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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Maharashtra, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Pulgaon<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br />
| image_caption = Indian Railways logo<br />
| address = State highway 243, Pulgaon, Maharashtra<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|20.7268|78.3170|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline, title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|272.32|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Nagpur–Bhusawal section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard, on ground<br />
| platform = 3<br />
| tracks = <br />
| entrances = <br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = 1867<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = Yes<br />
| accessible = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = PLO<br />
| zone = <br />
| division = Nagpur CR railway division<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]<br />
| status = Functioning<br />
| former = [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_dot_label = Pulgaon<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Maharashtra]]##Location in India<br />
}}<br />
'''Pulgaon railway station''' serves [[Pulgaon]] in [[Wardha district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. Pulgaon is on the banks of [[Wardha River]].<br />
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==History==<br />
The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'s Bombay–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html | title = IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865) | publisher =IRFCA | access-date = 2013-03-18 }}</ref><br />
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In 1917, Arvi was linked with Pulgaon with a {{convert|35|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}-long {{track gauge|762mm}} [[narrow-gauge railway]] by Central Provinces Railway. Central Railway now runs two trains a day on weekdays. The round trip takes a little over three hours.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-01-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/docs/rinbad-ng.html |title = Indian Narrow Gauge Lines 2002-2003| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-03-08}}</ref><br />
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===Electrification===<br />
The railways in the Badnera–Wardha sector were electrified in 1990–91.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification|work= |last= |first=| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-03-18 }}</ref><br />
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==Amenities==<br />
Pulgaon railway station has the following amenities: waiting room and light refreshment stall.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/nagpur-pulgaon-train-tickets.html |title = Nagpur to Pulgaon trains | publisher= make my trip| access-date = 2013-03-18 }}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery widths=180><br />
Pulgaon Station.jpg|Pulgaon station railway station board<br />
Pulgaon Station platformboard.jpg|Pulgaon station platform board<br />
Pulgaon Station roof.jpg|Pulgaon station roof<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/pulgaon-junction-plo/198 Trains at Pulgaon]<br />
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y<br />
|system=Indian Railways<br />
|line=Central Railway zone|left=Kaotha|right=Talni|type=[[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]<br />
|line2=Central Railway zone|left2=|right2=Arvi|type2=Pulgaon–Arvi branch line}}<br />
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{{Central Railway}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1867]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Wardha district]]<br />
[[Category:Nagpur CR railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Nagpur-Badnera rail line]]</div>TonjaGerow46