Nandgaon railway station

Nandgaon
Nandgaon
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Nandgaon, Maharashtra, PIN 423106; India
Coordinates	20°18′33″N 74°39′37″E / 20.3092535°N 74.66040373°E / 20.3092535; 74.66040373
Elevation	475.84 metres (1,561.2 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Bhusawal–Kalyan section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
Platforms	3
Tracks	Up & Down
Construction
Structure type	Standard, on ground
Parking	Available
Accessible	[citation needed]
Other information
Station code	NGN
Division(s)	Bhusawal
History
Opened	1866; 158 years ago[citation needed]
Electrified	1968–69
Previous names	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Location
	Nandgaon railway station Location in Maharashtra Nandgaon railway station Nandgaon railway station (Maharashtra)

Nandgaon railway station serves Nandgaon city in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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.^[1]^[2]

Electrification

The railways in the Niphad–Manmad–Nandagaon sector were electrified in 1968–69.^[3]

Amenities

Amenities at Nandgaon railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room.

References

^ Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". IFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

External links

Trains at Nandgaon

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[1] Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). "IR History: Early Days – I". IFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[3] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.