Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationNashik-Pune Road, Nashik, Maharashtra, PIN 422101
India
Coordinates19°56′50″N 73°50′32″E / 19.9472°N 73.8421°E / 19.9472; 73.8421
Elevation560.610 metres (1,839.27 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line
New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line
Pune–Nasik Road line
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi,Rickshaw, Citybus,
Construction
Structure typeStandard, on ground
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable (HEXI)
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeNK
Zone(s) Central railway
Division(s) Bhusawal
History
Opened1862 (1862)[1]
ElectrifiedYes, in 1921
Previous namesGreat Indian Peninsula Railway
Passengers
700k daily passenger
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Odha
towards ?
Central Railway zone Devlali
towards ?
Location
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road is located in Maharashtra
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Location in Maharashtra
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road is located in India
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Location in India
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Nasik Road Railway Station or Nashik Road Railway Station serves Nashik city, Nashik Road and surrounding areas in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the main railway station of Nashik. It is one of the oldest and busiest railway stations in India. It is located on Mumbai–Delhi, Mumbai–Kolkata main line. It is an A1 category railway station. It comes under the Bhusawal Division of Central Railway. Nearly 300 trains have stops at this railway station. It is one of the cleanest railway stations in India.

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Mumbai–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal was set up in 1860, but the service started in the mid-1860s. The line was extended to Khandwa in 1866 and to Nagpur in 1867.[2][3]

Electrification

The railways in the Igatpuri–Manmad section were electrified in 1967–69.[4]

Amenities

Amenities at Nasik Road railway station include: tourist information centre, computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, light refreshments, book stall, lift and escalator.[5]

Nasik Road railway station is located at a distance of 9 km from Nashik city centre. Taxis, auto & city buses are available at the railway station for travel to different parts of the city and outside.

Busy station

Nasik Road railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of the Indian Railway. [6]

Awards

Nasik Road station has been awarded as the 6th cleanest railway station in the A1/A category in India by Indian Railway (As per 2021 and 2022).

References

  1. ↑ "Formation of Nashik Road Railway Station".
  2. ↑ "IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)". IRFCA. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Historical Milestones". Central Railway. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nasik Railway Station". makemytrip. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Nasik Road (NK) Railway Station: Station Code, Schedule & Train Enquiry - RailYatri". www.railyatri.in. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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