Bhusaval Junction railway station
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Bhusaval
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| Location | Bhusawal, Maharashtra, PIN 425201 India |
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| Elevation | 205.030 metres (672.67 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Central Railway |
| Line(s) | Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line Nagpur-Bhusawal section Bhusawal-Kalyan section Jabalpur-Bhusaval section |
| Platforms | 8 |
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| Structure type | At ground |
| Parking | Available |
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| Station code | BSL |
| Division(s) | Bhusawal |
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| Opened | 1860 |
| Electrified | 1968-69 |
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
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 Bhusaval
Location within Maharashtra
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Bhusaval railway station serves Bhusawal in Jalgaon district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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History
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. Bhusaval railway station was set up in 1863.[1] In 1866 the GIPR branch line was extended to Khandwa and in 1867 to Nagpur.Bhusawal is divisional HQ under Central Railways.[2]
Electrification
Railways in the Bhusaval area were electrified in 1968-69;Railway uses Single phase,25 kv AC supply for traction for all 3 exit lines[3]
Amenities
Amenities at Bhusaval railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room,vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.[4] The northern and southern entrances have separate ticketing windows. There is a free 4 wheeler parking area at the northern entrance. Bhusawal railway station & ST stand are adjacent. Bhusawal railway station enjoys good watering source being on the Tapti River.
Busy station
Bhusaval railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.[5]
At least two trains originate at Bhusaval railway station – Gondwana Exp. and Bhusawal Pune Exp – and a number of passenger trains to all directions and 187 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through it and halts.[6]
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Loco shed
The loco shed at Bhusaval was established by the Great Indian Peninsula Railway in 1919. At that time it was the largest in Asia and third largest in the world.[7]
Bhusaval electric loco shed has WAM-4, WAP- 4, WAG-5, WAG-7 and WCM-6 locomotives.[8]
References
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Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line, New Delhi-Bhopal-Mumbai line
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