Venkatnagar | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Khairi, Jaithari Tehsil, Venkatnagar, Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 22.9233°N 81.8722°W |
Line: | Bilaspur–Katni line |
Elevation: | 550m (1,800feet) |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 2 (Double electrified BG) |
Parking: | yes |
Bicycle: | yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | South East Central Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Former: | Bengal Nagpur Railway |
Venkatnagar railway station is a railway station on Bilaspur–Katni line under Bilaspur railway division of South East Central Railway Zone of Indian Railways. The railway station is situated at Khairi, Jaithari Tehsil, Venkatnagar in Anuppur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.[1] [2]
Katni to Umaria railway line was constructed in 1886 as Katni–Umaria Provincial State Railway and in 1891 the line was extended to Bilaspur Junction by Bengal Nagpur Railway.