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Itarsi Junction | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Foot Over Bridge, Venkatesh Colony,Itarsi,Hoshangabad district,Madhya Pradesh India | ||||
| Coordinates | 22°36′29″N77°46′01″E / 22.608°N 77.767°E /22.608; 77.767 | ||||
| Elevation | 329.400 metres (1,080.71 ft) | ||||
| System | Regional rail,Light rail &Commuter rail | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | West Central Railways | ||||
| Lines | Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line Delhi–Chennai line | ||||
| Platforms | 7[1] | ||||
| 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 inHoshangabad district inMadhya Pradesh[2][3] from which more than 420 trains pass every day. It is the 8th busiest railway junction in India.[citation needed] It falls under theWest Central Railway zone ofIndian Railways network. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) away fromHoshangabad by train, and by road it is 20 kilometers. It is one of the most important junction stations, behindPandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction andNagpur Junction.[4] 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.[5]
The railway station ofItarsi consists of seven platforms. The platforms are well furnished to meet all passenger needs and demands.[2][4]
Itarsi Junction railway station is very well connected with rail routes from all four sides. Thus there are trains for almost all the Indian destinations.
Status of arrival and departure of trains at Itarsi junction can be viewed via live station through National Train Enquiry System.[6]
The tracks on the junction are such that they provide a vast connection to all four directions. To the north lies the important capital city ofMadhya Pradesh,Bhopal and the line goes all the way toNew Delhi. To the east lies another important railway junctionJabalpur where the line goes all the way toPrayagraj andHowrah. To the southwest liesKhandwa andBhusawal where the line terminates atMumbai CSMT, and to the southeast liesAmla Junction,Betul andNagpur which goes all the way toChennai Central. The station always holds heavy over-traffic as the trains on theHowrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line andJhansi–Bhopal–Nagpur routes cross at Itarsi.
Electric Loco Shed, Itarsi and Diesel Loco Shed, Itarsi are the two loco sheds serving Itarsi Junction.
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
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| 1. | WDM-3A | 3100 | 11 |
| 2. | WDM-3D | 3300 | 30 |
| 3. | WDG-4/4D | 4000/4500 | 58 |
| 4. | WDP-4/4B/4D | 4000/4500 | 4 |
| 5. | WAG-5 | 3850 | 108 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of July 2025[9][10] | 211 | ||
On 17 June 2015, there was a fire incident on Itarsi Junction involving signal control system resulting in extensive damage toroute relay interlocking system (RRI). This resulted in trains being stranded at the station other trains heading towards station being cancelled or diverted. Initially the extent of damage was considered small, but subsequent inspection post fire control found RRI in ashes, beyond repair. A deadline was set to commission new RRI in 35 days.[11] 78 trains were cancelled and 23 diverted by second day alone.[12] Thirty four days disruption resulted in cancellation of 2,044 trains, diversion of 249 trains and short termination of 17 trains. The new RRI installation was completed on 21 July at a cost of Rs. 19.64 cr. Complete normalcy was restored by 26 July 2015.[5][13]
