Kalakund railway station
Kalakund railway station | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Kalakund, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°28′41″N 75°51′36″E / 22.478°N 75.860°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 403 metres (1,322 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | North Western Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Akola–Ratlam line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | No | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Active | ||||||||||
Station code | KKD | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Ratlam | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Kalakund railway station is a small railway station in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is KKD. It serves Kalakund village. The station consists of a single platform, and is not well sheltered. It lacks some facilities including refreshment stalls.[1] Recently gauge conversion started on this line. After conversion it will connect Indore to South India.[2] This railway station was depicted in the R. Balki film of 2018, Pad Man, starring Akshay Kumar.
Connectivity
[edit]The station is connected with Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to the north west and Sanawad to the south-east on the Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (MHOW) - Sanawad Meter Gauge Railline.
The station is well-connected to Indore Jn. via Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, MHOW.
Electrification
[edit]At present, the station is on non-electrified rail route.
Developments
[edit]The conversion of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to Sanawad (meter-gauge) to (broad-gauge) rail line is in progress.[3] Upon completion, It would directly connect Indore to Mumbai.[4]
However, the Kalakund station would be bypassed in the gauge conversion process.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "KKD/Kalakund". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Mhow-Kalakund track on Ratlam Division to get Heritage Status – RailNews Media India Ltd". railnews.in. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Upadhyay, Manish (11 December 2019). "Indore-Khandwa gauge conversion: Stumbling blocks cleared for 142-yr old rail line". Indore: Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Staff Reporter (28 June 2021). "Indore gets a whopping Rs 333 cr more for three major railway projects announced by Railway Board". Indore. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Khandelwal, Sandeep. "Mhow Sanawad Gauge Conversion Project, Western Railways" (PDF). Parivesh. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India. Retrieved 27 October 2023.