Owned by Indian Railways Platforms 4? Elevation 303 m Owner Indian Railways | Operated by Central Railway Structure type Standard, on ground Opened 1867 | |
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Location Tangachuk Road, Murtajapur, Maharashtra
India Line(s) Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line,
Achalpur-Yavatmal NG line Address Station Area, Pedestrian Overpass, Ganesh Nagar, Murtizapur, Maharashtra 444107 Similar Jalamb railway station, Malkapur railway station, Badnera Junction railway st, Wardha Junction railway st, Akola Junction railway st | ||
Murtajapur railway station serves Murtajapur in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The Achalpur-Yavatmal Narrow gauge line, popular as Shakuntala Railway, meets the electrified broad gauge Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line at Murtajapur.
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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 Bombay-Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.
The 189 km (117 mi) long Achalpur-Murtazapur-Yavatmal 762 mm (2 ft 6 in) Narrow gauge railway, locally known as the Shakuntala Railway, was built by a British firm, Killik Nixon & Company, in 1903.
Electrification
The railways in the Nandura-Badnera sector were electrified in 1989–90.