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 | |||||||||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Veer Sawarkar Nagar, Indore India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.699271°N 75.8518496°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 557 m (1,827 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Ratlam railway division | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Indore–Mumbai | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Construction - Gauge Conv - MG/NG to Single Diesel BG | ||||||||||
| Station code | SFNR | ||||||||||
| Fare zone | Western Railways | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1988 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1999 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 2011 | ||||||||||
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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]
| Number | Train | From | To | Type |
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| NA | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Ratlam DEMU passenger train | DADN | RTM | Local |
| NA | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Indore DEMU passenger train | DADN | INDB | Local |
Suburban trains
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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
- Akola–Ratlam line (metre gauge)
References
- railinfo
- "railnews". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- freepressjournal Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- "Departures from SFNR/Saifee Nagar (2 PFs)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 18 September 2022.