| Box Width: | 28em |
| Jabalpur–Bhusaval section | |
| Status: | Operational |
| Locale: | Narmada Valley, Tapti Valley, hilly region in between |
| Start: | Jabalpur (Station Code JBP) |
| End: | Bhusaval (Station Code BSL) |
| Open: | 1870 |
| Depot: | Itarsi, Bhusaval |
| Stock: | WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6 and WDP-4 diesel locos; and WAM-4, WAP- 4, WAG-5, WAG-7 and WCM-6 electric locomotives. |
| Tracklength: | New Alignment from 2004 5510NaN0. Old Alignment until 2004 5370NaN0 |
| Tracks: | 2 |
| Electrification: | Yes |
| Speed: | up to 130 km/h |
| Map State: | collapsed |
The Jabalpur–Bhusaval section is a railway line connecting Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh and, Maharashtra. This 5520NaN0 track is part of the Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, one of the busiest railways in India. The line is under the jurisdiction of West Central Railway and Central Railway.
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway's pioneering Bombay–Thane line was extended to in May 1854. station was set up in 1860. In 1866 Bhusaval-Khandwa section was opened. The GIPR connection reached Jabalpur from Itarsi on 7 March 1870, linking up with the East Indian Railway Company track there from Allahabad, and establishing connectivity between Mumbai and Kolkata.[1] [2] Before construction of Indira Sagar Dam in 2004 on Narmada Valley, the route was 5370NaN0 long. The old alignment got submerged in 2004 due to Indira Sagar Dam & a new alignment was made which increased the route distance by 140NaN0.
While the Itarsi–Harda sector was electrified in 1990–91, the Harda–Khandwa–Bhusaval sector was electrified the next year.[3] The 605km (376miles) long Naini Junction–Manikpur Junction–Satna Junction-Katni Junction-Jabalpur–Itarsi route has been completely electrified under Vision 2020 – A Blue print for Railway Electrification Programme.[4]
The Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line is classified as 'B' class where trains can run up to 130kph.[5]
Jabalpur (Station Code JBP) and Bhusaval (Station Code BSL)are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[6]
Itarsi diesel shed holds 145+ locos. It has WDM-2, WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6 and WDP-4 diesel locos. This shed serves routes all across central India. Itarsi electric loco shed came up in the 1980s. It holds WAM-4, WAP-4 and WAG-5 electric locos. Its WAG-5 locos perform banking duties on the Budni–Barkhera ghat section. Bhusaval electric loco shed has WAM-4, WAP-4, WAG-5, WAG-7 and WCM-6 locomotives.[7]