Kota Junction | |
Type: | Indian Railways junction station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Image Upright: | 1.1 |
Address: | Bhimganj Mandi, Railway Colony Rd, Railway station area, Kota, Rajasthan |
Coordinates: | 25.2231°N 75.881°W |
Line: | New Delhi–Mumbai main line,Kota-Bina Malkhedi-Howrah line,Kota→Bina, Kota→Chittaurgarh, |
Structure: | Standard on-ground station |
Platform: | 6 |
Tracks: | 11 |
Passengers: | 36000 per day |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Operator: | Kota railway division |
Status: | Functioning |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Zone: | West Central Railway zone |
Map Type: | India Rajasthan |
Map Dot Label: | Kota Junction |
Map Size: | 300 |
Kota Junction railway station is major railway junction on the West Central railway network of India which serves Kota in Rajasthan. It is the headquarters of Kota railway division of West Central Railway zone.[1]
Kota is an important station on the New Delhi–Mumbai main line and has direct connectivity with all major cities in the country. More than 220 trains make a halt at the station.[2] Many important trains originate from Kota including Patna–Kota Express, Kota-Hazrat Nizamuddin Jan Shatabdi Express, Kota-Hisar Express, Kota-Dehradun Nanda Devi Express, Kota-Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express, Damoh–Kota Passenger, Indore–Kota Intercity Express and Kota–Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express.[3]
Kota city is also served by another railway station called Dakaniya Talav Railway station located opposite to Rajeev Gandhi Nagar in the southern part of the city.[4]
The Kanwalpura–Kota and Gurla–Kota sections were electrified in the financial year of 1987–88 under Western Railways.[5]
Kota is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[6]