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{{Short description|Railway station in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Lodhikheda railway station
| native_name =
| style = Indian Railways
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| image = RailwayStationLodhikheda.jpg
| image_caption = Main building of Lodhikheda railway station
| address = [[Lodhikheda]], [[Chhindwara]] 480108, [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.5802|78.8548|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|308.660|m|ft}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = Government of India
| line = Nagpur–Chhindwara section<br/>Nagpur–Jabalpur line<br/>[[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line|Kolkata–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]<br/>[[Bhopal–Nagpur section]]
| platform = 2
| tracks = 4
| other =
| structure = At ground
| parking = Available
| status = Functional
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = LDE
| zone = [[South East Central Railway zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Nagpur CR}}
}}
| opened = {{start date and age|df=y|1867}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| former =
| passengers = 160,00 daily (Approx.)<ref name="lakh">{{cite news|last1=Nash|first1=David|title=Here's what the free Wi-Fi commitment to Indian Railways probably costs Google|url=http://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/heres-what-the-free-wi-fi-commitment-to-indian-railways-probably-costs-google-3671957.html|access-date=14 October 2017|work=[[Firstpost]]|agency=[[Reuters]]|date=29 September 2015}}</ref>
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'''Lodhikheda railway station''' (station code: '''LDE''') is a railway station in [[Lodhikheda]], in the Indian state of [[Madhya Pradesh]].It situated at the junction of Nagpur–Jabalpur and Nagpur–Chhindwara main lines.

== History ==
Nagpur railway station is one of the oldest and busiest stations in Maharashtra, India. In 1867, [[Mumbai]] rail first connected to Nagpur. In 1881, Nagpur was connected to [[Kolkata]] via the Nagpur State Railway of [[Chhattisgarh]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.cr.indianrailways.gov.in//view_section.jsp?id=0,6,1191,1196,1683| title=Division at a Glance: (as on 01.03.2019)| website=Central Railway| date=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref name="Nagpur today.in" /> It was officially inaugurated on 15 January 1925 by then-Governor Sir [[Frank Sly]].<ref name="Nagpur today.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/90-years-of-nagpur-station-building/01142300|title=90 years of Nagpur station Building}}</ref> Prior to 1924, the Nagpur Railway Junction Station was located east of its current location. Nagpur Junction railway station became a major tourist destination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/nagpur/travel/railways.html|title=Travel to Nagpur|work=mapsofindia.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110209054722/http://www.mapsofindia.com/nagpur/travel/railways.html|archivedate=9 February 2011}}</ref>

== Services ==
Lodhikheda railway station receives twenty-eight trains, with approximately 160,00 passengers embarking and disembarking daily.<ref name="lakh"/>

Direct trains run from Nagpur railway station to all major cities, including: [[Mumbai]], [[New Delhi]], [[Bengaluru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Chennai]], and [[Kolkata]].

== Development ==
In 2008, Lodhikheda railway station was among 1122 stations in India that were recommended to be upgraded to meet international standards. Priority areas were identified: security, safety and cleanliness. Work was to be undertaken via [[public–private partnership]]s and the [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]].<ref name="times">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-13/nagpur/27748048_1_railway-station-ajni-world-class-station|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022170535/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-02-13/nagpur/27748048_1_railway-station-ajni-world-class-station|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-22|work=[[The Times of India]]|title=Nagpur to get model railway station}}</ref> but it will be clean very soon and compete with other station.
"Survey of new rail line Chhindwara–Kareli–Sagour rail line is in progress. This will help in connecting villages of Chhindwara, Narsinghpur and Sagar districts and help in the development of Satpura, Mahakaushal and Bundelkhand area respectively as a whole. This will provide and alternative north–south route via Lalitpur–Sagar–Narsinghpur–Chhindwara–Nagpur route alternative to Bina–Bhopal–Itarsi–Amla–Betul–Nagpur route thereby decreasing the north–south distance by nearly 300 km. Kareli railway station will serve as an alternative to Itarsi Junction. This railway line will help in connecting Itarsi–Narsinghpur–Jabalpur–Katni stretch and Itarsi–Bhopal–Bina–Saugor–Katni stretch of West Central Railways. Recently CCEA also sanctioned Gadarwara–Indore new rail line via Budni. These two rail lines in combination will reduce the distance of state's financial capital Indore from district like Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad, Sagar, Chhindwara which will help in industrial and economic development of these regions"

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway junction stations in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Chhindwara district]]
[[Category:Nagpur CR railway division]]

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