Itarsi Junction railway station

Itarsi Junction
Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail
Itarsi Junction board
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 / 22.608; 77.767
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
Location Itarsi Junction railway station Location within Madhya Pradesh Show map of Madhya Pradesh Itarsi Junction railway station Itarsi Junction railway station (India) Show map of India

Legend

Note: Minor stations omitted km 0 New Delhi Delhi Haryana   border   Uttar Pradesh border Agra Chord 141 Mathura New Delhi–Mumbai main line 191 Raja ki Mandi 195 Agra Cantonment Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan border 248 Dholpur Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh border Agra–Bhopal section 274 Morena 313 Gwalior Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh border 411 Jhansi Uttar Pradesh Madhya Pradesh border 564 Bina 610 Ganj Basoda 649 Bidisha 703 Bhopal Junction 709 Habibganj Bhopal–Nagpur section 776 Narmadapuram Howrah–Allahabad- Mumbai line 794 Itarsi Howrah–Allahabad- Mumbai line 865 Ghoradongri 901 Betul 923 Amla 987 Pandhurna Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra border 1,006 Narkher to Howrah 1,091 Nagpur 1,168 Sewagram to Mumbai Nagpur–Kazipet section 1,201 Hinganghat 1,286 Chandrapur 1,300 Balharshah Maharashtra Telangana border 1,370 Sirpur Kaghaznagar 1,408 Bellampalli 1,428 Mancherial 1,442 Ramagundam to Secunderabad Nagpur–Secunderabad line 1,543 Warangal Kazipet–Vijayawada section 1,651 Khammam Telangana Andhra Pradesh border to Howrah–Chennai main line 1,751 Vijayawada Vijayawada–Chennai section 1,782 Tenali 1,825 Bapatla 1,840 Chirala 1,889 Ongole 2,006 Nellore 2,044 Gudur to Tirupati Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu border 2,182 Chennai Central km

Legend

km 2,177 Mumbai CST Central line 2,168 Dadar Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Terminus 2,124 Kalyan Junction 1,990 Nasik Road 1,917 Manmad Junction Bhusaval–Kalyan section 1,733 Bhusaval Junction to Nagpur–Bhusawal section Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh border to Akola 1,609 Khandwa Junction to Ujjain Bhopal–Nagpur section 1,426 Itarsi Junction Bhopal–Nagpur section Jabalpur–Bhusaval section to Nainpur Narmada River 1,180 Jabalpur Junction to Guna 1,090 Katni Junction to Bilaspur–Katni line Allahabad–Jabalpur section 991 Satna Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh border Howrah–Delhi main line 821 Prayagraj (Allahabad) Yamuna river Naini Chheoki to Varanasi 661 Mughalsarai Howrah–Delhi main line Grand Chord Karmanasa River Uttar Pradesh Bihar border Gaya–Mughalsarai section 458 Gaya Junction to Patna–Gaya line Falgu River to Gaya–Kiul line Asansol–Gaya section Bihar Jharkhand border 259 Dhanbad Junction Jharkhand West Bengal border Howrah–Delhi main line Bardhaman–Asansol section 95 Barddhaman Howrah–Bardhaman chord & Howrah–Bardhaman main line 0 Howrah Junction km Source: Indian Railway Time Table

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]

Structure and location

The railway station of Itarsi consists of eight platforms. The platforms are well furnished to meet all passenger needs and demands. ^{[1] [3]}

Connectivity

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]

Lines

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.

Trains originating from and terminating at Itarsi

• Vindhyachal Express
• Itarsi Prayagraj Chhioki Express ^[6]
• Itarsi Katni Memu
• Itarsi Amla Memu
• Itarsi Bhusawal Memu Express ^[7]

Loco sheds

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.

2015 Fire incident

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]}

See also

• Bhopal Junction
• Katni Junction
• Hoshangabad
• Ghoradongri railway station
• Habibganj

References

1. "Itarsi Junction railway station" . Retrieved 2 June 2018.
2. "ITARSI JN (ET) Railway Station". NDTV . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. "Overview of Itarsi Railway Station – ET" . Retrieved 22 February 2019.
4. "ITARSI RRI fire – Not an Ordinary Disruption" (PDF). Retrieved 22 February 2019.
5. "Indian Railways National Train Enquiry System" . Retrieved 2 June 2018.
6. "11273/Itarsi - Prayagraj Chheoki Express - Itarsi to Prayagraj Chheoki WCR/West Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
7. "3 MEMU Departures from Itarsi WCR/West Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
8. "The Railways' reconstruction of the gutted signalling system of Itarsi station". The Hindu Business Line . 28 September 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
9. "Itarsi Station Fire: 78 Trains Cancelled, 23 Diverted". NDTV . 18 June 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
10. "New signalling control room at Itarsi becomes operational". The Economic Times . 21 July 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

External links

• Itarsi Junction railway station in pictures
• Itarsi Junction on OpenStreetMap