RATLAM Ratlam Railway station.  रतलाम रेलवे स्टेशन | |||||
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| Railway Division | |||||
.jpg) Ratlam Junction Railway Station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | India | ||||
| Coordinates | 23°20′27″N 75°03′04″E / 23.340758°N 75.050992°E | ||||
| Elevation | 493 metres (1,617 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Western Railways | ||||
| Line(s) | New Delhi–Mumbai main line, Akola–Ratlam line | ||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Fare zone | Western Railway zone | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | August 1956, 15 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Ratlam railway division is one of the six railway divisions under Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarter is located at Ratlam in the state of Madhya Pradesh of India.
The Broad gauge portion extends from Godhra to Bhopal, Ujjain to Dr. Ambedkar Nagar and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Fatehabad–Ratlam–Chanderia, Maksi Dewas & Khandwa Cabin to Nimarkheri.
The metre-gauge portion of the division extends from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station to Omkareshwar Road railway station.
The division has the longest and steepest gradients of 1:150 on broad gauge between Limkheda and Rentia stations of Ratlam–Godhra section. Metre gauge also has the longest and steepest gradients of 1:40 with reverse curve of 8.80 between Kalakund and Patalpani station of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Khandwa section. Ratlam Division serves the people of Malwa with efficient, cheap, accessible transport.
The division is not only of geographical importance but also of industrial, social, economic and historical importance. Besides Indore Junction, which is one of the most important commercial cities of Madhya Pradesh on Ratlam division, Dewas and Nagda Junction are the other industrially developed towns on the division while Pithampur near Indore is the newly developed industrial area. The division includes the tribal districts of Jhabua and Dhar, the historical and holy cities of Ujjain and Omkareshwar. Chittaurgarh of the Rajasthan Mewar area is one of the world famed historical cities and an important tourist place.
The division transports 1.44 lakh of passengers per day by running 143 BG Mail/Express train and 38 (34+4) BG/MG passenger train per day. Ratlam division is contributing significantly in the development of social and economical conditions of the area by transporting various commodities like cement, clinker, manganese ore, sodium sulphate, caustic soda, wheat etc. from various loading points.
Mumbai WR railway division, Ahmedabad railway division, Bhavnagar railway division, Rajkot railway division and Vadodara railway division are the other five railway divisions under WR Zone headquartered at Churchgate, Mumbai.[1][2]
- ^ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Ratlam Railway Division". Railway Board. Western Railway zone. Retrieved 13 January 2016.