Lodhikheda railway station

Lodhikheda railway station
Express train and Passenger train station
Main building of Lodhikheda railway station
Location	Lodhikheda, Chhindwara 480108, Madhya Pradesh India
Coordinates	21.5802°N 78.8548°E / 21.5802; 78.8548
Elevation	308.660 metres (1,012.66 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Government of India
Line(s)	Nagpur–Chhindwara section Nagpur–Jabalpur line Kolkata–Nagpur–Mumbai line Bhopal–Nagpur section
Platforms	2
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	At ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functional
Station code	LDE
Zone(s)	South East Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Nagpur CR
History
Opened	1867 (1867)
Passengers
160,00 daily (Approx.)

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. It was officially inaugurated on 15 January 1925 by then-Governor Sir Frank Sly. Prior to 1924, the Nagpur Railway Junction Station was located east of its current location. Nagpur Junction railway station became a major tourist destination.

Services

Lodhikheda railway station receives twenty-eight trains, with approximately 160,00 passengers embarking and disembarking daily.

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 partnerships and the Central Railway. 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"