Katol railway station
Katol | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railway Station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Laxmi Nagar, Katol, Nagpur district, Maharashtra India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°15′48″N 78°35′26″E / 21.263201°N 78.590664°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 421 metres (1,381 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | West Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bhopal–Nagpur section | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | No | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | No | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | KATL | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | West Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Nagpur CR | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1884 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Katol railway station is a railway station of Bhopal–Nagpur section under Nagpur CR railway division of West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Laxmi Nagar, Katol in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1][2]
History
[edit]The Bhopal–Itarsi line was opened by the Begum of Bhopal in 1884.[3] Itarsi and Nagpur Junction railway station was linked in between 1923 and 1924.[4] Electrification started in Bhopal–Itarsi section in 1988–89 and the rest Itarsi to Nagpur section was electrified in 1990–91.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ indorker, Riteshwer. "Katol Railway Station Map/Atlas CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ TTI. "KATL / Katol Railway Station | Train Arrival / Departure Timings at Katol". www.totaltraininfo.com. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 2". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Nagpur District Gazetteer". 10 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE". irfca.org. Retrieved 10 March 2021.