Ajni
Indian Railways station
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General information
LocationHumpyard Road, Ajni, Nagpur, Pin-440003, Maharashtra,
 India
Coordinates21°07′37″N 79°04′58″E / 21.12694°N 79.08278°E / 21.12694; 79.08278
Elevation304.290 metres (998.33 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railways
Platforms3
Tracks6
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeAJNI
Zone(s) Central Railway zone
Division(s) Nagpur CR
History
ElectrifiedYes
Passengers
18000
Location
Ajni is located in Maharashtra
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Location within Maharashtra
Ajni is located in India
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Ajni (India)

Ajni railway station (station code:- AJNI) is a railway station in vicinity of Nagpur in Maharashtra on Delhi–Chennai line.

It is situated at a distance of about 2.8 km from Nagpur railway station. There are plans to develop it as a terminus alternative to Nagpur. A proposal has also been sent to Railway Ministry to develop it as a Coaching complex.[1]

Many trains have a brief stop of about 2 minutes at this station. This station is mainly used by residents of Central, West, South-West and Southern suburbs of Nagpur and short-distance daily travelers. Trains terminating at Nagpur get almost 80 percent emptied here. And trains originating from Nagpur get filled here with almost 40 percent.

Ajni is among the five small stations which falls within the extended city limits of Nagpur. The name of these five stations are Ajni, Itwari, Kalamna, Kamptee & Khapri.

Loco Shed

Electric Loco Shed, Ajni holding 260+ locomotives like WAP-7, WAG-7, WAG-9 and WAG-12. It is currently holding 66 WAP-7, 49 WAG-7, 160+ WAG-9 and 26 WAG-12 locomotives.

Service

References

  1. ↑ "Rlys red signal Ajni complex". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2016.


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