Lamta railway station

Lamta railway station is a small railway station in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is LTA. It serves Lamta village.

Lamta railway station
Indian Railway Station
LocationM.P. SH 11, Nainpur Road Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates22.1360°N 80.1245°E / 22.1360; 80.1245
Elevation355 metres (1,165 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth East Central Railway
Line(s)Satpura Railway (1903 – 2015)
Platforms2
Tracks2
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
Other information
StatusUnder construction - gauge conversion
Station codeLTA
Zone(s) South East Central Railway
Division(s) Nagpur railway division
ElectrifiedNo

Lamta was a railway station of the Satpura narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) railway, today part of Nagpur railway division of South East Central Railway zone.[1] In October 2015 all narrow gauge network in Nagpur division (622 km), was closed for gauge conversion, except Nagpur – Naghbir line.[2][3]

The approval of the gauge conversion works have been involved in controversy, since the Union's environment ministry authorized the construction works in Balaghat-Nainpur section (77 km), which passes through Kanha - Pench tiger corridor.[4]

The station is on the Jabalpur - Gondia line (227 km),[4] almost entirely converted to broad gauge. As of January 2020, a small stretch of 25 km remains closed for conversion, from Samnapur to Lamta station (25 km).

References
  1. "LTA/Lamta". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  2. "Narrow gauge section closes from Oct 1 in Satputda valley". Business Standard. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  3. Pinjarkar, Vijay (1 November 2015). "Broad view on narrow gauge. Full Stop". Times of India. Nagpur. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  4. Ghanekar, Nikhil M (21 March 2016). "After NH-7, Gondia-Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha-Pench tiger corridor". DNA. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
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