Akola Junction | |||||||||
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| Indian Railways junction station | |||||||||
 Indian Railways logo | |||||||||
| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Akola, Maharashtra, 444001 India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°43′24″N 77°00′21″E / 20.7233°N 77.0057°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 284 metres (932 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Nagpur–Bhusawal section Akola–Ratlam line Purna-Akola line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||||||
| Tracks | 15 | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | At ground | ||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Operational | ||||||||
| Station code | AK | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | CR | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Bhusawal railway division | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 7 November 1867 | ||||||||
| Electrified | 1989–90 | ||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||
| approximately 70000 per Day | |||||||||
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Akola Junction (station code:- AK) serves Akola in Akola district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is an important junction station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. There is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line to Secunderabad railway station and the metre-gauge Akola–Khandwa line is under gauge conversion.[citation needed]