Nandgaon railway station
Railway Station in Maharashtra, India
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Nandgaon railway station serves Nandgaon city in Nashik district in the India state of Maharashtra.
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LocationNandgaon, Maharashtra, PIN 423106
India
India
Coordinates20°18′33″N 74°39′37″E
Elevation475.84 metres (1,561.2 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Nandgaon, Maharashtra, PIN 423106 India | ||||
| Coordinates | 20°18′33″N 74°39′37″E | ||||
| Elevation | 475.84 metres (1,561.2 ft) | ||||
| System | Indian Railways station | ||||
| Owner | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operator | Central Railway | ||||
| Lines | Bhusawal–Kalyan section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Tracks | Up & Down | ||||
| Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard, on ground | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Accessible |  [citation needed] | ||||
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| Status | Active | ||||
| Station code | NGN | ||||
| Division(s) | Bhusawal | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1866[citation needed] | ||||
| Electrified | 1968–69 | ||||
| Former names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway | ||||
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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.[1][2]
Electrification
The railways in the Niphad–Manmad–Nandagaon sector were electrified in 1968–69.[3]
Amenities
Amenities at Nandgaon railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room.
