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Ujjain Junction railway station

Coordinates: 23°10′47″N 75°46′55″E / 23.1796°N 75.7819°E / 23.1796; 75.7819
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Ujjain Junction
Indian Railways station
Ujjain Junction railway station
General information
LocationStation Road, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates23°10′47″N 75°46′55″E / 23.1796°N 75.7819°E / 23.1796; 75.7819
Elevation492 m (1,614 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Nagda–Ujjain section
Ujjain-Bhopal section
Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj-Ujjain section
Indore-Dewas-Ujjain section
Platforms8
Tracks15
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusActive
Station codeUJN
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Ratlam
History
Opened1876; 148 years ago (1876)
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesScindia–Neemuch Railway
Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway
Passengers
75000 daily
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Ujjain Junction
towards ?
Western Railway zone Pingleshwar
towards ?
Vikramnagar
towards ?
Western Railway zone Ujjain Junction
towards ?
Chintaman Ganesh
towards ?
Western Railway zone
Naikheri
towards ?
Western Railway zone
Route map
Durg
Rewa
Raipur
Satna
Bilaspur
Anuppur
Katni
Katni Murwara
Jabalpur
Damoh
Madan Mahal
Gadarwara
Sagar
Pipariya
Sehore
Itarsi
Jhansi
Maksi
Dewas
Ujjain
Indore
Ratlam
Location
Ujjain Junction is located in Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain Junction
Ujjain Junction
Location within Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain Junction railway station is the main railway station of Ujjain city in the western part of Madhya Pradesh. Its code is UJN. Ujjain Junction falls under the administrative control of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. Ujjain Junction is A – category railway station of Western Railway Zone. It consists of 8 railway platforms.[1][2]

History

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The Indore–Ujjain branch line was opened in August 1876 and the line was completed in 1879–80. It was part of the Scindia Railway. Ratlam–Ujjain line was completed and opened for traffic in the year 1896.

The surveys of IndoreNeemuch line via Ujjain started long back in 1871–72 when the plan and estimates for the whole project was submitted to the Government of India in 1872–73.

Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia of Gwalior agreed to grant a loan of Rs. 7.5 million at 4 percent per annum interest for the project.

Scindia Neemuch Railway amalgamated under a single management in the year 1881–82 and was named as Rajputana Malwa railway.

In November 1951, Western Railway with its headquarters at Mumbai came into existence after merging of Rajputana Malwa railway with the other State Railways and overtook the administration of Ujjain. The broad-gauge portion was extended from Ujjain – MaksiIndore in 1964–66 and the doubling of the Indore–Bhopal sections was completed during 1993–2001.[3]

The doubling of the sections Nagda–Ujjain section was done in 1979–1981 followed by in Ujjain–Maksi section 1964–1965.

This junction is electrified in 1992 and Ratlam–Bhopal passenger was the first electric train. The Ujjain-Indore route and Indore Junction were electrified in 2011.

Gauge conversion of the Ujjain–Fatehabad line has an estimated cost of Rs 120 crore. It will reduce the distance between Ujjain and Indore by 20 km as well as reduce one and a half hours. The Railways closed this 134-year-old metre-gauge rail section in February 2014.[4][5][6][7]

In September 2017, the station was the awarded the Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station by President Ramnath Kovind at a glittering ceremony at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi.[8]

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The main station of Ujjain lies on the RatlamBhopal, IndoreNagda and GunaKhandwa route. To the west it is connected to Ratlam Junction, to the north, it is connected with Nagda Junction, to the east it is connected with Maksi Junction, Bhopal Junction, and to the south, it is connected to Indore Junction BG, Dewas Junction.

Suburban stations

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The city of Ujjain has four other railway stations which are:

References

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  1. ^ "Ujjain Junction (UJN):Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018, Division: Ratlam". Raildrishti.
  2. ^ "अब 26 नहीं 23 फरवरी को उज्जैन-भोपाल सेक्शन का निरीक्षण करेंगे परे महाप्रबंधक". Bhaskar.
  3. ^ "History of Ratlam Division" (PDF). Western Railway.
  4. ^ "Railways to start prelim work on Ujjain-Fatehabad route". Times of India.
  5. ^ "MP-Railways joint venture to execute Rs 15,000 cr rail projects". Free Press Journal.
  6. ^ "Shivraj spends three hours in Mahakal City ahead of 'Mission-2018'". Free Press Journal.
  7. ^ "Ujjain-Fatehabad meter gauge fate in doldrums for want of budget". Times of India.
  8. ^ "Best Tourist Friendly Railway Station award went to Ujjain Railway Station". Free Press Journal. Bhopal. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
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Ujjain travel guide from Wikivoyage