Английская Википедия:Igatpuri railway station

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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.

It is a loco change-over point for trains moving out of Mumbai as well as trains entering Mumbai. The trains moving out of Mumbai usually change their locomotives to WAP-4 or WAP-7 or WAM-4 as the case may be. The trains entering Mumbai usually change their locomotives to WCAM-3. The station is famous for its Wada Pav and Idli.

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Шаблон:Stnlnk on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Mumbai–Thane line was extended to Шаблон:Stnlnk. Шаблон:Stnlnk was set up in 1860, but the service started in the mid-1860s. Service up to Igatpuri was started in 1865.[1][2]

Electrification

The Kalyan–Igatpuri section was electrified with 1.5 kV DC overhead system in 1929.[3] Subsequent electrification with 25 kV AC overhead system in the Igatpuri–Manmad sector, with AC/DC change over at Igatpuri, was carried out in 1967–69.[4] The change over of the Mumbai area from DC to AC is complete and AC/DC locomotives are converted to pure AC locomotives.

Busy station

130 trains (excluding Summer Special Trains) pass through Igatpuri (which also includes weeklies and biweeklies, etc.)[5]

Electric trip sheds

Igatpuri has electric trip sheds, with separate sheds for AC locos.[6]

Gallery

References

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Шаблон:Central Railway Шаблон:Railway stations in Maharashtra