Jalgaon Junction railway station

Jalgaon Junction railway station
Jalgaon Junction railway station
Indian Railways junction station
	Jalgaon Junction railway station board
Location	Jalgaon; India
Coordinates	21°01′06″N 75°33′47″E / 21.0182°N 75.5630°ECoordinates: 21°01′06″N 75°33′47″E / 21.0182°N 75.5630°E
Elevation	213 metres (699 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Bhusawal–Kalyan section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line; Udhna–Jalgaon line
Platforms	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard, on ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	JL
Division(s)	Bhusawal
History
Opened	1860
Electrified	1968–69
Location
	Jalgaon Junction railway station Location of Jalgaon railway station in Maharashtra

Jalgaon Junction railway station serves Jalgaon in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

History[edit]

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. Service up to Bhusawal was started in 1860.^[1]^[2]

Electrification[edit]

The Jalgaon–Bhusawal section was electrified in 1968–69.^[3]

Amenities[edit]

Amenities at Jalgaon railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room, elevators, escalators, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and a book stall. ^[4]

Other[edit]

Ajanta Caves are 50 kilometres (31 mi) from Jalgaon. Buses and taxis are available at Jalgaon for visiting Ajanta.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

↑ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
↑ "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.
↑ "Jalgaon to Nagpur trains". makemytrip. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
↑ "Ajanta: Getting there and around". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
↑ "Distance between Ajanta and Jalgaon". Distance between info. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

External links[edit]

Trains at Jalgaon

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Tarshod toward ?		Central Railway zone Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line, New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line		Shirsholi toward ?
Terminus		Central Railway zone Udhna–Jalgaon line		Paldhi toward ?

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[1] "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.

[2] "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[3] "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 18 March 2013.

[4] "Jalgaon to Nagpur trains". makemytrip. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

[5] "Ajanta: Getting there and around". Lonely Planet. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

[6] "Distance between Ajanta and Jalgaon". Distance between info. Retrieved 27 March 2013.

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