Itarsi Junction railway station
Itarsi Junction | |||||
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| Regional rail, Light rail & Commuter rail | |||||
Itarsi Junction board | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Foot Over Bridge, Venkatesh Colony, Itarsi, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 22°36′29″N 77°46′01″E / 22.608°N 77.767°E | ||||
| Elevation | 329.400 metres (1,080.71 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | West Central Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Delhi–Chennai line | ||||
| Platforms | 8 | ||||
| Tracks | 11 | ||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | ET | ||||
| Zone(s) | West Central Railway zone | ||||
| Division(s) | Bhopal | ||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Itarsi Junction railway station (station code: ET) is a junction railway station in Hoshangabad district in Madhya Pradesh from which more than 420 trains pass every day. It is the 8th busiest railway junction in India. It falls under the West Central Railway zone of Indian Railways network. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) away from Hoshangabad by train, and by road it is 20 kilometers. It is one of the most important junction stations, behind Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction and Nagpur Junction. In 2015 the signal control system was gutted in a fire incident resulting in hundreds of trains being cancelled for over 30 days till normality was restored.