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{{short description|Railway section in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox rail line
| box_width = 28em
| name = Jabalpur–Bhusaval section
| color =
| logo = 
| logo_width = 100 px
| image = WAP-5 at Itarsi.JPG
| image_width =
| caption = Goa Express enters Itarsi Junction lies on Jabalpur–Bhusaval section
| type =
| system =
| status = Operational
| locale = [[Narmada River|Narmada Valley]], [[Tapti River|Tapti Valley]], hilly region in between
| start = [[Jabalpur Junction railway station|Jabalpur]] (Station Code '''JBP''')
| end = [[Bhusaval Junction railway station|Bhusaval]] (Station Code '''BSL''')
| stations =
| routes = [[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]]
| daily_ridership =
| open = 1870
| close =
| owner = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[North Central Railway zone|North Central Railway]]<br/>[[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railway]]
| character =
| depot = Itarsi, Bhusaval
| stock = [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]], WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6 and WDP-4 diesel locos; and [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP- 4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]], WAG-7 and WCM-6 electric locomotives.
| linelength =
| tracklength = New Alignment from 2004 {{convert|551|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}. Old Alignment until 2004 {{convert|537|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}
| tracks = 2
| gauge = {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]]
| old_gauge =
| minradius =
| racksystem =
| electrification = Electrified
| speed = up to 130 km/h
| elevation =
| website =
| map = {{Jabalpur–Bhusaval section|inline=1}}
| map_state = collapsed
}}
The '''Jabalpur–Bhusaval section''' is a railway line connecting [[Jabalpur Junction railway station|Jabalpur]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and {{stnlnk|Bhusaval}}, [[Maharashtra]]. This {{convert|552|km|mi|0|abbr= on}} track is part of the [[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]], one of the busiest railways in India. The line is under the jurisdiction of [[West Central Railway zone|West Central Railway]] and [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]].

==History==
The [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]'s pioneering Bombay–Thane line was extended to {{stnlnk|Kalyan}} in May 1854. {{stnlnk|Bhusaval}} station was set up in 1860. In 1866 Bhusaval-Khandwa section was opened. The GIPR connection reached [[Jabalpur Junction railway station|Jabalpur]] from [[Itarsi Junction railway station|Itarsi]] on 7 March 1870, linking up with the [[East Indian Railway Company]] track there from Allahabad, and establishing connectivity between Mumbai and Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html| title=IR History: Early Days – I| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)| access-date = 17 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history2.html| title=IR History: Early Days – II| work=Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1870–1899)| access-date = 17 November 2013}}</ref> Before construction of [[Indira Sagar Dam]] in 2004 on [[Narmada River|Narmada Valley]], the route was {{convert|537|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} long. The old alignment got submerged in 2004 due to [[Indira Sagar Dam]] & a new alignment was made which increased the route distance by {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}}.

==Electrification==
While the Itarsi–Harda sector was electrified in 1990–91, the Harda–Khandwa–Bhusaval sector was electrified the next year.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 17 November 2013}}</ref> The {{convert|605|km|mi}} long Naini Junction–Manikpur Junction–Stana Junction-Katni Junction-[[Jabalpur Junction railway station|Jabalpur]]–[[Itarsi Junction railway station|Itarsi]] route has been completely electrified under Vision 2020 – A Blue print for Railway Electrification Programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/planning/downloads/vision_2020_blue_050411.pdf |title=Vision 2020 – A Blueprint for Railway Electrification |publisher=Ministry of Railways |access-date=17 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710212957/http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/planning/downloads/vision_2020_blue_050411.pdf |archivedate=10 July 2012 }}</ref>

==Speed limits==
The [[Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line]] is classified as 'B' class where trains can run up to {{convert|130|kph|mph}}.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-pway.html| title=Permanent Way| work=Track Classifications| access-date=17 November 2013 }}</ref>

==Passenger movement==
[[Jabalpur Junction railway station|Jabalpur]] (Station Code '''JBP''') and [[Bhusaval Junction railway station|Bhusaval]] (Station Code '''BSL''')are 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=17 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510115649/http://www.indianrail.gov.in/7days_Avl.html |archivedate=10 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Loco sheds==
Itarsi diesel shed holds 145+ locos. It has [[Indian locomotive class WDM-2|WDM-2]], WDM-3A, WDM-3D, WDS-6 and WDP-4 diesel locos. This shed serves routes all across central India. Itarsi electric loco shed came up in the 1980s. It holds WAM-4, WAP-4 and [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]] electric locos. Its WAG-5 locos perform banking duties on the Budni–Barkhera ghat section. Bhusaval electric loco shed has [[Indian locomotive class WAM-4|WAM-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAP-4|WAP-4]], [[Indian locomotive class WAG-5|WAG-5]], WAG-7 and WCM-6 locomotives.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-shed.html |title = Sheds and Workshops| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 17 November 2013}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/jabalpur-junction-jbp/529 Trains at Jabalpur]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/gadarwara-gar/ Trains/42 at Gadarwara]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/itarsi-junction-et/13 Trains at Itarsi]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/khandwa-junction-knw/471 Trains at Khandwa]
* [http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/bhusaval-junction-bsl/208 Trains at Bhusaval]

{{Railways in Central India}}
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[[Category:5 ft 6 in gauge railways in India]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Railway lines opened in 1870]]
[[Category:Jabalpur railway division|*]]
[[Category:Bhusawal railway division|*]]
[[Category:Transport in Bhusawal]]
[[Category:Transport in Jabalpur]]

Jabalpur-Bhusaval section - Revision history

Ajendra69 at 08:23, 25 December 2022