Ujjain–Bhopal section
The Ujjain–Bhopal section is under the jurisdiction of Western Railway and West Central Railway.The length of Ujjain–Bhopal section is 183 km.[1]
| Ujjain–Bhopal section | |
|---|---|
 Bhopal Junction | |
| Overview | |
| Status | Operational |
| Owner | Indian Railways |
| Locale | Madhya Pradesh |
| Termini | Ujjain Bhopal |
| Stations | 23 |
| Service | |
| Operator(s) | Western Railway West Central Railway |
| Technical | |
| Track length | 183 km (114 mi) |
| Number of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Broad gauge |
| Electrification | Yes |
History
In 1895, The Ujjain–Bhopal section was opened by Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway.[2] Doubling of Ujjain–Maksi section and Maksi–Bhopal section (except 54 km) was completed during 1964-65 and 1993-2001 respectively. Doubling of Kalapipal-Phanda section (except 5.83 km), Akodia-Shujalpur section and Parbati-Baktal section was completed during 2003-08, 2005-10 and 2012-13 respectively.[3]
The branch of Ujjain-Tajpur, Tajpur-Maksi and Maksi-Bolai was electrified during 1990-91. The branch of Bolai-Shujalpur, Shujalpur-Kalapipal, Kalapipal-Sehore and Sehore-Bhopal was electrified during 1991-92 respectively.[4][5]
References
- "Passing trains through Ujjain–Bhopal section". India Rail Info.
- "Section opening dates from History of Western Railways, Ministry of Railways" (PDF). Western Railway.
- "HISTORY OF RATLAM DIVISION" (PDF). Western Railway.
- "History of Electrification". IRFCA.
- "अब 26 नहीं 23 फरवरी को उज्जैन-भोपाल सेक्शन का निरीक्षण करेंगे परे महाप्रबंधक". Bhaskar.