Saugor Makronia railway station

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Saugor Makronia railway station (Station Code :MKRN) is one of the important railway station of West Central Railway in Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh State in India

Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Gwalior,Ujjain and Sagar being the other major cities. Nicknamed the "Heart of India" due to its geographical location, Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 75 million residents. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest. Its total area is 308,252 km2. Before 2000, when Chhattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state, Singoli and Konta, was 1500 km. Konta is presently in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh state.

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Structure and location

The railway station of Makronia lies on the main Bina–Katni rail route. To its north lies Saugor railway station and to its south lies Damoh Junction railway station.

Saugor railway station

Saugor is a railway station of Sagar city in Madhya Pradesh. It is operated by West Central Railway with its headquarters at Jabalpur.

The main railway station of Makronia is located just 1.5 km from the city centre and 10 km from its other local railway station Saugor railway station. The main railway station of Makronia consist of two platforms.

Important Trains

The station of Makronia halts for a few trains as there are more goods trains than that of passengers due to coal mines, but the trains which pass on through Bina–Katni rail route had their stoppage at this station. The important trains halting here are :

Rewanchal Express

The Rewanchal Express is a daily express train operated by West Central Railway's Bhopal division in India. The train's route runs between Bhopal Habibganj railway station of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh and Rewa.

Bhopal Metropolis capital in Madhya Pradesh, India

Bhopal is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of Bhopal district and Bhopal division. The city was the capital of the former Bhopal State. Bhopal is known as the City of Lakes for its various natural as well as artificial lakes and is also one of the greenest cities in India. It is the 17th largest city in the country and 131st in the world.

Bhopal–Bilaspur Express

The Bhopal–Bilaspur Express/Passenger, is an express passenger train service running between Bhopal Junction railway station of Bhopal City, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh and Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh

It also operates and halts for many passenger trains such as :

There is a heavy passenger demand and traffic but this station does not halt any long distance train due to lack of railway ministry attention on this route. Hence it lacks connectivity with important places.

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