Nasik Road railway station

Nasik 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 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.

Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationNashik-Pune Road, Nashik, Maharashtra, PIN 422101
India
Coordinates19°56′50″N 73°50′32″E
Elevation560.610 metres (1,839.27 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Bhusawal–Kalyan section
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line
Pune–Nasik Road line
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi, Rickshaw, Citybus and metro
Construction
Structure typeStandard, on ground
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable (HEXI)
Other information
Station codeNK
Zone(s) Central railway
Division(s) Bhusawal
History
Opened1862[1]
ElectrifiedYes in 1921
Previous namesGreat Indian Peninsula Railway
Passengers
700k daily passenger
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
toward ?
Central Railway zone
toward ?
Location
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Location in Maharashtra
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Location in India

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.

Awards

Nasik Road station has been awarded as 6th cleanest railway station in A1/A category in India by Indian Railway (2016 survey). It is only railway station in Maharashtra to rank at top 10 position.

  • 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
  1. Panchvati Express
  2. Hazur Sahib Nanded–Mumbai CST Rajya Rani Express
  3. Sewagram Express
  4. Godavari Superfast Express
  5. Vidarbha Express
  6. Devagiri Express
  7. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus - Bhagalpur Super fast Express
  8. Gitanjali Express
  9. Howrah Mumbai Mail
  10. Pushpak Express
  11. Punjab Mail
  12. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–jaynagar Pawan Express
  13. Udyognagri Express
  14. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Kamakhya AC Express
  15. Godaan Express
  16. Jan Shatabdi Express
  17. Rajendra Nagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Janta Express
  18. Kamayani Express
  19. Mahanagari Express
  20. Nandigram Express
  21. Guwahati–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
  22. Saket Express
  23. karimnagar–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
  24. Ranchi–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
  25. Visakhapatnam–Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Express
  26. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Patliputra Express
  27. Kushinagar Express
  28. Gorakhpur Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Superfast Express
  29. Mangala Lakshadweep Express
  30. Vasco–Patna Express
  31. Pune–Bhusawal Express via Panvel
  32. Howrah Super Deluxe Express
  33. Mumbai–Hazrat Nizamuddin Bi-Weekly Rajdhani Express (via Bhopal)
  34. Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Hazrat Nizamuddin AC Express
  35. Devlali–Bhusaval Passenger
   Mumbai–Bhusaval Passenger
  1. Igatpuri–Manmad Passenger
  2. Dadar sainagar Shirdi Express via Manmad
  3. sainagar shirdi Dadar Express via Manmad # Mumbai Cstm Amritsar Express #Amritsar Mumbai Csmt Express#.

References
  1. "Formation of Nashik Road Railway Station".
  2. "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. "Nasik Railway Station". makemytrip. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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