Gondia railway station
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Gondia Junction
गोंदिया जंक्शन |
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
| Location |
Gondia, Gondia district, Maharashtra India
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| Coordinates | 21°27′41″N 80°11′32″E / 21.4615°N 80.1922°ECoordinates: 21°27′41″N 80°11′32″E / 21.4615°N 80.1922°E |
| Elevation | 311.160 metres (1,020.87 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South East Central Railway zone |
| Line(s) |
Bilaspur-Nagpur section Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Tracks | Broad gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | At Ground |
| Parking | Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | G |
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway Zone |
| Division(s) | Nagpur SEC railway division |
| History | |
| Opened | 1888 |
| Electrified | 1989–90 |
| Traffic | |
| Passengers | 50,000 |
| Location | |
Gondia railway station serves Gondia in Gondia district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is one of the important railway stations in India of South East central railways zone railways. These stations is India's third and first in vidarbha to get mist cooling system.
The Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway started construction of the 240 km (149 mi) Nagpur-Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur-Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road-Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.
The Bengal Nagpur Railway was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway and then extending it via Bilaspur to Asansol. The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the Howrah-Delhi main line, was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.
The Gondia-Nagbhir-Nagpur line was opened for traffic in 1908.
The Gondia-Nainpur line of the Satpura narrow gauge lines was opened on 13 April 1903.
Work for conversion to broad gauge of the 240 km (149 mi) narrow gauge Gondia-Chanda Fort line started in December 1992. The first phase covering Gondia-Wadsa section was inaugurated on 25 September 1994. The second phase covering the Wadsa-Nagbhir section was opened on 20 February 1997. The fourth phase covering Nagbhir-Chanda Fort section was opened on 13 January 1999 and the Chandafort-Balharshah section was operated from 2 July 1999.
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