Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction railway station explained

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur)
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Indian Railways station
Address:Shantinagar Colony, Itwari, Nagpur, Pin-440002, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates:21.15°N 79.1333°W
Map Type:India#India Maharashtra
Elevation:304m (997feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Parking:Available
Status:Functioning
Electrified:Yes
Former:Itwari Junction
Passengers:18000
Platform:6 + 3(under construction)[1]
Tracks:10
Accessible:Yes
Operator:South East Central Railway (SECR)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari is a Railway Junction Station and Terminus about 5 km from Nagpur railway station in Maharashtra state of India.[2]

A few trains also terminate at this station. It is also a narrow-gauge line railway junction. The station code is NITR and is managed by South East Central Railway (SECR). 4 long-distance trains which starts from and terminates at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari instead of Nagpur are, Rewa- Itwari Junction Express, Itwari Junction–Tatanagar Express, Bilaspur–Itwari Intercity Superfast Express & Shivnath Express. One new train Rewa-Itwari-Rewa Exp via Jabalpur-Nainpur-Balaghat-Gondia has been introduced. 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.[3]

Further, the area around Itwari railway station is also known as Itwari Locality of Nagpur.

Renaming Of Itwari Junction

The Maharashtra government has decided to change the name of Itwari Junction Railway Station in Nagpur district to ' Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction ' Railway Station, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA said on 29-June-2023. In a press release, Nagpur East MLA Krishna Khopde said a notification was issued by the state's Home Department on June 16, which also informed that a no-objection certificate to the name change had been received from the Ministry of Home Affairs on May 23.[4]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 new platforms will be built in Itwari, Nagpur, Kalamna and Chhindwara will get connectivity . 2024-04-23 . bhaskarhindi.com.
  2. http://www.india9.com/i9show/Itwari-Railway-Station-49001.htm - Itwari Station
  3. Web site: Narrow-gauge line Nainpur–Chhindwara–Itwari . 4 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100109033045/http://www.avoe05.dsl.pipex.com/2004.htm . 9 January 2010 . dead . dmy-all .
  4. Web site: Nagpur's Itwari Railway Station To Be Renamed After Subhash Chandra Bose . 2024-01-25 . NDTV.com.