The Manmad Junction Railway Station is a Central Railway junction in India, serving the town of

Manmad Manmad ( ənmaːɖ is one of the towns in Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the third largest city in Nashik district, with a population of approximately 80,000. Geographically it lies within Nandgaon Tehsil in Na ...

in the

Nashik Nashik (, Marathi: aːʃik, also called as Nasik ) is a city in the northern region of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Situated on the banks of river Godavari, Nashik is the third largest city in Maharashtra, after Mumbai and Pune. Nash ...

district of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the second-most populous state in India and the second-most populous country subdi ...

. It is one of the Central Railways' major stations, connecting Manmad with many major cities in the region, including Mumbai and Pune. Around 51 trains travel between the Mumbai and Manmad railway stations every week.

History

The first 21 miles of the rail ran from

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towards Manmad Junction railway station all the way to

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station. The inaugural train pulled into

station from

on April 16, 1853. The celebrations declared this a public holiday with garrison band firing of salutes. On May 1, 1854, the Bombay to Thane line of the

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was extended to the

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.
The Bhusawal Junction railway station was open for traffic in the mid-1860s, followed by the track extension to

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in 1866 and to

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in 1867, resulting in the construction of Manmad Junction railway station in 1866.
In 1890, the

Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway (NGSR) was a railway company operating in India from 1879 to 1950. It was owned by the Nizams of Hyderabad State, and its full name was ''His Exalted Highness, The Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway''. The company ...

began service on the 391 miles (629 km) from the city of

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to Manmad Junction.

Infrastructure

The Central Railway Engineering Workshop is in Manmad.

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s are fabricated in the structural yard, in addition to other manufacturing activities taking place in the general yard and workshop. Manmad is a transport hub for various industries making it predominantly a railway town. The largest grain storage warehouse in Asia, administered by the Food Corporation of India is also in Manmad. It is home to offices of petroleum companies like Bharat Petroleum, Hindustan Petroleum, and Indian Oil.

Development of the station

The railways in the Niphad-Manmad–Nandgaon sector were

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and the

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(diesel and electromotive diesel) were converted to use electricity between the period 1968 and 1969. Manmad has an electric locomotive trip shed to supply and control the trains. Free high-speed Wi-Fi has been enabled since 2017. Manmad Junction Railway Station is among the top-100 most-booked stations within the

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system. The Central Railway has plans for

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line between

Daund Daund is a city, municipal council and headquarters of the Daund tehsil in the Pune district in the state of Maharashtra, India. In ancient times a sage, 'Dhaumya Rishi' used to stay here, hence people started calling this place after him: 'Dha ...

and Manmad.

Services

The following trains stop here: *Cstm Garibrath (02187) Stop time 5 mins *Jbp Garibrath S (02188) Stop time 5 mins *Hyb Aii Special (07020) Stop time 20 mins

Connections

Airports

Gandhinagar Airport is away from the station. The Chatrapati Shivaji Airport in

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

is from Manmad Junction.

Ground

The station is about from Manmad Bus Stand and from

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. More than 50 trains a week connect Mumbai CST to Manmad, depending on the weather.

Nearby landmarks

The distance to Ankai Fort is while to

Tankai Fort Tankai fort is a hill, part of the Satmala Range, with the ruins of a large Maratha hill fort on the peak. With Ankai Fort near this fort are known as Ankai-Tankai, the strongest hill fort in the Nashik district, rises about 900 feet above the p ...

is from the junction. These forts are popular among hikers. The ancient temple of Agastya Rishi is located on the outskirts of the city.

References

External links

* * {{Railway stations in Maharashtra Railway stations in Nashik district Railway junction stations in Maharashtra Bhusawal railway division Railway stations opened in 1866 1866 establishments in India Transport in Manmad Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway