Rail transport in Madhya Pradesh began in the year 1867 when Allahabad–Jabalpur branch line was opened in June 1867. The Etarsi to Jabalpur section was opened on 7 March 1870 by GIPR, linking up with EIR track at Jabalpur from Allahabad, and establishing connectivity between Mumbai and Kolkata. In 1903, with the introduction of Delhi-Chennai rail route through the state and Bhopal Junction railway station, the state got a good rail connectivity. Presently major portion of the state's rail connectivity is provided by the railway zone called

West Central Railway The West Central Railway (abbreviated WCR), one of the 19 zones of the Indian Railways, came into existence on 1 April 2003. It is headquartered at Jabalpur. It was created by taking away two divisions namely Bhopal division and Jabalpur divi ...

Railway zones

The major railway zone of the state is West Central Railways, whose headquarters are at

Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...

. Besides WCR some part of the state is served by WR (Western Railway), CR (Central Railway), NCR

Divisions

Western Railways The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railw ...

– * West Central Railways – &

Sub Divisions

The rail route of 7 divisions passes through Madhya Pradesh state, which is the highest in Indian Railways Network for any state. * Central Railway - Khandwa * North Central Railway - Gwalior * East Central Railway - Singrauli * South East Central Railway - Balaghat * West Central Railway - Katni * Western Railway - Indore * North Western Railway - Nimach

Railway stations

Presently, the state of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (; ; ) is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and the largest city is Indore, Indore. Other major cities includes Gwalior, Jabalpur, and Sagar, Madhya Pradesh, Sagar. Madhya Pradesh is the List of states and union te ...

has more than 723 major and minor railway stations. The

Bhopal Bhopal (; ISO 15919, ISO: Bhōpāl, ) is the capital (political), capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division. It is known as the ''City of Lakes,'' due to ...

(main railway station of

) and Rani Kamalapati (a suburban railway station in

) are considered as the best railway stations of M. P. with several passenger facilities. Besides these railway stations,

Indore Indore (; ISO 15919, ISO: , ) is the largest and most populous Cities in India, city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The commercial capital of the state, it has been declared as the List of cleanest cities in India, cleanest city of In ...

Gwalior Gwalior (Hindi: , ) is a major city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh; It is known as the Music City of India having oldest Gwalior gharana, musical gharana in existence. It is a major sports, cultural, industrial, and political c ...

, Itarsi, Narmadapuram, Satna,

Katni Katni officially Murwara is a city on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is in the Mahakoshal region of central India. The city is from the divisional headquarter ...

Ujjain Ujjain (, , old name Avantika, ) or Ujjayinī is a city in Ujjain district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the fifth-largest city in Madhya Pradesh by population and is the administrative as well as religious centre of Ujjain ...

Sehore Sehore is a city and a municipality in Sehore district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the district headquarters of Sehore District and is located on the Bhopal- Sehore-Indore highway, 38 km from Bhopal. History Sehore stands ...

, Sagar and

Khajuraho Khajuraho () is a city, near Chhatarpur in Chhatarpur district of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the country's largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous ...

railway stations are considered to be the "Adarsh Railway Station" or "Ideal" railway stations. These ideal railway stations are provided with all the common passenger facilities. Some major cities in Madhya Pradesh have more than one railway stations. For instance,

, the major city and commercial capital of the state has more than 11 local railway stations such as Indore (Main),

Lakshmibai Nagar Lakshmibai or Laxmibai is a name. It can be both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with this name include: Given name * Lakshmibai Newalkar (1828–1858), consort of the Maharaja of Jhansi, a princely state in what is today Utta ...

, Rajendra Nagar, Lokmanya Nagar, Gwalior has 7 local stations while Bhopal has 5 local railway stations.

Railway junctions

The following are the 13 major junction railway stations in Madhya Pradesh :-

Upcoming railway stations

* Karera * Kannod * Chhapra * Alirajpur railway station * Jhabua railway station * Dinara * Khategao * Pithampur * Seodha * Dhar * Rajgarh * Narsinghgarh * Chanderi

Upcoming railway junctions

* Gadarwara * Budni * Biyaora * Rau * Mangalia gaon * Rayaru * Shivpuri * Seopur * Saugor

References

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