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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Akola Junction<br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] [[junction station]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br />
| image_caption = Indian Railways logo<br />
| address = [[Akola]], [[Maharashtra]], 444001<br />
| country = India <br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|20.7233|77.0057|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline, title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|284|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]<br/>[[Nagpur–Bhusawal section]]<br/>[[Akola–Ratlam line]]<br />[[Akola–Secunderabad line]]<br />
| other = <br />
| structure = At ground<br />
| platform = 7<br />
| tracks = 12<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = {{start date and age|7 November 1867}}<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1989–90<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = AK<br />
| zone = [[Central Railway zone|CR]]<br />
| division = [[Bhusawal railway division]]<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| status = <br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_type = India Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_size = 300px<br />
}}<br />
'''Akola Junction''' (station code:- '''AK''') serves [[Akola]] in [[Akola district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is an important junction station on the [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]. There is a {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] line to [[Secunderabad railway station]] and the metre-gauge [[Akola–Khandwa line]] is under gauge conversion.<br />
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==History==<br />
The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'s Bombay–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html | title = IR History: Early Days – I : Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865) | publisher =IRFCA | access-date = 2013-03-08 }}</ref><br />
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===Electrification===<br />
The railways in the Bhusawal area were electrified in 1989–90.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-03-08 }}</ref><br />
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==Gauge conversion==<br />
There earlier existed a {{convert|1469|km|mi}}-long metre-gauge line from Jaipur to Secunderabad via Akola. Out of this Jaipur to Indore and the Secunderabad–Purna–Akola sections have already been converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] and in 2021 was electrified to Purna junction. Conversion of the Ratlam–Akola section was approved for conversion in 2008 work until [[Mhow]] has been completed and conversion of Mhow–[[Khandwa]] already began.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=34694 |title = Gauge conversion of Ratlam–Khandwa–Mhow–Akola | publisher= Press Information Bureau| access-date = 2013-03-08 }}</ref>Akola- Akot conversion of broad gauge is completed but trains on this route are yet to be started.There are three stages of work on Akola Khandwa line .presently khandawa Akot section is incomplete because there are many forest and animal issues.This route goes from Melghat Tiger Reserve, so due to safety of animals there are many issues.<br />
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==Traffic==<br />
Akola railway station is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |title=Indian Railways Passenger Reservation Enquiry |work=Availability in trains for Top 100 Booking Stations of Indian Railways |publisher=IRFCA |access-date=2012-11-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archive-date=10 May 2014 }}</ref> 138 trains (including weeklies and bi-weeklies) pass through Akola railway station.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
Kacheguda-Akola_Intercity_Express.jpg|Kacheguda Akola Intercity Express train passing from the platform<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{s-line|system=Indian Railways |previous= Yvalkhed|next= Gaigaon|line= Central Railway zone|branch= [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]|rows1=1}}<br />
{{s-line|system= Indian Railways|previous= |next= Shivani Shivapur|line= Central Railway zone|branch= Akola–Secunderabad line|rows1=1}}<br />
{{s-line|system= Indian Railways|previous= |next= Kinkhed|line= Central Railway zone|branch= [[Akola–Ratlam (metre gauge trains)|Akola–Ratlam MG line]]|rows1=1}}<br />
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{{Central Railway}}<br />
{{Top 100 booking stations of Indian Railways}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Akola district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1867]]<br />
[[Category:1867 establishments in India]]</div>imported>Jellysandwich0