Bhusawal railway division is one of the five railway divisions of the Central Railway (India) zone of Indian Railways, located at Bhusawal in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra state in western India. The other railway divisions are: Mumbai CSMT, Nagpur, Solapur and Pune. There are 115 railway stations in the Bhusawal railway division.[1]
Milestones In 1853, the Survey for extension of Mumbai-Thane line beyond Igatpuri towards Khandesh was completed. By 1860, the Bhusawal Station building with a single platform was constructed. The following year, the Igatpuri – Bhusawal section was opened on October 1. By 1866, the Bhusawal – Khandwa Section was opened and in 1867, the Bhusawal – Badnera section became active as single line. In 1920, the Bhusawal division was formed under the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) and within the next two years, the doubling of the Bhusawal - Badnera section was completed.[2]
Eventually, Bhusawal become part of the Central Railway Zone in 1951 and in 1962, the Central Railway Zonal Training School setup at Bhusawal. Electrification with 25 KV AC Traction was completed for the Igatpuri – Bhusawal section in 1969 and by 1972, Bhusawal Electric Loco shed started functioning. The Bhusawal-Badnera Section was electrified with 25 kV AC traction in 1990 and the Bhusawal Khandwa Section was electrified in 1992. As a result, by 1993, the Bhusawal steam loco shed was shut down and the last steam loco was withdrawn from service on 16 December 1993.[3]
It connects other railway division of central railway zone at
It connects to other Zones of Indian railways at
The list includes the stations under the Bhusawal division and their station category.[4] [5]
| Category of station | No. of stations | Names of stations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-1 Category | 1 | ||
| A Category | 10 | Akola Junction,,,,,,,,, Khamgaon, Manmad | |
| B Category | 4 | Malkapur,,, | |
| C Category (Suburban station) | 0 | - | |
| D Category | 7 | - | |
| E Category | 55 | - | |
| F Category Halt Station | 38 | - | |
| Total | 115 | - |
The Junction railway stations in the Bhusawal railway divisions are: Chalisgaon Jn, Pachora Jn, Jalgaon Jn, Bhusawal Jn, Manmad jn, Khandwa Jn, Jalamb Jn, Akola Jn, Murtajapur Jn, Badnera Jn.
There are three main lines in this railway subdivision and numerous branch lines.
The railway line en route station details are as follows:
| Section | Main/Branch | Gauge | Double/Single line | Traction | Distance in km | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Igatpuri (excl.) to Manmad Jn | Main | BG | Double | Electric | 124 | |
| Manmad Jn to Chalisgaon Jn | Main | BG | Double | Electric | 67 | |
| Chalisgaon Jn to Dhule | Branch | BG | Single | Diesel | 57 | |
| Chalisgaon Jn to Pachora Jn | Main | BG | Double | Electric | 45 | |
| Pachora Jn to Jamner | Branch | NG | Single | Diesel | 50 | |
| Pachora Jn to Jalgaon Jn | Main | BG | Double | Electric | 47 | |
| Jalgaon Jn to Bhusawal Jn | Main | BG | Double | Electric | 25 | |
| Total | -- km of Main | -- km of BG | -- km of double line | -- km of electrified track | --- | |
| -- km of Branch | -- km of NG | -- km of single line | -- km of diesel track | --- |