express
12973/74	Indore–Jaipur Superfast Express	Jaipur	Superfast Express
14317/18	Indore–Dehradun Express	Dehradun	Express
14319/20	Indore–Bareilly Weekly Express	Bareilly	Weekly Express
14801/02	Jodhpur–Indore Express	Jodhpur via Chittaurgarh	Express
18233/34	Narmada Express	Bilaspur & Narmada	Express
19303/04	Indore–Bhopal Express	Bhopal	Express
19305/06	Indore–Kamakhya Weekly Express	Kamakhya	Weekly Express
19307/08	Indore–Chandigarh Express	Chandigarh	Weekly Express
19309/10	Shanti Express	Gandhinagar via Ahmedabad	Express
19311/12	Indore–Pune Express (via Panvel)	Pune via Panvel	Express
19313/14	Indore–Patna Express	Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna)	Bi-Weekly Express
19315/16	Lingampalli–Indore Humsafar Express	Lingampalli & Humsafar	Express
19317/18	Indore–Puri Humsafar Express	Puri & Humsafar	Express
19319/20	Veraval–Indore Mahamana Express	Veraval & Mahamana	Express
19321/22	Indore–Patna Express	Rajendra Nagar Terminal (Patna)	Express
19325/26	Indore–Amritsar Express	Amritsar	Express
19329/30	Veer Bhumi Chittaurgarh Express	Asarva (Ahmedabad)	Express
19331/32	Kochuveli–Indore Weekly Express	Kochuveli	Weekly Express
19333/34	Indore–Bikaner Mahamana Express	Bikaner & Mahamana	Express
19335/36	Gandhidham–Indore Weekly Express	Gandhidham	Weekly Express
19337/38	Indore–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Weekly Express	Delhi Sarai Rohilla	Weekly Express
22191/92	Jabalpur–Indore Overnight Express	Jabalpur	Overnight Superfast Express
22645/46	Ahilyanagari Express	Thiruvananthapuram & Ahilyanagari	Superfast Express
22911/12	Shipra Express	Howrah & Shipra	Superfast Express
22941/42	Indore–Jammu Tawi Weekly Superfast Express	Jammu Tawi	Weekly Superfast Express
22943/44	Indore–Pune Superfast Express	Pune	Superfast Express
22983/84	Indore–Kota Intercity Express	Kota	Intercity Superfast Express

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References

↑ "Railway Stations in Indore - Facilities, Famous Food & Restaurants - TravelKhana". 28 October 2014.
↑ "Holkars Of Indore". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.
↑ "IR History: Part – II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
↑ "History of Ratlam Division" (PDF). Western Railway.
↑ "A Parsi engine driver's wage slip of 1932". Railways of Raj Blog.
↑ "Electric trains to run on new Indore–Ujjain track". The Economic Times . Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
↑ "Indore have a modern station complex". Daily News and Analysis . Retrieved 9 January 2019.

External links

Ratlam Division, WR Website

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[1] "Railway Stations in Indore - Facilities, Famous Food & Restaurants - TravelKhana". 28 October 2014.

[2] "Holkars Of Indore". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013.

[3] "IR History: Part – II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

[4] "History of Ratlam Division" (PDF). Western Railway.

[5] "A Parsi engine driver's wage slip of 1932". Railways of Raj Blog.

[6] "Electric trains to run on new Indore–Ujjain track". The Economic Times . Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2012.

[7] "Indore have a modern station complex". Daily News and Analysis . Retrieved 9 January 2019.

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Trunk lines	Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line New Delhi–Chennai main line New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Branch lines/ sections	Bina–Katni line Tatanagar–Bilaspur section Bilaspur–Nagpur section Nagpur–Bhusawal section Allahabad–Jabalpur section Jabalpur–Bhusaval section Agra–Bhopal section Ujjain–Bhopal section Bhopal–Nagpur section Nagpur–Hyderabad line Narkhed–Amravati line Dalli Rajhara–Jagdalpur line Bilaspur–Katni line Indore–Gwalior line
Metro	Bhopal Metro Indore Metro
Defunct lines revived/under revival	Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway Rajputana–Malwa Railway Satpura Railway
Railway zones	South East Central Railway Western Railway West Central Railway
Railway divisions	Ratlam railway division Bhopal railway division Jabalpur railway division Bilaspur railway division Raipur railway division
Rail transport	Rail transport in Chhattisgarh Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
See also	Indian Railways Bholu (mascot) Datia rail accident