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Bhusawal-Kalyan section

Bhusawal–Kalyan section
Overview
Native name भुसावळ-कल्याण विभाग
System Main line and some branch lines electrified. Some branch lines: diesel
Status Operational
Locale Maharashtra, Gujarat
Termini Bhusawal
Kalyan
Services Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line
New Delhi-Bhopal-Mumbai line
Operation
Opened Around 1865
Owner Indian Railway
Operator(s) Central Railway, Western Railway for a part of a branch line
Depot(s) Bhusawal, Kalyan, Manmad, Igatpuri
Rolling stock WAM-4, WAP- 4, WAG-5, WAG-7 , WCM-6, WCG-2, WCAM-3, WCAG-1 electric locomotives
Technical
Track length Main line: 390 km (242 mi)
Branch lines
Manmad-Daund 238 km (148 mi)
Pachora-Jamner 56 km (35 mi) NG
Chalisgaon-Dhule 56 km (35 mi)
Jalgaon-Surat 313 km (194 mi)
Number of tracks Main line: 2
Track gauge Main line and three branch lines: 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Pachora-Jamner: 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge
Electrification 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1929 for Kalyan-Igatpuri sector, Igatpuri-Bhusawal with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1967-69. DC system being converted to AC system
Operating speed Main line: up to 160 km/h