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Manmad Junction railway station

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Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Structure type
  
Standard, on ground

Opened
  
1866

Phone
  
098187 46014

Platforms in use
  
6

Operated by
  
Central Railway

Parking
  
Available

Elevation
  
558 m

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Manmad Junction railway station

Location
  
Manmad, Maharashtra, PIN 423104 India

Line(s)
  
Bhusawal-Kalyan section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line, Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Manmad-Daund branch line Manmad-Purna branch line

Address
  
MH SH 10, Ahmed Nagar, Manmad, Maharashtra 423104

Similar
  
Bhusaval Junction railway st, Kalyan Junction railway st, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Nasik Road railway st, Daund Junction railway st

Manmad railway station serves Manmad city in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station.

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History

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.

Electrification

The railways in the Niphad-Manmad-Nandagaon sector were electrified in 1968-69.

Amenities

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.

Busy station

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.

Central Engineering Workshop

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.

Electric trip shed

Manmad has an Electric Loco trip shed.

References

Manmad Junction railway station Wikipedia