Nainpur Junction railway station

Nainpur Junction railway station is a small railway station in Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is NIR. It serves Nainpur Town.[1][2][3][4][5]

Nainpur Junction railway station
Indian Railway Station
LocationState Highway 11A, Nainpur, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates22.4257°N 80.1094°E / 22.4257; 80.1094
Elevation446 metres (1,463 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth East Central Railway
Line(s)Satpura Railway
Platforms5
Tracks6 (1,000 mm or 3 ft 3 38 in meter gauge)
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNIR
Zone(s) South East Central Railway
Division(s) Nagpur railway division
ElectrifiedYes

Nainpur was a railway hub on the Narrow Gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) line. This was the junction point of Jabalpur 110 km to its north, Balaghat 76 km to its south, Mandla 50 km to its east and Chhindwara 150 km to its west. It is connected to Nagpur via Chhindwara and Gondia.[6][7]

It was Asia's largest Narrow Gauge Railway Junction before the recent Gauge Conversion Project. Presently all the tracks are under Broad Gauge Conversion.[8]

The railway yard has Indian Oil depot for refueling the locomotives. Jabalpur-Nainpur track has been converted to broad gauge.

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