Kalmeshwar railway station explained

Kalmeshwar
Type: Indian Railway Station
Style:Indian railway
Address:Kalmeshwar, Nagpur district, Maharashtra
Country:India
Coordinates:21.2291°N 78.9159°W
Map Type:India#India Maharashtra
Line:Bhopal–Nagpur section
Elevation:338m (1,109feet)
Structure:Standard (on ground station)
Platform:3
Tracks:2
Parking:No
Bicycle:No
Opened:1884
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:West Central Railway
Status:Functioning

Kalmeshwar railway station is a railway station of Bhopal–Nagpur section under Nagpur CR railway division of West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways. The station is situated at Kalmeshwar in Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.[1] [2]

History

The Bhopal–Itarsi line was opened by the Begum of Bhopal in 1884.[3] Itarsi and Nagpur Junction railway station was linked in between 1923 and 1924.[4] Electrification started in Bhopal–Itarsi section in 1988–89 and the rest Itarsi to Nagpur section was electrified in 1990–91.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shah. Jay. Kalmeshwar Railway Station Map/Atlas CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry. 2021-03-23. indiarailinfo.com.
  2. Web site: Kalmeshwar Railway Station (KSWR) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry. 2021-03-23. www.ndtv.com. en.
  3. Web site: [IRFCA] Indian Railways FAQ: IR History: Early Days - 2]. 2021-03-23. www.irfca.org.
  4. Web site: 2009-04-10. Nagpur District Gazetteer. 2021-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20090410104748/http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/FINAL_GAZETTEE/comm1.html. 2009-04-10.
  5. Web site: [IRFCA] Electrification History from CORE]. 2021-03-23. irfca.org.