Saifee Nagar railway station
Saifee Nagar railway station | |||||||||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||||
| Location | Veer Sawarkar Nagar, Indore India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°41′57″N 75°51′07″E / 22.699271°N 75.8518496°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ratlam railway division | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Indore–Mumbai | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | |||||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||||
| Status | Construction - Gauge Conv - MG/NG to Single Diesel BG | ||||||||||
| Station code | SFNR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Western Railways | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1988 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2011 | ||||||||||
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Saifee Nagar railway station (station code: SFNR) is a local railway station in Nandanvan Colony, Indore.[1]
Station on the Delhi–Hyderabad metre-gauge line that was founded in the 1970s.
Saifee Nagar has been connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre-gauge railway lines. In 2008, the Union Cabinet approved the gauge conversion for the Ratlam–Mhow–Khandwa–Akola railway line.(472.64 km). The cost of the gauge conversion would be about Rs.1421.25 crore.[2][3][failed verification]
Major trains[edit | edit source]
These trains pass through the station.[4]
| Number | Train | To | Type |
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| 09547 | DADN - Ratlam DEMU | Ratlam | Local |
| 09323 | DADN - Bhopal Intercity Express | Bhopal | Express |
| 52965 | DADN - Kalakund Heritage Train | Kalakund | NA |
| 04115 | DADN - Prayagraj | Prayagraj | Express |
| 02919 | Malwa SF Special | SVDK | Superfast Express |
| 09305 | DADN - Kamakhya | Kamakhya | Superfast Express |
| 01704 | DADN - Rewa | Rewa | Superfast Express |
| 09301 | DADN - Yeswantpur | Yeswantpur | Superfast Express |
| 09223 | DADN - Nagpur | Nagpur | Superfast Express |
Suburban trains[edit | edit source]
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The Indore Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system serving the Indore Metropolitan Region. It is operated by Indian Railways' zonal Western Railways (WR). It has the highest passenger density of any urban railway system in Madhya Pradesh. The trains plying on its routes are commonly referred to as local trains or simply as locals.
See also[edit | edit source]
- Akola–Ratlam line (metre gauge)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ railinfo
- ↑ "railnews". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ freepressjournal Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "13 Train Departures from DADN/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar". indiarailinfo(dot)com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.