Manmad Junction railway station
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Manmad
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| Indian Railway Junction Station | |
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| Location | Manmad, Maharashtra, PIN 423104 India |
| Coordinates | 20°14′59″N 74°26′18″E / 20.2498°N 74.4384°ECoordinates: 20°14′59″N 74°26′18″E / 20.2498°N 74.4384°E |
| Elevation | 557.84 metres (1,830.2 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Central Railway |
| Line(s) |
Bhusawal-Kalyan section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Manmad-Daund branch line Manmad-Purna branch line |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard, on ground |
| Parking | Available |
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| Station code | MMR |
| Division(s) | Bhusawal |
| History | |
| Opened | 1866 |
| Electrified | 1968-69 |
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
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Manmad railway station serves Manmad city in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station.
The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Mumbai-Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal was set up in 1860, but the service started in the mid-1860s. The line was extended to Khandwa in 1866 and to Nagpur in 1867.
The railways in the Niphad-Manmad-Nandagaon sector were electrified in 1968-69.
Amenities at Manmad railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.
Manmad railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway..
Five trains originate at Manmad railway station and 150 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through it.
The Central Engineering Workshop located at Manmad has two wings. Fabrication of girder bridges is carried out in the Structural Yard. Other manufacturing activities are carried out in the general yard.
Manmad has an Electric Loco trip shed.
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