Itwari railway station
Itwari is a railway station, junction, and terminus about 5 km from Nagpur railway station in Maharashtra state of India.[1]
Itwari Junction (Nagpur) | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
| Location | Shantinagar Colony, Itwari, Nagpur, Pin-440002, Maharashtra, India |
| Coordinates | 21°09′00″N 79°08′00″E |
| Elevation | 304 metres (997 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | South East Central Railway |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | ITR |
| Zone(s) | South East Central Railway |
| Division(s) | Nagpur SEC |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Passengers | |
| 18000 | |
| Location | |
  Itwari Junction (Nagpur) Location within India  Itwari Junction (Nagpur) Itwari Junction (Nagpur) (Maharashtra) | |
A few trains also terminate at this station. It is also a narrow-gauge line railway junction. The station code is ITR and is managed by South East Central Railway. 3 long-distance trains which starts from and terminates at Itwari instead of Nagpur are Itwari Junction–Tatanagar passenger, Bilaspur–Itwari Intercity Superfast Express & Shivnath Express. Itwari is among the five small stations which fall within the extended city limits of Nagpur along with Ajni, Kalamna, Kamptee and Khapri.
One of the few existing narrow-gauge lines of the Satpura Railway, the Nainpur–Chhindwara–Itwari line terminates here.[2]
Further, the area around Itwari railway station is also known as Itwari Locality of Nagpur.
References
- - Itwari Station Itwari railway station is managed by the South East Central Railways. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Nagpur. Durg–Nagpur Passenger, Ramtek–Nagpur Passenger, Nagpur–Gondiya Passenger and Nagpur–Chakradharpur Passenger pass through Itwari.
- "Narrow-gauge line Nainpur–Chhindwara–Itwari". Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.