Pulgaon railway station serves
Pulgaon in
Wardha district
Wardha district (Marathi pronunciation: əɾd̪ʰaː is in the state of Maharashtra in western India. This district is a part of Nagpur Division. The city of Wardha is the administrative headquarters of the district. Hinganghat, Pulgaon, Ar ...
in the Indian state of
Maharashtra. Pulgaon is on the banks of
Wardha River
The Wardha River, also known as the Varada River, is a major river in Vidarbha, Maharashtra, which originates in the Satpura Range and flows into the Wain ganga river to form the Pranhita river which finally joins the Godavari river.
Origin
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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
The Great Indian Peninsula Railway (reporting mark GIPR) was a predecessor of the Central Railway (and by extension, the current state-owned Indian Railways), whose headquarters was at the Boree Bunder in Mumbai (later, the Victoria Terminu ...
's Bombay–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.
In 1917, Arvi was linked with Pulgaon with a -long
narrow-gauge railway by Central Provinces Railway. Central Railway now runs two trains a day on weekdays. The round trip takes a little over three hours.
Electrification
The railways in the Badnera–Wardha sector were electrified in 1990–91.
Amenities
Pulgaon railway station has the following amenities: waiting room and light refreshment stall.
Gallery
Pulgaon Station.jpg, Pulgaon station railway station board
Pulgaon Station platformboard.jpg, Pulgaon station platform board
Pulgaon Station roof.jpg, Pulgaon station roof
References
External links
Trains at Pulgaon
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra
Railway stations in India opened in 1867
Railway stations in Wardha district
Nagpur CR railway division
Nagpur-Badnera rail line