New Katni Junction
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Indian Railway Junction Station | |
Location | New Katni, Madhya Pradesh India |
Coordinates | 23°48′50″N 80°25′15″E / 23.813963°N 80.420887°ECoordinates: 23°48′50″N 80°25′15″E / 23.813963°N 80.420887°E |
Elevation | 390 metres (1,280 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Line(s) |
Katni-Billibari link Katni-Bilaspur line |
Platforms | 2 |
Construction | |
Structure type | Standard (On Ground Station) |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | NKJ |
Zone(s) | West Central Railways |
Division(s) | Jabalpur |
Location | |
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Source: Google maps |
Source: Google maps
New Katni Junction railway station, located on the Katni-Bilaspur line, serves Katni in Madhya Pradesh.Administrative head of New Katni Junction is Area Railway Manager. It is basically a marshaling Yard and There are two of the Locomotive Sheds Katni Diesel Shed & New Katni Electric Shed. There are also a boxn depot which is used for Repairing work of Freight wagons.
Both the Katni Diesel Loco Shed and the New Katni Junction Electric Loco Shed are located at New Katni Junction. The former has WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D WDG-3A, WDG-4, WDG-4D, WDS-6 and the only WDG-3C "Cheetah" diesel locomotives. The latter holds 170+ WAG-5 and WAG-7 electric locomotives and has a large marshalling yard attached to it.
A new township for accommodating more than 5,000 railway employees has been developed at New Katni.