Akola Junction railway station

Akola Junction (station code:- AK) serves Akola in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. There is a broad-gauge line to Secunderabad railway station and the metre-gauge Akola–Khandwa line is under gauge conversion.

Akola Junction
Indian Railways junction station
Indian Railways logo
Location	Akola, Maharashtra, 444001 India
Coordinates	20°43′24″N 77°00′21″E
Elevation	284 metres (932 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Indian Railways
Line(s)	Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Nagpur–Bhusawal section Akola–Ratlam line Akola–Secunderabad line
Platforms	7
Construction
Structure type	At ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	AK
Zone(s)	CR
Division(s)	Bhusawal railway division
History
Opened	7 November 1867
Electrified	1989–90
Location
Akola Junction Location within Maharashtra Akola Junction Akola Junction (India)

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.[1]

Electrification

The railways in the Bhusawal area were electrified in 1989–90.[2]

Gauge conversion

There earlier existed a 1,469 kilometres (913 mi)-long metre-gauge line from Jaipur to Secunderabad via Akola. Out of this Jaipur to Indore and the Secunderabad–Purna–Akola sections have already been converted to broad gauge and conversion of the Ratlam–Akola section was approved for conversion in 2008 work until Mhow has been completed and conversion of Mhow–Khandwa already began.[3]

Traffic

Akola railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[4] 138 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through Akola railway station.

Gallery

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  Kacheguda Akola Intercity Express train passing from the platform

References

1. "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
2. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
3. "Gauge conversion of Ratlam–Khandwa–Mhow–Akola". Press Information Bureau. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
4. "Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry". Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways. IRFCA. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2012.

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Yvalkhed		Central Railway zone Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line		Gaigaon
Terminus		Central Railway zone Akola–Secunderabad line		Shivani Shivapur
Terminus		Central Railway zone Akola–Ratlam MG line		Kinkhed