Kalakund railway station explained

Kalakund railway station
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Indian Railways station
Address:Kalakund, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh
Country:India
Coordinates:22.478°N 75.86°W
Elevation:403m (1,322feet)
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:North Western Railway
Line:Akola–Ratlam line
Platform:1
Tracks:2
Bicycle:No
Parking:No
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Status:Active
Electrified:No
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map

Kalakund railway station is a small railway station in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is KKD. It serves Kalakund village. The station consists of a single platform, not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1] Recently gauge conversion started on this line. After conversion it will connect Indore to South India.[2] This railway station was depicted in the R. Balki film of 2018, Pad Man, starring Akshay Kumar.

Connectivity

The station is connected with Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to the north west and Sanawad to the south-east on the Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (MHOW) - Sanawad Meter Gauge Railline.

The station is well-connected to Indore Jn. via Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, MHOW.

Electrification

At present, the station is on non-electrified rail route.

Developments

The conversion of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to Sanawad (meter-gauge) to (broad-gauge) rail line is in progress.[3] Upon completion, It would directly connect Indore to Mumbai.[4]

However, the Kalakund station would be bypassed in the gauge conversion process.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KKD/Kalakund. India Rail Info.
  2. Web site: Mhow-Kalakund track on Ratlam Division to get Heritage Status – RailNews Media India Ltd. railnews.in. 2017-03-02.
  3. News: Upadhyay . Manish . Indore-Khandwa gauge conversion: Stumbling blocks cleared for 142-yr old rail line . 26 October 2021 . Free Press Journal . 11 Dec 2019 . Indore . English.
  4. News: Staff Reporter . Indore gets a whopping Rs 333 cr more for three major railway projects announced by Railway Board . 26 October 2021 . 28 Jun 2021 . Indore . English.
  5. Web site: Khandelwal . Sandeep . Mhow Sanawad Gauge Conversion Project, Western Railways. Parivesh . Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India . 27 October 2023.