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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Bhusaval 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 = Bhusawal, Maharashtra, PIN 425201<br />
| country = India <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|21.0469|75.788|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|205.030|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]<br/>[[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]]<br/>[[Nagpur–Bhusawal section]]<br/> [[Bhusawal–Kalyan section]]<br/>[[Jabalpur–Bhusaval section]] <br />
| other = <br />
| structure = At ground<br />
| platform = 9<br />
| tracks = <br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = 1860<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1968–69<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = BSL<br />
| zone = <br />
| division = [[Bhusawal railway division|Bhusawal]]<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]<br />
| status = <br />
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| map_type = India Maharashtra<br />
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'''The Bhusawal Junction railway station''' (formerly '''Bhosawal''') serves [[Bhusawal]] in the [[Jalgaon district]] of the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. The Bhusawal railway station is one of the top-100 booking stations of Indian Railways.<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 |df=dmy }}</ref> Approximately fourteen trains originate at Bhusawal station with 289 trains servicing the railway stop.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=BSL&name=BHUSAVAL+JN| title = Bhusawal Jn railway station details| publisher = iniantrains.org| access-date = 2013-03-13| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130629131230/http://www.indiantrains.org/station-details/?code=BSL&name=BHUSAVAL+JN| archive-date = 29 June 2013| url-status = dead}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Bhusawal railway station was formally established in 1863.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Gazetteers Dept Maharashtra|url=https://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/JALGAON/comm_railways.html|publisher=Government of Maharashtra|access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref> In 1866, the Great Indian Peninsula Railway (GIPR) branch line was extended to [[Khandwa Junction railway station|Khandwa]] and then to [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]] in 1867. Bhusawal is a divisional headquarters under Central Railways.<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> The Bhusawal railway station was built by the then [[British Indian Empire|British-run Indian government]] at a sum of £80,000 (8,00,000 Indian rupees) from 1852 to 1865. The station was built with a large bath, refreshment rooms, a large workshop, dwellings for European employees, reading rooms and gymkhana. The Bhusawal railway line was opened between 1861 and 1865.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Campbell|first=James|title=Gazetteer of Bombay presidency : Khandesh|publisher=British India governmentat|year=1880|location=Bombay,India|pages=1}}</ref><br />
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==Electrification==<br />
Railways in the Bhusawal area were electrified in 1968–69. Like other lines, the railway is powered by a single phase, 25 kV AC supply.<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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==Amenities==<br />
Amenities at the Bhusawal railway station include an [[State Bank of India|SBI]] [[Automated teller machine|ATM]], reservation office, [[Subscriber trunk dialling|STD]]/[[Public call office|PCO]] booth, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshments, information desk, post office, Wi-Fi, and more.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhusaval Railway Station Map|url=https://erail.in/info/station-maps-bhusaval/1716|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref> The northern and southern entrances have separate ticketing windows. There is a free 4-wheeler parking area at the northern entrance. The Bhusawal railway station and ST stand. Elevators and electric vehicles are available for use by railway station passengers.<br />
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==Locomotive shed==<br />
The locomotive shed at Bhusawal was established by the GIPR in 1919. At that time, it was the largest in Asia and the third-largest in the world.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history3.html |title = IR History: Part III (1900–1947)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-03-13}}</ref><br />
The Electric Locomotive Workshop at Bhusawal was established in 1974 at a cost of ₹3.52 crores and performs periodical overhauls of electric locomotives. It is also the only workshop in India to perform overhauls of three-phase, induction motor-based trains.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Central Railway / Indian Railways Portal|url=https://cr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,6,381,438|access-date=29 May 2020}}</ref><br />
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The Bhusawal Locomotive Shed has been accredited with the International Standard Certificate ISO 9008-2000 since April 2006.<br />
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The shed has [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP- 4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]], and [[WAG-9]] locomotives.<br />
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==Gallery==<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/bhusaval-junction-bsl/208 Departures from Bhusawal]<br />
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