Bhandarkund railway station explained

Bhandarkund
Type:Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Bhandar, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh
Country:India
Elevation:618m (2,028feet)
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:2
Tracks:3
Status:Functioning
Electrified:No (expected Feb. 2020)[1]
Map Type:India#India Madhya Pradesh
Map Dot Label:Bhandarkund railway station
Map Size:300

Bhandarkund is a new railway station on Chhindwara–Nagpur branch line of Bilaspur–Nagpur section. It is located in Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh state, India. The station consists of two platforms.[2]

Location

Bhandarkund railway station serves Bhandar, a medium size village located in Mohkhed Tehsil of Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh. It pertains to Nagpur railway division, part of South East Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station lies on a new railway line between and stations, a stretch of 31 km broad-gauge single track on Chhindwara–Nagpur branch line, running eastwards of the former narrow-gauge track. Apart from this section, the rest of the narrow gauge network, once part of Satpura Railway, is being converted to broad-gauge lines.

Services

As of January 2020, there are two passenger daily trains, one arriving from and one departing to Betul:

Number Train name
59385 Penchvalley Fast Passenger (– Bhandarkund)[3]
59396 Bhandarkund–Betul Passenger (unreserved)[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway: रेलवे ने किस रेलमार्ग पर इलेक्ट्रिक कार्य पूरा करने दिया लक्ष्य, पढ़ें पूरी खबर . Railways: On which lines did the Railways aim to complete electric works. Ashish Kumar . Mishra. Chhindwara . hi. Rajasthan Patrika. 2020-01-02. 2020-01-11.
  2. Web site: BDKD/Bhandarkund . India Rail Info . 13 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Arrivals at BDKD/Bhandarkund . India Rail Info . 8 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Departures from BDKD/Bhandarkund . India Rail Info . 8 January 2020.