Saifee Nagar railway station

Saifee Nagar railway station (station code: SFNR) is a local railway station in Nandanvan Colony, Indore.[1]

Saifee Nagar railway station
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
LocationVeer Sawarkar Nagar, Indore
India
Coordinates22.699271°N 75.8518496°E / 22.699271; 75.8518496
Elevation557 m (1,827 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byRatlam railway division
Line(s)IndoreMumbai
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusConstruction - Gauge Conv - MG/NG to Single Diesel BG
Station codeSFNR
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
Opened1988
Rebuilt1999
Electrified2011
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Lokmanya Nagar
towards ?
Western Railway zone Indore Junction
towards ?
Location
Interactive map

Station on the Delhi–Hyderabad metre-gauge line that was founded in the 1970s.

Saifee Nagar has been connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre-gauge railway lines. In 2008, the Union Cabinet approved the gauge conversion for the Ratlam–Mhow–Khandwa–Akola railway line.(472.64 km). The cost of the gauge conversion would be about Rs.1421.25 crore.[2][3]

Major trains

The following trains have stoppage at the station.[4]

NumberTrainFromToType
NADr. Ambedkar Nagar - Ratlam DEMU passenger trainDADNRTMLocal
NADr. Ambedkar Nagar - Indore DEMU passenger trainDADNINDBLocal

Suburban trains

Indore Suburban
Railway System
Fatehabad Jn
Dewas Junction
Ajnod
Barlai
Balauda Takun
Dakacha
Palia
Mangliagaon
Laxmibai Nagar Jn
Platforms 5-6
Indore Junction
Platforms 1-4
Indore Junction
Rau
Mhow
Patalpani
Kalakund
Choral River
Choral

The Indore Suburban Railway is a commuter rail system serving the Indore Metropolitan Region. It is operated by Indian Railways' zonal Western Railways (WR). It has the highest passenger density of any urban railway system in Madhya Pradesh. The trains plying on its routes are commonly referred to as local trains or simply as locals.

See also

References

  1. railinfo
  2. "railnews". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. freepressjournal Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Departures from SFNR/Saifee Nagar (2 PFs)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.


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