Main line: 390 km (242 mi) Branch lines Manmad–Daund 238 km (148 mi) Pachora–Jamner 56 km (35 mi) NG Chalisgaon–Dhule 56 km (35 mi) Jalgaon–Surat 313 km (194 mi)
1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1929 for Kalyan–Igatpuri sector, Igatpuri–Bhusawal with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1967–69. DC system has been converted to AC system
Thul Ghat (incline) is a series of mountain slopes in the Western Ghats traversed by this line. From Kalyan to Kasara, the line covers a length of 42 mi (68 km) and rises to an altitude of 948 ft (289 m) above sea level at Kasara. The next section from Kasara to Igatpuri is 9.5 mi (15 km) across Thul Ghat and within that distance the line rises from 289 ft (88 m) to 1,918 ft (585 m) the gradient in the section being 1:37.[2] The line negotiates this steep incline with the help of curves. The Ehegaon viaduct along this line is 719 ft (219 m) long and 180 ft (55 m) high.[2] According to IRFCA, "The viaduct is situated in a steep valley nestling in the midst of hills that skirt around it in the tunnels and then is carried across the yawning chasm on a tall imposing structure… Some of the viaducts and tunnels on this line are considered outstanding achievements in Civil Engineering and are among the finest works in the world."[2]
The first train in India traveled from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai, then known as Boribunder, to Thane on 16 April 1853. Within about a year Great Indian Peninsula Railway connected the Mumbai–Thane line to Kalyan. Service up to Igatpuri (across the Thul Ghat) was started in 1865. Before that, Bhusawal station was set up in 1860 and most of the line between Bhusawal and Igatpuri was laid in 1861-62 but the line was activated in mid-1860s, after completion of the line across Thul Ghat.[2][5][6]
Branch lines
The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Tapti Valley Railway linked Surat, on the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway, to the Great Indian Peninsula system at Amalner in the Khandesh region, in 1900.[7][8] It was one of the railways set up by Killick Nixon Limited.[9]
The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Manmad–Daund line was opened in 1878 and connects the two main sections (the south-east and north east) of GIPR. The line is being doubled.[10][11]
The 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Chalisgaon–Dhule line was opened in 1900.[12]
The Pachora–Jamner 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow-gauge line was opened by Central Province Railway in 1919.[7]
Shirdi
The 17.5 km (11 mi)-long 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad-gauge Puntamba-Shirdi link, connecting Shirdi to the Manmad–Daund branch line was completed in 2009.[13] The Manmad–Puntamba–Sainagar Shirdi line was electrified in 2011–12.[14]
New lines
Indian Railways have cleared the construction of Manmad–Indore and Nashik–Pune new lines after sixteen years of active lobbying.[15][16]
The Kalyan–Igatpuri section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1929.[19] Subsequent electrification with 25 kV AC overhead system in the Igatpuri–Manmad sector, with AC/DC change over at Igatpuri, was carried out in 1967–69. The Manmad–Bhusawal sector was electrified in 1968–69.[20] The change over of mainlines in the Mumbai area from DC to AC traction was completed in June 2015.[21]
There are large loco sheds at Bhusawal and Kalyan, and the smaller trip sheds at Manmad and Igatpuri. The loco shed at Bhusawal was established by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway in 1919. At that time it was the largest in Asia and third-largest in the world. WAM-4, WAP- 4, WAG-5, WAG-7, WCM-6, WCG-2, WCAM-3 and WCAG-1 electric locomotives find a place in these sheds. Kalyan also houses some diesel locomotives.[22][23]
Speed limits
The entire Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h. The branch lines have speed limits within 100 km/h.[24]
Passenger movement
Bhusawal and Manmad on this line, are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[25]
The tourist train Deccan Odyssey passes through a part of the route.[26]
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External links
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The Bhusawal Kalyan section is part of the Howrah Nagpur Mumbai line and Howrah Allahabad Mumbai line It connects Bhusawal and Kalyan both in the Indian state of Maharashtra One of the branch lines Jalgaon Surat line runs partly in Gujarat Bhusawal Kalyan sectionNasik Road an important railway station on Bhusawal Kalyan sectionOverviewNative nameभ स वळ कल य ण व भ गStatusOperationalOwnerIndian RailwaysLocaleMaharashtra GujaratTerminiBhusawalKalyanServiceSystemMain line and some branch lines electrified Some branch lines dieselServicesHowrah Nagpur Mumbai lineHowrah Allahabad Mumbai lineNew Delhi Bhopal Mumbai lineOperator s Central Railway Western Railway for a part of a branch lineDepot s Bhusawal Kalyan Manmad IgatpuriRolling stockWAM 4 WAP 4 WAG 5 WAG 7 WCM 6 WCG 2 WCAM 3 WCAG 1 electric locomotivesHistoryOpenedAround 1865TechnicalTrack lengthMain line 390 km 242 mi Branch linesManmad Daund 238 km 148 mi Pachora Jamner 56 km 35 mi NGChalisgaon Dhule 56 km 35 mi Jalgaon Surat 313 km 194 mi Number of tracksMain line 2Track gaugeMain line and three branch lines 5 ft 6 in 1 676 mm broad gauge Pachora Jamner 2 ft 6 in 762 mm narrow gaugeElectrification1 5 kV DC overhead system in 1929 for Kalyan Igatpuri sector Igatpuri Bhusawal with 25 kV AC overhead system in 1967 69 DC system has been converted to AC systemOperating speedMain line up to 160 km hRoute mapLegendkmto Central line0 Kalyanon Mumbai Dadar Solapur sectionNH 7523 ShahadUlhas River6 Ambivli11 TitwalaKalu River19 KhadavaliBhatsa Riveron Mumbai Dadar Solapur section JSW Steel Ltd Vashind PlantDaund 238 26 VasindDaund Chord line 236 32 AsangaonNH 160 NH 160Bhima River 42 AtgaonKashti 227 48 ThansitSH 55 NH 160Shrigonda Road 217 54 KhardiNH 160 61 UmbermaliSH 50 NH 160Belwandi 202 67 KasaraVisapur 189Ranjangaon Road 182 NH 160Sarola 172 on Thal Ghat TunnelsAkolner 167to Ahmednagar Parli Vaijnath line Igatpuri Railway BridgeNH 160 Mahindra amp Mahindra automotive factoryAhmednagar 154 82 IgatpuriNH 752NH 160 Igatpuri Railway YardNimblak 148Vilad 138 NH 160Dehare Cabin 133 SH 44NH 160 90 GhotiVambori 126 NH 160SH 49 98 PadliSH 66 NH 160Mula River Aund VahalRahuri 113 107 AsvaliTaklimiya 108 115 LahavitPadhegaon 99 127 DevlaliNipani Vadgaon 93 132 Nashik RoadSH 44 NH 160Belapur 87 Nashik TPS of MAHAGENCOSH 47 Godavari RiverChitali 75 SH 30Sainagar Shirdi 84 144 OdhaPuntamba 67 151 KhervadiSH 47 Banganga RiverGodavari River 158 Kasbe SukeneKanhegaon 58 Kadwa RiverSanvatsar 50 164 NiphadSH 30 171 UgaonKopargaon 42 181 LasalgaonYeola 29 Shiv RiverSH 30 Kalantri Riverto Secunderabad Manmad line 194 SummitAnkai 14Ankai Killa 8 205 0 ManmadFCI WarehousesCentral Engineering Workshop of IRPanzan River on Ahmedabad Mumbai main line307 Udhna311 Surat299 Niyol295 ChalthanNH 48291 BagumraSurat Bardoli Road286 GangadharaSH 185280 BardoliSH 88273 Timbarva270 MangroliaKakrapar Dam Left Canal265 Madhito Manmad Indore line SH 5Panewadi 210 259 KaherHisavahal 219 257 LotarvaPanjhan 224 NH 53Shakambari River 250 VyaraSH 7 NH 953Nandgaon 231 SH 171Pimpar Khed 241 238 Kikakui RoadSH 25 236 DosavadaNaydongri 251 Ukai TPS of GSECLRohini 256 231 Ukai SongadhSH 25 GujaratMaharashtraHirapur 265 224 Lakkadkot on MaharashtraGujaratNH 52 219 BhadbhunjaChalisgaon 273 0 NH 53GujaratMaharashtraSH 22208 NavapurBhoras Budrukh 7 Rangwati RiverGirna River NH 53Jamda 14 198 KoldeRajmane 23 NH 53Mordad Tanda 28 191 ChinchpadaShirud 36 181 KhatgaonSH 15 173 Khandbara166 BhadwadBorvihir 43 159 DhekwadSH 6NH 52 150 NandurbarMohadi Pragane Lalling 54 NH 753BNH 60 145 ChoupaleDhule 57 SH 7Vaghli 282 137 TisiKajgaon 292 128 RanalaKajgaon Amalner Road 116 DondaichaNagardevla 299 SH 1SH 19 Bhogwati RiverSH 6Galan 307 107 VikhranPachora Change to NG 317 102 SonsheluHivra River SH 11SH 184 96 SindkhedaBahula River Burai RiverVarkhedi 12 SH 6SH 19 88 HolPimpalgaon 19 to Manmad Indore lineSH 19 NH 52Shendurni 28 83 NardanaSH 186 76 BetawadPahur 40 Panzan RiverMH MSH 8 71 PadseBhagdara 48 63 Bhortek55 AmalnerMH MSH 8 Bori RiverJamner 56 SH 1Pardhade 325 SH 6Hivra River 43 TakarkhedeMaheji 332 37 BhoneSH 185 Dharangaon Parola RoadMahasvad 344 30 DharangaonShirsoli 353 23 ChavalkhedeNH 53 Anjani RiverGirna River 11 PaldhiJalgaon 365 0SH 186Tarsod 373Bhadli 377Orient Cement FactoryNH 53Waghur RiverNH 53Bhusawal 389to Jabalpur Bhusaval sectionto Nagpur Bhusawal sectionSources Google Maps Mumbai CSMT Bhusaval Passenger Manmad Pune Passenger Jalna Sainagar Shirdi DEMU Chalisgaon Dhule Passenger Pachora Jamner NG Passenger Bhusawal Surat Passenger Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Thul Ghat 2 Economy 3 History 3 1 Main line 3 2 Branch lines 3 3 Shirdi 3 4 New lines 3 5 Railway reorganisation 4 Electrification and electric loco sheds 5 Speed limits 6 Passenger movement 7 References 8 External linksGeography EditPart of some of the major trunk lines in the country this line passes through a section of the Deccan Plateau starting with Khandesh 1 It crosses the Western Ghats across the Thul Ghat and enters the Western Coastal Plains 2 Thul Ghat Edit Thul Ghat incline is a series of mountain slopes in the Western Ghats traversed by this line From Kalyan to Kasara the line covers a length of 42 mi 68 km and rises to an altitude of 948 ft 289 m above sea level at Kasara The next section from Kasara to Igatpuri is 9 5 mi 15 km across Thul Ghat and within that distance the line rises from 289 ft 88 m to 1 918 ft 585 m the gradient in the section being 1 37 2 The line negotiates this steep incline with the help of curves The Ehegaon viaduct along this line is 719 ft 219 m long and 180 ft 55 m high 2 According to IRFCA The viaduct is situated in a steep valley nestling in the midst of hills that skirt around it in the tunnels and then is carried across the yawning chasm on a tall imposing structure Some of the viaducts and tunnels on this line are considered outstanding achievements in Civil Engineering and are among the finest works in the world 2 Economy EditThis line serves two coal based thermal power stations the 880 MW Nashik Thermal Power Station of Mahagenco and 850 MW Ukai Thermal Power Station of Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited Nasik TPS consumed 4 626 000 tonnes of coal in 2006 07 and Ukai TPS consumed 3 200 000 tonnes the same year 3 Coal transportation forms 42 per cent of the total freight earnings of Indian railways 4 History EditMain line Edit The first train in India traveled from Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai then known as Boribunder to Thane on 16 April 1853 Within about a year Great Indian Peninsula Railway connected the Mumbai Thane line to Kalyan Service up to Igatpuri across the Thul Ghat was started in 1865 Before that Bhusawal station was set up in 1860 and most of the line between Bhusawal and Igatpuri was laid in 1861 62 but the line was activated in mid 1860s after completion of the line across Thul Ghat 2 5 6 Branch lines Edit The 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Tapti Valley Railway linked Surat on the Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway to the Great Indian Peninsula system at Amalner in the Khandesh region in 1900 7 8 It was one of the railways set up by Killick Nixon Limited 9 The 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Manmad Daund line was opened in 1878 and connects the two main sections the south east and north east of GIPR The line is being doubled 10 11 The Hyderabad Godavari Valley Railways opened the 1 000 mm 3 ft 3 3 8 in metre gauge Manmad Secunderabad line not shown in the route chart in 1900 7 The 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Chalisgaon Dhule line was opened in 1900 12 The Pachora Jamner 2 ft 6 in 762 mm narrow gauge line was opened by Central Province Railway in 1919 7 Shirdi Edit The 17 5 km 11 mi long 1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in wide broad gauge Puntamba Shirdi link connecting Shirdi to the Manmad Daund branch line was completed in 2009 13 The Manmad Puntamba Sainagar Shirdi line was electrified in 2011 12 14 New lines Edit Indian Railways have cleared the construction of Manmad Indore and Nashik Pune new lines after sixteen years of active lobbying 15 16 Railway reorganisation Edit The Great Indian Peninsula Railway was taken over by the state in 1925 17 In 1951 the Great Indian Peninsula Railway the Nizam s Guaranteed State Railway the Scindia State Railways and the Dholpur Railways were merged to form Central Railway In the same year the Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway the Saurashtra Railway the Rajasthan Railway the Jaipur Railway and the Cutch State Railway were merged to form Western Railway 18 Electrification and electric loco sheds EditThe Kalyan Igatpuri section was electrified with 1 5 kV DC overhead system in 1929 19 Subsequent electrification with 25 kV AC overhead system in the Igatpuri Manmad sector with AC DC change over at Igatpuri was carried out in 1967 69 The Manmad Bhusawal sector was electrified in 1968 69 20 The change over of mainlines in the Mumbai area from DC to AC traction was completed in June 2015 21 There are large loco sheds at Bhusawal and Kalyan and the smaller trip sheds at Manmad and Igatpuri The loco shed at Bhusawal was established by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway in 1919 At that time it was the largest in Asia and third largest in the world WAM 4 WAP 4 WAG 5 WAG 7 WCM 6 WCG 2 WCAM 3 and WCAG 1 electric locomotives find a place in these sheds Kalyan also houses some diesel locomotives 22 23 Speed limits EditThe entire Howrah Nagpur Mumbai line is classified as a Group A line which can take speeds up to 160 km h The branch lines have speed limits within 100 km h 24 Passenger movement EditBhusawal and Manmad on this line are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway 25 The tourist train Deccan Odyssey passes through a part of the route 26 References Edit East Khandesh Glued Ideas com Retrieved 24 March 2013 a b c d e Eminent Railwaymen of Yesteryears James J Berkley The Thal Ghat IRFCA Retrieved 29 March 2013 Coal supply to various power stations PDF Archived from the original PDF on 31 May 2014 Retrieved 21 April 2013 Indian Railways CIL to collaborate for additional coal transport capacity Mining weekly com 14 February 2013 Retrieved 21 April 2013 IR History Early Days I Chronology of railways in India Part 2 1832 1865 IFCA Retrieved 4 April 2013 Historical Milestones Central Railway Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 24 March 2013 a b c Chronology of Railways in India Part 3 1900 1947 IRFCA Retrieved 24 March 2013 The Imperial Gazetteer of Indi Electronic Library p 20 Retrieved 24 March 2013 History Killick Nixon Limited Archived from the original on 23 July 2013 Retrieved 24 March 2013 Railways Ahmadnagar District Gazetteer Archived from the original on 20 August 2013 Retrieved 24 March 2013 Track doubling work on Pune Daund Manmad Daund routes to begin soon Samachar com DNA Archived from the original on 8 March 2014 Retrieved 24 March 2013 Bhusaval Division Important Milestones Central Railway Archived from the original on 3 April 2013 Retrieved 24 March 2013 Finally a rail link to Shirdi from Manmad via Puntamba The Indian Express 9 February 2009 Retrieved 24 March 2013 Electrification PDF Indian Railways Retrieved 24 March 2013 Pune Nashik s rail line project worth Rs 16 039 crore gets nod monyecontrol 5 June 2020 Retrieved 5 June 2020 Rs 16 039 crore Pune Nashik rail line project gets nod 5 June 2020 Retrieved 5 June 2020 IR History Part III 1900 1947 IRFCA Retrieved 3 April 2013 Geography Railway Zones IRFCA Retrieved 24 March 2013 Electric Traction I History of Electrification IRFCA Retrieved 18 March 2013 History of Electrification IRFCA Retrieved 18 March 2013 Mumbai Area Electrification IRFCA Retrieved 24 March 2013 IR History Part III 1900 1947 IRFCA Retrieved 13 March 2013 Sheds and Workshops IRFCA Retrieved 2 April 2013 Chapter II The Maintenance of Permanent Way Archived from the original on 3 December 2013 Retrieved 14 March 2013 Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways IRFCA Archived from the original on 10 May 2014 Retrieved 14 March 2013 The Deccan odyssey Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation Archived from the original on 18 December 2010 Retrieved 14 March 2013 External links EditExternal video Manmad Godavari Express Kasara to Igatpuri Thul Ghat Panchvatti Express Igatpuri to Kasara Thul Ghat Train on bridge at Thul GhatTrains at Bhusawal Trains at Manmad Trains at Kalyan Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bhusawal Kalyan section amp oldid 1141471704, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,