Nasik Road railway station
Nashik Road Railway Station or Nashik Road Railway Station serves Nashik city, Nashik Road and surrounding areas in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is main railway station of Nashik. It is one of the oldest and busiest railway station in India. It is located on Mumbai–Delhi, Mumbai–Kolkata main line. It is A1 category railway station. It comes under Bhusawal Division of Central Railway. Nearly 300 trains have stops at this railway station. Approximately 2,00,000 people travel daily from this railway station. It is one of the cleanest railway station in India.
Nashik Road/ Nashik Road | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||
Location | Nashik-Pune Road, Nashik, Maharashtra, PIN 422101 India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 19°56′50″N 73°50′32″E / 19.9472°N 73.8421°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 560.610 metres (1,839.27 ft) | ||||||||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
Operated by | Central Railway | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line Pune–Nasik Road line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||||||||
Connections | Taxi,Rickshaw, Citybus, | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard, on ground | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available (HEXI) | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Station code | NK | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Central railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Bhusawal | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1862[1] | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes, in 1921 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
700k daily passenger | |||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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Location | |||||||||||
Nashik Road/ Nashik Road Location in Maharashtra Nashik Road/ Nashik Road Location in India | |||||||||||
Interactive map |
History
The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Mumbai–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal was set up in 1860, but the service started in the mid-1860s. The line was extended to Khandwa in 1866 and to Nagpur in 1867.[2][3]
Electrification
The railways in the Igatpuri–Manmad section were electrified in 1967–69.[4]
Amenities
Amenities at Nasik Road railway station include: tourist information centre, computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, light refreshments, book stall, lift and escalator.[5]
Nasik Road railway station is located at a distance of 9 km from Nashik city centre. Taxis, auto & city buses are available at the railway station for travel to different parts of the city and outside.
Busy station
Nasik Road railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[citation needed]
Awards
Nasik Road station has been awarded as 6th cleanest railway station in A1/A category in India by Indian Railway (As per 2021 and 2022). It is only railway station in Maharashtra to rank at top 10 position in India also nashik road railway station is a junction
Gallery
Nasik Road railway station – Station board
Nasik Road railway station – Central Railway – Platform board
Nasik Road railway station – Railway Mail Service
Nasik Road railway station – Train schedule
Nasik Road railway station – Platform board
Nasik Road railway station – Information tablet
Nasik Road bus depot located just outside Nasik Road railway station
Trains that halt here
- Panchvati Express
- Hazur Sahib Nanded–Mumbai CSMT Rajya Rani Express
- Sewagram Express
- CSMT Mumbai Manmad Godavari Superfast Express
- Vidarbha Express
- Devagiri Express
- Tapovan Express
- Gitanjali Express
- CSMT Mumbai Howrah Mail
- Mumbai CSMT lakhnuw Pushpak Express
- CSMT Mumbai Firojpur Punjab Mail
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–jaynagar Pawan Express
- Udyognagri Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya AC Express
- Godaan Express
- CSMT Mumbai Jalna Jan Shatabdi Express
- Rajendra Nagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Janta Express
- Kamayani Express
- Mahanagari Express
- Nandigram Express
- Guwahati–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
- Saket Express
- Ranchi–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Patliputra Express
- Kushinagar Express
- Mangala Lakshadweep Express
- Vasco–Patna Express
- CSMT Mumbai Howrah Supar fast Express
- CSMT Mumbai Hazrat- Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express
- Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Express
- Visakhapatnam–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express 32. Pune Bhusawal Express 33. Bhusawal Pune Express
References
- ^ "Formation of Nashik Road Railway Station".
- ^ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
- ^ . Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Nasik Railway Station". makemytrip. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
External links
- Departures from Nasik Road
- Nashik travel guide from Wikivoyage