Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Omkareshwar Road Passenger was a
metre-gauge passenger
A passenger (also abbreviated as pax) is a person who travels in a vehicle, but does not bear any responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination or otherwise operate the vehicle, and is not a steward. The ...
train of the Indian Railways, which was running between
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...
in
Madhya Pradesh and
Omkareshwar Road in
Madhya Pradesh. It has being closed down on 30th January 2023 as the track between the two stations is being converted to
Broad Gauge
A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways.
Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...
.
The last train on the 150-year-old metre gauge rail line associated with the heritage railways in western Madhya Pradesh was flagged off on 30th Jan 2023 as authorities halted train movement on the stretch indefinitely to facilitate its conversion into broad guage, an official said.
This was the last surviving metre-gauge train of the
Akola–Ratlam line in Madhya Pradesh. After undergoing gauge conversion, it will provide connectivity between
Indore and
Southern Indian states.
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Route and halts
The important halts of the train are:
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Average speed and frequency
The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Sanawad Passenger runs with an average speed of 29 km/h and completes 64 km in 2h 30m. The Sanawad - Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Passenger runs with an average speed of 29 km/h and completes 64 km in 2h 30m.
Coach composite
The train consists of 4 coaches:
* 4 General
* 2 Guard cum Luggage/parcel van
Traction
Both trains are hauled by a Mhow Loco Shed based YDM-4
The class YDM-4 is Indian Railways' workhorse diesel locomotive. The first units were imported fully built from the American Locomotive Company (Alco) in 1961. Since 1968, it has been manufactured in India by the Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW), Va ...
diesel locomotive from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...
to Omkareshwar Road and vice versa. Banker locomotive is attached from Kalakund to Patalpani due to steep incline .
See also
* Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station
The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station is one of the local railway stations in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, a suburb of Indore.
History
This station on the Delhi–Hyderabad metre-gauge line was founded in the 1870s. The station is equipped with two ...
* Sanawad railway station
* Mhow Indore Passenger
Mhow, officially Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, is a town in the Indore district in Madhya Pradesh state of India. It is located south-west of Indore city, towards Mumbai on the old Mumbai-Agra Road. The town was renamed as ''Dr. Ambedkar Nagar'' in 20 ...
* Akola–Ratlam rail line
Notes
References
External links
52963/Mhow Sanawad MG Passenger
52964/Sanawad Mhow MG Passenger
Transport in Indore
Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh
Slow and fast passenger trains in India
Transport in Mhow
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