Igatpuri railway station
Igatpuri इगतपुरी | |||||||||||
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| Station | |||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Igatpuri, Dist.Nashik PIN-422403 India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°41′41″N 73°33′44″E / 19.6946°N 73.5622°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 599.400 metres (1,966.54 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Central Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Bhusawal–Kalyan section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line, Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard, on ground | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
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| Station code | IGP | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Mumbai | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1865 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | 1929 | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Great Indian Peninsula Railway | ||||||||||
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Igatpuri railway station serves Igatpuri in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It stands at the head of Thal Ghat.
This station used to serve as a loco change-over point for trains moving out of Mumbai as well as trains entering Mumbai. The trains moving out of Mumbai would change their locomotives to WAP-4 or WAP-7 or WAM-4 as the case may be. The trains entering Mumbai would usually change their locomotives to WCAM-3. It is an important technical halt for all trains that go in or out of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Here, trains exiting Mumbai detach their banker locomotives over here, whereas trains that enter Mumbai check their emergency brakes over here. The station is famous for its Wada Pav and Idli.