The Bhusawal Junction railway station (formerly Bhosawal) serves
Bhusawal
Bhusawal is the largest municipal council (established in 1882) in the Jalgaon district of the Indian state of Maharashtra, situated along the banks of the river Tapi. The city emerged as a major railway junction during the British Raj, and s ...
in the
Jalgaon district of the Indian state of
Maharashtra. The Bhusawal railway station is one of the top-100 booking stations of Indian Railways. Approximately fourteen trains originate at Bhusawal station with 289 trains servicing the railway stop.
History
The Bhusawal railway station was formally established in 1863. In 1866, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) branch line was extended to
Khandwa
Khandwa is a city and a nagar nigam in the Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Khandwa district, formerly known as East Nimar District.
Khandwa is a major railway junction; the Malwa line conn ...
and then to
Nagpur
Nagpur (pronunciation: aːɡpuːɾ is the third largest city and the winter capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the 13th largest city in India by population and according to an Oxford's Economics report, Nagpur is projected to ...
in 1867. Bhusawal is a divisional headquarters under Central Railways. The Bhusawal railway station was built by the then
British-run Indian government at a sum of £80,000 (8,00,000 Indian rupees) from 1852 to 1865. The station was built with a large bath, refreshment rooms, a large workshop, dwellings for European employees, reading rooms and gymkhana. The Bhusawal railway line was opened between 1861 and 1865.
Electrification
Railways in the Bhusawal area were electrified in 1968–69. Like other lines, the railway is powered by a single phase, 25 kV AC supply.
Amenities
Amenities at the Bhusawal railway station include an
SBI ATM, reservation office,
STD/
PCO booth, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, information desk, post office, Wi-Fi, and more. The northern and southern entrances have separate ticketing windows. There is a free 4-wheeler parking area at the northern entrance. The Bhusawal railway station and ST stand. Elevators and electric vehicles are available for use by railway station passengers.
Locomotive shed
The locomotive shed at Bhusawal was established by the GIPR in 1919. At that time, it was the largest in Asia and the third-largest in the world.
The Electric Locomotive Workshop at Bhusawal was established in 1974 at a cost of ₹3.52 crores and performs periodical overhauls of electric locomotives. It is also the only workshop in India to perform overhauls of three-phase, induction motor-based trains.
The Bhusawal Locomotive Shed has been accredited with the International Standard Certificate ISO 9008-2000 since April 2006.
The shed has
WAM-4
The Indian locomotive class WAM-4 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1970 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), mixed traffic ( ...
,
WAP- 4,
WAG-5
The Indian locomotive class WAG-5 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1978 by Chittaranjan Locomotive Works for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), alternating current (A), goods traffic ( ...
, and
WAG-9
The Indian locomotive class WAG-9 is a class of 25 kV AC electric locomotives that was developed in 1995 by ABB Group (ABB) for Indian Railways. The model name stands for broad gauge (W), AC Current (A), Goods traffic (G), 9th generation (9) ...
locomotives.
Gallery
Bhusawal Junction.JPG, Bhusawal Junction
References
External links
Departures from Bhusawal
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra
Railway stations in Jalgaon district
Railway junction stations in Maharashtra
Bhusawal railway division
Railway stations opened in 1863
Transport in Bhusawal