Saifee Nagar railway station

Saifee Nagar railway station
Saifee Nagar railway station
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
Location	Veer Sawarkar Nagar, Indore ; India
Coordinates	22°41′57″N75°51′07″E / 22.699271°N 75.8518496°E
Elevation	557 m (1,827 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Ratlam railway division
Line(s)	Indore–Mumbai
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Construction - Gauge Conv - MG/NG to Single Diesel BG
Station code	SFNR
Fare zone	Western Railways
History
Opened	1988
Rebuilt	1999
Electrified	2011
Services
Location
	Interactive map

Last updated July 15, 2023

Saifee Nagar railway station (station code: SFNR) is a local railway station in Nandanvan Colony, Indore.^[1]

Saifee Nagar has been connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre-gauge railway lines. In 2008, the Union Cabinet approved the gauge conversion for the Ratlam–Mhow–Khandwa–Akola railway line.(472.64 km). The cost of the gauge conversion would be about Rs.1421.25 crore.^[2]^[3]^{[ failed verification ]}

Major trains

The following trains have stoppage at the station.^[4]

Number	Train	From	To	Type
NA	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Ratlam DEMU passenger train	DADN	RTM	Local
NA	Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Indore DEMU passenger train	DADN	INDB	Local

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
Platforms 1-4					Indore Junction
					Kahn River
					Rau
					Mhow
					Patalpani
					Kalakund
					Choral River
					Choral

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References

↑ railinfo
↑ "railnews". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
↑ freepressjournal Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
↑ "Departures from SFNR/Saifee Nagar (2 PFs)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

External links

Ratlam Division, WR Website

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[1] railinfo

[2] "railnews". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

[3] reepressjournal Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine

[4] "Departures from SFNR/Saifee Nagar (2 PFs)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.

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