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Itarsi Junction | |||||
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Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Foot Over Bridge, Venkatesh Colony, Itarsi, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||
Coordinates | 22°36′29″N77°46′01″E / 22.608°N 77.767°E | ||||
Elevation | 329.400 metres (1,080.71 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | West Central Railways | ||||
Line(s) | Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Delhi–Chennai line | ||||
Platforms | 8 | ||||
Tracks | 11 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | ET | ||||
Zone(s) | West Central Railway zone | ||||
Division(s) | Bhopal | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Itarsi Junction railway station (station code: ET) is a junction railway station in Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh [1] [2] from which more than 420 trains pass every day. It is the 8th busiest railway junction in India.[ citation needed ] It falls under the West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways network. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from Hoshangabad by train, and by road it is 20 kilometers. It is one of the most important junction stations, behind Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Nagpur Junction. [3] In 2015 the signal control system was gutted in a fire incident resulting in hundreds of trains being cancelled for over 30 days till normality was restored. [4]
The railway station of Itarsi consists of seven platforms. The platforms are well furnished to meet all passenger needs and demands. [1] [3]
Itarsi Junction railway station is very well connected with rail routes from all four sides. Thus there are trains for almost all the Indian destinations.
Status of arrival and departure of trains at Itarsi junction can be viewed via live station through National Train Enquiry System. [5]
The tracks on the junction are such that they provide a vast connection to all four directions. To the north lies the important capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal and the line goes all the way to New Delhi. To the east lies another important railway junction Jabalpur where the line goes all the way to Prayagraj and Howrah. To the southwest lies Khandwa and Bhusawal where the line terminates at Mumbai CSMT, and to the southeast lies Amla Junction, Betul and Nagpur which goes all the way to Chennai Central. The station always holds heavy over-traffic as the trains on the Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line and Jhansi–Bhopal–Nagpur routes cross at Itarsi.
Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi holding WAP-4, WAP-7 & WAG-9 class locomotives. Its sanctioned capacity of holds 175 locomotives. Its former rolling stock were like WAM-4 (all withdrawn or scrapped) & WAG-5 (all transferred to NKJ shed).
It is currently holding 75 WAP-4, 25 WAP-7 & 55 WAG-9.
Diesel Loco Shed, Itarsi also holding Alco & EMD model diesel locomotives, too.
On 17 June 2015, there was a fire incident on Itarsi Junction involving signal control system resulting in extensive damage to route relay interlocking system (RRI). This resulted in trains being stranded at the station other trains heading towards station being cancelled or diverted. Initially the extent of damage was considered small, but subsequent inspection post fire control found RRI in ashes, beyond repair. A deadline was set to commission new RRI in 35 days. [8] 78 trains were cancelled and 23 diverted by second day alone. [9] Thirty four days disruption resulted in cancellation of 2,044 trains, diversion of 249 trains and short termination of 17 trains. The new RRI installation was completed on 21 July at a cost of Rs. 19.64 cr. Complete normalcy was restored by 26 July 2015. [4] [10]
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