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{{short description|Railway route in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
| name = Bhopal–Nagpur section
| color =
| logo = 
| logo_width =
| image = Bhopal Rail Station.JPG
| image_width =
| caption = Bhopal Junction an Important railway station at Bhopal–Nagpur section
| type =
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale =
| start = [[Bhopal Junction railway station|Bhopal]]
| end = {{stnlnk|Nagpur}}
| stations =
| routes =
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1924
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railway]], [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]
| character =
| depot = Itarsi
| stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]], WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6 and WDP-4 diesel locos. WAM-4, WAP-4, WAP-7 and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] electric locos.
| linelength =
| tracklength ={{convert|390|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracks = 2/3
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = 1988–91
| speed = up to 160 km/h
| elevation =
| website =
| map = {{Bhopal–Nagpur section|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''Bhopal–Nagpur section''' is a railway line connecting [[Bhopal Junction railway station|Bhopal]] and {{stnlnk|Nagpur}}. This {{convert|390|km|mi|0|abbr= on}} track is part of the [[Delhi–Chennai line]]. The section is under the jurisdiction of [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railway]] and [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]].

==History==
The Bhopal–Itarsi line was opened by the Begum of Bhopal in 1884.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html | title=IR History: Early Days – II| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)|access-date = 22 November 2013}}</ref> Itarsi was linked with Nagpur between 1923 and 1924.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/final_gazettee/comm1.html| title = Introduction| work = Nagpur Itarsi Route| publisher = Nagpur district authorities| access-date = 22 November 2013| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090410104748/http://nagpur.nic.in/gazetteer/gaz1966/FINAL_GAZETTEE/comm1.html| archive-date = 10 April 2009| url-status = dead| df = dmy-all}}</ref> The Bhopal–itarsi-Nagpur line became part of the Delhi–Chennai line in 1929.<ref name="IR History: Early Days – III">{{cite web| url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html | title=IR History: Early Days – III| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 3 (1900–1947)| access-date = 22 November 2013}}</ref>

==Electrification==
The Bhopal–Itarsi sector was electrified in 1988–89 and the Nagpur–Itarsi sector in 1990–91.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 22 November 2013}}</ref>

==Speed limits==
The Delhi–Chennai Central line (Grand Trunk route) is classified as a "Group A" line which can take speeds up to 160 km/h.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |title=Chapter II – The Maintenance of Permanent Way |access-date=22 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203030524/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/codesmanual/IRPWM/PermanentWayManualCh2_data.htm |archivedate=3 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
[[Bhopal Junction railway station|Bhopal]], {{stnlnk|Bhopal Habibganj}} [[Itarsi Junction railway station|Itarsi]] and {{stnlnk|Nagpur}} are amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=22 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archivedate=10 May 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref>

==Loco sheds and workshops==
Itarsi diesel shed holds 145+ locos. It has [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]], WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6 and WDP-4 diesel locos. This shed serves routes all across central India. Itarsi electric loco shed came up in the 1980s. It holds WAM-4, WAP-4 and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] electric locos. Its WAG-5 locos perform banking duties on the Budni–Barkhera Ghat section. There are also ghat sections between Teegaon–Chinchoda and Dharakhoh–Maramjhiri In Bhopal–Nagpur section where bankers are attached to trains. Broad Gauge Coach Workshop at Bhopal handles rebuilding and overhaul of old passenger coaches. There is a coach maintenance workshop at Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 22 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bhopal-junction-bpl/12 Trains at Bhopal]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/itarsi-junction-et/13 trains at Itarsi]
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/nagpur-junction-ngp/18 Trains at Nagpur]

{{Railways in Central India}}
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1924]]
[[Category:Transport in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Transport in Nagpur]]

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