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Ghat on the Narmada and then by way of the Choral Valley up the slopes of the Vindhyas to Indore. Maharaja Holkar's contribution accelerated the construction of rail-lines in Malwa region. The Holkar Railway required very heavy works due to very steep gradients (up to 1 in 40) on the Vindhya Ghats. It also involved digging of four tunnels aggregating 510 yards in length, deep cuttings and heavy retaining walls. River Narmada was crossed by a brigade of 14 spans, 197 feet each and piers 80 feet above low water level. There are 14 other large bridges with high piers, the highest pier being 152 feet above the bottom of the ravine. The first section Khandwa–Sanawad was opened for traffic on 1.12.1874. The Narmada Bridge was opened for traffic on 5.10.1876 by His Highness the Maharaja of Holkar who named it ‘Holkar-Narmada Bridge’.
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The management of Rajputana Malwa railway was taken over by the B.B.& C.I. Company on 01.01.1885. Till independence of the country, the complete metre-gauge network of Ratlam division was managed by them. The first broad gauge line of the division from Godhra to Limkheda was completed in the year
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Neemuch–Nasirabad railway construction planning was made for joining Rajputana railway and Nasirabad Scindia railway to Neemuch. Although the survey of Neemuch–Nasirabad railway was carried out in the year 1871–72, the construction was started in the year 1879, and the work completed in March 1881.
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The division transports 1.44 lakh of passengers per day by running 143 BG Mail/Express train and 38 (34+4) BG/MG passenger train per day. Ratlam division is contributing significantly in the development of social and economical conditions of the area by transporting various commodities like cement,
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Maharaja Holkar, in 1870, offered a loan of Rs. 100 lakhs for the construction of a rail-line to his capital city of Indore, taking off from the G.I.P. main line. A quick survey was made and Khandwa on the G.I.P. line was chosen as junction point. The alignment was to pass through Sanawad, Kheree
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Surveys between Indore and Neemuch 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 of Scindia agreed to grant a loan of Rs. 75 lakhs at 4 per cent per annum interest for the project and the railway was
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On 5 November 1951, Western Railway with its headquarters at Bombay came into existence after the merging of BB & CI Railway with the other state railways. The doubling of the following sections were completed as per year indicated against them:-
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1893 and Limkheda–Dahod, Ratlam line was completed and opened for traffic in 1894, while the Ratlam–Nagda–Ujjain BG line completed and opened for traffic during the year 1896. The whole management of this line was under them till independence.
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Ratlam Division of Western Railway came into existence on 15 August 1956, under Divisionalisation scheme of Indian Railways. The inauguration ceremony was performed by Shri Thakatmal Jain, the then Chief Minister of Madhya Bharat State.
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The following three units: Holkar Railway, Scindia-Neemuch Railway & Neemuch–Nasirabad Railway were amalgamated under a single management in the year 1881-82 and were named as Rajputana Malwa railway.
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renamed as ‘Scindia-Neemuch Railway’. It also included a branch line to Ujjain from Indore. The Indore – Ujjain branch line was opened in August 1876 and the line was completed in 1879–80.
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The Broad gauge portion extends from Godhra to Bhopal, Ujjain to Dr. Ambedkar Nagar and Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Fatehabad–Ratlam–Chanderia, Maksi Dewas & Khandwa Cabin to Nimarkheri.
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are the other industrially developed towns on the division while Pithampur near Indore is the newly developed industrial area. The division includes the tribal districts of
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On Dahod-Ratlam section – New tunnel at PCN was built in the year 1988, Mahi River Bridge in 1992 and Anas River Bridge were completed and opened for traffic in 1996.
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and Rentia stations of Ratlam–Godhra section. Metre gauge also has the longest and steepest gradients of 1:40 with reverse curve of 8.80 between
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The division is not only of geographical importance but also of industrial, social, economic and historical importance. Besides
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The metre-gauge portion of the division extends from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station to Omkareshwar Road railway station.
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of the Rajasthan Mewar area is one of the world famed historical cities and an important tourist place.
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The list includes the stations under the Ratlam division and their station category.
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station of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Khandwa section. Ratlam Division serves the people of
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The division has the longest and steepest gradients of 1:150 on broad gauge between
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are the other five railway divisions under WR Zone headquartered at
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and Dhar, the historical and holy cities of Ujjain and
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Railway 415:Rajputana Malwa Railway 397:Scindia–Neemuch Railway 365:Rajkot railway division 275:Ratlam railway division 109:23.340758°N 75.050992°E 41:Ratlam Railway station. 221:; 68 years ago 1366:revived/under revival 1319:Narkhed–Amravati line 1314:Nagpur–Hyderabad line 1309:Bhopal–Nagpur section 1304:Ujjain–Bhopal section 652:Chittaurgarh Junction 1528:Western Railway zone 1409:West Central Railway 1067:Western Railway zone 822:, Dalauda, Dhodhar, 613:Category of station 475:Piplod–Dahod–Ratlam 279:Western Railway zone 219:August 1956, 15 205:Western Railway zone 114:23.340758; 75.050992 1533:Transport in Ratlam 1492:Datia rail accident 1334:Indore–Gwalior line 1329:Bilaspur–Katni line 1299:Agra–Bhopal section 810:, Brayla Chaurasi, 105: /  75:General information 673:Dr. Ambedkar Nagar 619:Names of stations 50:रतलाम रेलवे स्टेशन 1500: 1499: 1418:Railway divisions 997: 996: 951:, Gambhiri Road, 866:, Mohammadkhera, 864:Mukhtiara Balwada 693:suburban station 597: 596: 545:Kalapipal–Phanda 272: 271: 268: 267: 188:Other information 161:Akola–Ratlam line 16:(Redirected from 1540: 1217: 1210: 1203: 1194: 1193: 1187: 1186: 1184: 1182: 1177: 1169: 1163: 1162: 1160: 1158: 1152: 1146:. 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Fatehabad Chandrawatiganj-Ujjain section


23°20′27″N 75°03′04″E / 23.340758°N 75.050992°E / 23.340758; 75.050992
Indian Railways
Western Railways
New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Akola–Ratlam line
Western Railway zone
Western Railway zone
Indian Railways
Ratlam
Limkheda
Kalakund
Patalpani
Malwa
Indore Junction
Dewas
Nagda Junction
Jhabua
Omkareshwar
Chittaurgarh
sodium sulphate
Mumbai WR railway division
Ahmedabad railway division
Bhavnagar railway division
Rajkot railway division
Vadodara railway division
Churchgate
Indore Junction

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