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{{short description|Indian junction railway station serving Gondia in Maharashtra}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Gondia Junction
| type = [[Express trains in India|Express train]] and [[Slow and fast passenger trains in India|Passenger train]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]
| caption = Indian Railways logo
| address = [[Gondia]], [[Gondia district]], [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.4615|80.1922|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline, title}}
| elevation = {{convert|311.160|m|ft}}
| line = [[Bilaspur–Nagpur section]]<br/>[[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]]<br/>Jabalpur–Nainpur–Balaghat–Gondia–Arjuni Morgaon–Nagbhir–Balharshah line
| other =
| structure = At ground
| platform = 7
| tracks = 10 broad gauge {{track gauge|1676mm}}
| parking = Available
| bicycle = Available
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt = Yes
| electrified = Yes
| ADA = {{Access icon|20px}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = G
| zone = [[South East Central Railway Zone]]
| division = {{rwd|Nagpur SEC}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South East Central Railway zone]]
| status = Mist cooling system (Functioning)
| former =
| passengers = 29,302 (2010–20)
| pass_year = 2,31,624
| pass_percent =
| pass_system =
| map_dot_label = Gondia railway station
| map_size = 260
| map_type = India Maharashtra
| map_caption = Location in Maharashtra
}}
'''Gondia Junction''' (station code: '''G''') serves [[Gondia]] in [[Gondia district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. It is one of the important railway stations in India of South East central railways zone railways. This station is India's third and first in Vidarbha to get mist cooling system.

==History==
The [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] started construction of the {{convert|240|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} Nagpur–Rajnandgaon section in 1878, after surveys were started in 1871. The Nagpur–Tumsar Road section was opened in April 1880 and the Tumsar Road–Rajnandgaon section in December 1880.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf | title = Nagpur Division| access-date = 20 November 2012}}</ref>

The [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] was formed in 1887 for the purpose of upgrading the [[Nagpur Chhattisgarh Railway]] and then extending it via {{stnlnk|Bilaspur}} to [[Asansol Junction railway station|Asansol]].<ref>{{cite web| url = http://railwaysofraj.blogspot.in/2011/08/number-1-down-mail.html |title = Number 1 Down Mail| publisher= Railways of the Raj| access-date = 10 November 2012 }}</ref> The Bengal Nagpur Railway main line from Nagpur to Asansol, on the [[Howrah–Delhi main line]], was opened for goods traffic on 1 February 1891.<ref name=ser>{{cite web|url=http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1|title=Major Events in the Formation of S.E. Railway|publisher=South Eastern Railway|access-date=10 November 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401151628/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C1|archive-date=1 April 2013}}</ref>

The Gondia–Nagbhir–Nagpur line was opened for traffic in 1908.<ref name=ser/>

The Gondia–Nainpur line of the [[Satpura Railway]] was opened on 13 April 1903.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/tales/lythgoe20.htm|title = India's Satpura Narrow Gauge Lines, 1981 | publisher=The International Steam Pages | access-date = 10 December 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/apps/trip_reports/show/62 |title =Satpura NG Explorer |last= Vohra|first= Bharat| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 December 2012 }}</ref>

===Gauge conversion===
Work for conversion to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] of the {{convert|240|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} [[narrow-gauge]] Gondia–Chanda Fort line started in December 1992. The first phase covering Gondia–Wadsa section was inaugurated on 25 September 1994. The second phase covering the Wadsa–Nagbhir section was opened on 20 February 1997. The fourth phase covering Nagbhir–Chanda Fort section was opened on 13 January 1999 and the Chandafort–[[Balharshah Junction railway station|Balharshah]] section was operated from 2 July 1999.<ref name=division >{{cite web| url = http://www.secr.indianrailways.gov.in/uploads/files/1312278598168-Tourist%20Places.pdf |title =Nagpur Division | publisher=South East Central Railway| access-date = 10 November 2012 }}</ref>

The Gondia–[[Balaghat Junction railway station|Balaghat]] narrow-gauge section was closed from January 2003 for conversion to broad gauge. It was opened for traffic on 6 September 2005.<ref name=division/> The route from Balaghat to Katangi was converted from narrow gauge to broad gauge in 2010 and the route from Katangi to Tirodi is now under conversion.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-17/nagpur/28379163_1_broad-gauge-gauge-conversion-jabalpur| archive-url = https://archive.today/20130126034231/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-17/nagpur/28379163_1_broad-gauge-gauge-conversion-jabalpur| url-status = dead| archive-date = 26 January 2013|title = Balaghat–Jabalpur protest march to demand rly line|date=17 January 2011| work = [[The Times of India]]| access-date = 10 November 2012 }}</ref> The Gondia–Jabalpur gauge conversion project is an approved project.<ref name=division/>

===Electrification===
The Paniajob–Gondia and Gondia–Bhandara Road sections were electrified in 1990–91.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 10 November 2012}}</ref> The Gondia–Nagbhid–Balharshah section was electrified in 2018.

==Jabalpur link==
The Gondia–Jabalpur line has already been upgraded to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] and it is single line electrified section.This is the shortest route for trains going from Allahabad/Katni side to Chennai/Hyderabad/Bengaluru side and vice versa will get a cut-down reduced distance by around 250 km. Gondia will become a meeting point of the east–west and north–south cross-country routes.<ref name="division"/>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|191}}

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{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Gondia district]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Nagpur SEC railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1888]]

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