Kota Junction railway station
Kota Junction | |||||
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| File:Kota Railway station.jpg Kota Junction | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Bhimganj Mandi, Railway Colony Rd, Railway station area, Kota, Rajasthan | ||||
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| Elevation | 256 metres (840 ft) | ||||
| System | File:Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways junction station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Kota railway division | ||||
| Lines | New Delhi–Mumbai main line,Kota-Bina Malkhedi-Howrah line,Kota→Bina, Kota→Chittaurgarh, | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Tracks | 11 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard on-ground station | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Disabled access | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | KOTA | ||||
| Division(s) | Kota | ||||
| Fare zone | West Central Railway zone | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 36000 per day | |||||
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Kota Junction railway station is major railway junction on the West Central railway network of India which serves Kota in Rajasthan. It is the headquarters of Kota railway division of West Central Railway zone.[1]
Background
[edit | edit source]Kota is an important station on the New Delhi–Mumbai main line and has direct connectivity with all major cities in the country. More than 220 trains make a halt at the station.[2] Many important trains originate from Kota including Patna–Kota Express, Kota-Hazrat Nizamuddin Jan Shatabdi Express, Kota-Hisar Express, Kota-Dehradun Nanda Devi Express, Kota-Shree Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express, Damoh–Kota Passenger, Indore–Kota Intercity Express and Kota–Shri Ganganagar Superfast Express.[3]
Kota city is also served by another 2 railway substation called Dakaniya Talav Railway station (DKNT) located opposite to Rajeev Gandhi Nagar in the southern part of the city & Sogaria Railway Station (SGAC) [4]
Electrification
[edit | edit source]The Kanwalpura–Kota and Gurla–Kota sections were electrified in the financial year of 1987–88 under Western Railways.[5][Note 1]
Passenger movement
[edit | edit source]Kota is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[7]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Before the formation of West Central Railway zone on 1 April 2003, Kota Junction was a part of Western Railways.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ KOTA JN. india rail info
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External links
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- File:Wikivoyage-Logo-v3-icon.svg Kota travel guide from Wikivoyage
