Indore–Gwalior line explained

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Indore–Gwalior line
Status:Operational
Open:1899
Tracklength:5160NaN0
Electrification:Yes
Speed:up to 130 km/h
Map State:collapsed

The Indore–Gwalior line is a railway route on the Western Railway, West Central Railway & North Central Railway section of Indian Railways. This route is now fully electrified awaiting CRS approval.[1]

This corridor has consisted of rivers and plateaus. The route of this line is via Guna, Ruthiyai, Maksi & Dewas to Indore with bypassing Kunu Valley.

History

Main line & branches

Mainline of Indore–Gwalior Corridor Consists of length with 516km (321miles). This line has four(4) branches along side the main route. The first branch line is double electrified line from Bina Junction to Guna Junction with the Length of 118.8km (73.8miles).[4] The second branch line is double electrified line from Ruthiyai Junction to Kota Junction with the length of 164.2km (102miles).[5] The third branch line is the double electrified line from Bhopal Junction to Nagda Junction with the length of 240km (150miles).[6] The fourth branch line is the double electrified line from Ujjain Junction to Dewas Junction with the length of 41.3km (25.7miles).

Projects

There is a construction of the new line from Ramganj Mandi Junction to Bhopal Junction via Jhalawar, Aklera, Biyavra Rajgarh, Parbatigarh, Sant Hirdaramnagar which situates on Mainline of Indore–Gwalior corridor with the length of 333km (207miles) which is a boom for reducing traffic for Nagda–Maksi–Bhopal line and Kota–Bina line for transportation to Southern states and eastern states of India.[7] Doubling of the Indore-Gwalior Line is going on now after electrification was completed in 2021. Currently Indore to Dewas & Ruthiyayi to Guna is double line with Dewas-Maksi, Maksi-Shajapur, & Guna-Gwalior sections being made double line. The Ujjain-Agar line is set to be revived with 110km (70miles) long extension to Jhalawar City.

Notes and References

  1. https://indiarailinfo.com/search/8/0/740 indiarailinfo.com
  2. https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html irfca.org
  3. https://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html irfca.org
  4. https://indiarailinfo.com/search/475/0/1211 indiarailinfo.com
  5. https://indiarailinfo.com/search/1210/0/891 indiarailinfo.com
  6. https://indiarailinfo.com/search/12/0/879 indiarailinfo.com
  7. http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/finance_budget/Budget_2017-18/Pink_Book_2017-18/07-Pink%20Book%202017-18-WCR.pdf WCR pink book 2017-18