Patalpani railway station
Patalpani | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Patalpani, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°30′50″N 75°47′49″E / 22.514°N 75.797°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 576 m (1,890 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Akola–Ratlam line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||||
| Station code | PTP | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Western Railway | ||||||||||
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| Electrified | Ongoing | ||||||||||
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The Patalpani railway station (station code: PTP) is one of the local railway stations of Indore district near Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow) town in the state of Madhya Pradesh. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered.
Patalpani has been connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre-gauge railway lines officially known as Akola-Ratlam line. It is the nearest railway station used for access to Patalpani waterfall, which is a well-known tourist spot near Indore that is prone to flash floods.[1]
Connectivity
The Patalpani is connected with Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station (MHOW) to the north-west and Sanawad to the south-east on the Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Sanawad meter-gauge rail line. The station is well-connected to Indore Jn. via Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Mhow.
Electrification
At present, the station is on non-electrified rail route.
Developments
In 2008, the Union Cabinet approved the gauge conversion for the Akola-Ratlam line of 472.64 km. The cost of the gauge conversion would be about Rs.1421.25 crore. The conversion of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar to Sanawad (meter-gauge) to (broad-gauge) rail line is in progress.[2] Upon completion, it will directly connect Indore to Mumbai.[3]
The gauge-conversion of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Patalpani section is underway, it is expected to be completed by March 2024.[4][5]
Trains
Currently, only the Patalpani–Kalakund Heritage Train is operating from the station.[6][7]
See also
References
- ^ "five swept away in floods at patalpani". daily.bhaskar.com.
- ^ Upadhyay, Manish (11 December 2019). "Indore–Khandwa gauge conversion: Stumbling blocks cleared for 142-yr old rail line". Free Press Journal. Indore. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Staff Reporter (28 June 2021). "Indore gets a whopping Rs 333 cr more for three major railway projects announced by Railway Board". Indore. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Project Summary: RATLAM-MHOW-KHANDWA-AKOLA (GC)". Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOS&PI), Govt. of India. Online Computerised Monitoring System (OCMS). Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ Khandelwal, Sandeep. "Mhow Sanawad Gauge Conversion Project, Western Railways" (PDF). Parivesh. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "In-demand heritage train back on tracks". Indore, MP: The Times of India. Times News Network. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
- ^ "Indore: Heritage Train Run To Start From Tomorrow". The Free Press Journal. FP News Service. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.