Ujjain Junction railway station is the main railway station of

Ujjain Ujjain (, Hindustani pronunciation: �d͡ːʒɛːn is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative centre of Ujjain district and Ujjain ...

city in the western part of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

. Its code is UJN. Ujjain Junction falls under the administrative control of

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. Ujjain Junction is A – category railway station of

. It consists of 8 railway platforms.

History

The Indore–Ujjain branch line was opened in August 1876 and the line was completed in 1879–80. It was part of the Scindia Railway. Ratlam–Ujjain line was completed and opened for traffic in the year 1896. The surveys of

Indore Indore () is the largest and most populous city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It serves as the headquarters of both Indore District and Indore Division. It is also considered as an education hub of the state and is the only city to ...

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Neemuch Neemuch or Nimach is a town in the malwa region. Neemuch crowns the north western part of MP. It has been also referred to city of Nature and Peace. The town shares its northwestern border with the state of Rajasthan and is the administrati ...

line via Ujjain started long back in 1871–72 when the plan and estimates for the whole project was submitted to the

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in 1872–73. Maharaja

Jayajirao Scindia Jayajirao Scindia GCB, GCSI, CIE (19 January 1834 – 20 June 1886) of the Scindia dynasty of the Marathas was the ruling Maharajah of Gwalior under the British rule from 1843 to 1886. Early life Jayajirao was born as Bhagirath Shinde, son ...

Gwalior Gwalior() is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; it lies in northern part of Madhya Pradesh and is one of the Counter-magnet cities. Located south of Delhi, the capital city of India, from Agra and from Bhopal, the s ...

agreed to grant a loan of Rs. 7.5 million at 4 percent per annum interest for the project. Scindia Neemuch Railway amalgamated under a single management in the year 1881–82 and was named as Rajputana Malwa railway. In November 1951, Western Railway with its headquarters at

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came into existence after merging of Rajputana Malwa railway with the other State Railways and overtook the administration of Ujjain. The broad-gauge portion was extended from Ujjain –

Maksi Maksi is a city and a municipality in Shajapur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for Jain Temple of Maksi Parshwanathh Ji. Maksi has an ever buzzing market which is famous for sweet samosas. Geography Maksi is loca ...

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in 1964–66 and the doubling of the Indore–

Bhopal Bhopal (; ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes'' due to its various natural and artificial lakes. It i ...

sections was completed during 1993–2001. The doubling of the sections Nagda–Ujjain section was done in 1979–1981 followed by in Ujjain–Maksi section 1964–1965. This junction is electrified in 1992 and Ratlam–Bhopal passenger was the first electric train. The Ujjain-Indore route and Indore Junction were electrified in 2011. Gauge conversion of the Ujjain–Fatehabad line has an estimated cost of Rs 120 crore. It will reduce the distance between Ujjain and Indore by 20 km as well as reduce one and a half hours. The Railways closed this 134-year-old metre-gauge rail section in February 2014. In September 2017, the station was the awarded the Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station by President Ramnath Kovind at a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in

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Link route

The main station of Ujjain lies on the

Ratlam Ratlam, known historically as Ratnapuri (lit. ''gem city''), is a city in the northwestern part of the Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh state of India. The city of Ratlam lies above sea level. It is the administrative headquarters of Ratlam di ...

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Nagda Nagda is an industrial town in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It lies in the administrative headquarters of the city of Ujjain, in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh. It is situated on the bank of the Chambal Riv ...

and Guna–

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 ...

route. To the west it is connected to

Ratlam Junction Ratlam Junction railway station is a major rail junction on the New Delhi–Mumbai main line of Indian Railways. Ratlam is A – category railway station of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Its code is RTM. It serves Ratlam city. The st ...

, to the north, it is connected with

Nagda Junction Nagda is an industrial town in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It lies in the administrative headquarters of the city of Ujjain, in the Malwa region of western Madhya Pradesh. It is situated on the bank of the Chambal Ri ...

, to the east it is connected with

Maksi Junction Maksi Junction railway station is a railway station in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh. Its code is MKC. It serves Maksi Maksi is a city and a municipality in Shajapur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is famous for ...

Bhopal Junction Bhopal Junction railway station (station code: BPL) is a major railway junction of India and main railway station of Bhopal, the capital of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This station also serves as a connecting point for various ...

, and to the south, it is connected to

Indore Junction BG Indore Junction (station code: INDB) is one of the Railway junctions in Madhya Pradesh and serves Indore, the commercial capital of Central India. The railway station of Indore Junction BG (future Indore Central) falls under the administrative ...

Dewas Junction Dewas Junction railway station (station code:- DWX) is the main railway station of Dewas city in the western part of Madhya Pradesh situated on Indore-Dewas-Ujjain section. It serves Dewas city. The station consists of three platforms. Connec ...

Suburban stations

The city of Ujjain has four other railway stations which are: * * * *

References

External links

Trains at Ujjain

Ratlam Division
{{Western Railway Railway junction stations in Madhya Pradesh Railway stations in Ujjain Ratlam railway division Railway stations opened in 1876 1876 establishments in India Buildings and structures in Ujjain