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{{Infobox station
| name = Lamta railway station
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image =
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| address = M.P. SH 11, Nainpur Road Balaghat district, [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|22.1360|80.1245|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}
| line = [[Satpura Railway]] (1903–2015)
| other = Auto stand
| elevation = {{convert|355|m|ft}}
| structure = Standard (on ground station)
| platform = 2
| depth =
| levels =
| tracks = 2
| parking =
| bicycle =
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| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = No
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = LTA
| zone = [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]]
| division = [[Nagpur SEC railway division|Nagpur railway division]]
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]]
| status = Under construction – gauge conversion
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'''Lamta railway station''' is a small railway station in [[Balaghat district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Its code is '''LTA'''. It serves [[Lamta, Madhya Pradesh|Lamta]] village.

Lamta was a railway station of the [[Satpura Railway|Satpura]] [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow gauge]] ({{track gauge|2ft6in}}) railway, today part of [[Nagpur SEC railway division|Nagpur railway division]] of [[South East Central Railway zone|South East Central Railway]] zone.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/blog/lamta-lta/3740| title=LTA/Lamta | website=India Rail Info| access-date= 2020-01-04}}</ref> In October 2015 all narrow gauge network in Nagpur division (622 km), was closed for [[Track gauge conversion|gauge conversion]], except {{stnlnk|Nagpur}}–[[Nagbhir Junction railway station|Naghbir]] line.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/narrow-gauge-section-closes-from-oct-1-in-satputda-valley-115092000287_1.html| title=Narrow gauge section closes from Oct 1 in Satputda valley | website=Business Standard|date= 2015-09-20| access-date= 2020-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Broad-view-on-narrow-gauge-Full-Stop/articleshow/49612922.cms| title=Broad view on narrow gauge. Full Stop |location= Nagpur |last= Pinjarkar|first= Vijay| website=[[Times of India]]|date= 2015-11-01| access-date= 2020-01-04}}</ref>

The approval of the gauge conversion works have been involved in controversy, since the [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change|Union's environment ministry]] authorized the construction works in Balaghat–Nainpur section (77 km), which passes through [[Kanha Tiger Reserve|Kanha]]–[[Pench Tiger Reserve|Pench]] tiger corridor.<ref name="dnaindia">{{cite news | url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-after-nh-7-gondia-jabalpur-rail-line-doubling-allowed-through-kanha-pench-tiger-corridor-2191864 | title=After NH-7, Gondia–Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha-Pench tiger corridor | date=21 March 2016 | first=Nikhil M | last=Ghanekar | publisher=DNA | accessdate=2020-01-04}}</ref>

The station is on the [[Jabalpur Junction railway station|Jabalpur]]–[[Gondia Junction railway station|Gondia]] line (227 km),<ref name="dnaindia" /> almost entirely converted to [[Broad-gauge railway|broad gauge]]. As of January 2020, a small stretch of 25 km remains closed for conversion, from Samnapur to Lamta station (25 km).

==References==
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== External links ==
* [http://epaper.patrika.com/867843/Jabalpur-Patrika/09-07-2016#page/18/2 Jabalpur - Sukrimangela BG line delayed. To be operational by early August]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/Century-old-narrow-gauge-train-track-finally-gets-new-lease-of-life/articleshow/46925984.cms Century-old narrow gauge train track finally gets new lease of life]
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Funds-crunch-hits-gauge-conversion-work/articleshow/12887098.cms Funds crunch hits gauge conversion work]

{{Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Balaghat district]]
[[Category:Nagpur SEC railway division]]

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