Jalgaon Junction railway station serves Jalgaon in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Jalgaon Junction railway station | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||||||||
 Jalgaon Junction railway station board | |||||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||||
| Location | Jalgaon India | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°01′06″N 75°33′47″E / 21.0182°N 75.5630°E | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 213 metres (699 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Operated by | Central Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bhusawal–Kalyan section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line Udhna–Jalgaon line | ||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard, on ground | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | JL | ||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Bhusawal | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | 1968–69 | ||||||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
History
editThe 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. Service up to Bhusawal was started in 1860.[1][2]
Electrification
editThe Jalgaon–Bhusawal section was electrified in 1968–69.[3]
Amenities
editAmenities at Jalgaon railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, ATM Machine, Auto stand, retiring room, elevators, escalators, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and a book stall. [4]
Other
editAjanta Caves are 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Jalgaon. Buses and taxis are available at Jalgaon for visiting Ajanta.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Jalgaon to Nagpur trains". makemytrip. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Ajanta: Getting there and around". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Distance between Ajanta and Jalgaon". Distance between info. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
External links
edit- Trains at Jalgaon
Jalgaon travel guide from Wikivoyage
| Preceding station |  Indian Railways
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarshod towards Nagpur-Howrah towards ?
|
Central Railway zone Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line
|
Shirsholi Towards Manmad-Mumbai towards ?
| ||
| Terminus | Central Railway zone | Paldhi toward Udhana -Surat towards ?
| ||