Gwalior Junction railway station
Gwalior Junction railway station (station code: GWL) is the main railway station of Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is operated by Indian Railways and is part of the Jhansi Division of the North-Central Railways.
Gwalior Junction Gwalior Junction  | |
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| Indian Railways and GLR station | |
 Main Entrance of Gwalior Junction Railway Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Railway Colony, Racecourse Road, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh India |
| Coordinates | 26°12′58″N 78°10′55″E |
| Elevation | 211.52 metres (694 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | North Central Railway Zone |
| Line(s) | Delhi–Chennai line Agra–Bhopal section Indore–Gwalior line Gwalior–Sheopur line Gwalior–Etawah line |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Tracks | 6 |
| Connections | Taxi Stand, Auto Stand, E-rickshaw |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard (On-Ground) |
| Parking |  Available |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible |  Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | GWL |
| Zone(s) | North Central Railway zone |
| Division(s) | Jhansi |
| History | |
| Opened | 1878 |
| Rebuilt | 1940 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Location | |
  Gwalior Location within Madhya Pradesh | |
| Interactive map | |
Description
Gwalior Junction is one of the major commercial railway stations of the North Central Railway zone of Indian Railways, whose zonal headquarters are located in Allahabad. The station won awards from Indian Railways for clean infrastructure in 1987, 1988, 1989, and 1992.[1] Express trains such as the Duronto Express, Bhopal Express, Taj Express, Rajdhani Express, Garib Rath Express, Bhopal Shatabdi, and the Gatimaan Express—which was the fastest train in India until 2019[2]—as well as 165 other trains, all stop at Gwalior Junction. 11 trains originate from Gwalior Junction.
Gwalior Junction is served by a Narrow-gauge route where trains operation are closed in 2020. The Gwalior narrow-gauge track was the narrowest in India.[3]
Redevelopment
The Gwalior Junction railway station has been proposed to be redeveloped at a cost of approximately ₹ 290 crores under the station redevelopment program by the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation Ltd (IRSDC).[4] Entry, exit, and block areas have been proposed to be redeveloped being in contrast with the heritage building in an area of approximately 9,840 square metres (105,900 sq ft). It is one among the four new railway stations which had been finalized for redevelopment based on the public-private partnership (PPP) model.[5][6] According to IRSDC, the in-principle approval for inviting the request for quotation (RFQ) for the redevelopment of the railway station based on the PPP model was granted by the Public-Private Partnership Appraisal Committee (PPPAC) on 20 December 2019. The proposed area of the redevelopment of the station is approximately 230,425 m2 (2,480,270 sq ft) with a proposed cost of around 240 crores, and will highlight the unique heritage building.
Connectivity
Gwalior Junction is well-connected to all parts of the country via train like New Delhi, Mumbai, Vijayawada, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gadarwara, Lucknow, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Kolkata, Jammu, Agra, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Dehradun, Bina, Talbahat and Thiruvananthapuram.
Gwalior Junction is served by four broad-gauge routes:
Gwalior Junction is served by a narrow-gauge route called Gwalior Light Railway.
References
- "Gwalior Railway Station".
- "India's fastest train Vande Bharat achieves 130 kmph(kilometer per hours) speed during inaugural run". The Economic Times. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- Arvind Chauhan (13 August 2020). "Heritage narrow gauge rail track to chug into history | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- Nikita, Prasad (26 December 2019). "Indian Railways Gwalior station to be redeveloped with world-class facilities! Cool facts you must know". The Financial Express. Financial Express. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- "Nine firms in race to bag contracts for redevelopment of four railway stations under PPP". The Indian Express. The Indian Express. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- Kirti, Pandey (21 June 2020). "These 4 Indian Railways stations to get swanky makeover, IRSDC calls out interested bidders". www.timesnownews.com. Times Now. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
External links
- Gwalior Junction railway station at the India Rail Info
