Omkareshwar Road railway station | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Khandwa Road, Mortakka, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 22.215°N 76.0463°W |
Line: | Akola–Ratlam rail line |
Other: | Auto stand |
Elevation: | 182m (597feet) |
Structure: | Standard (on-ground station) |
Platform: | 2 |
Tracks: | 4 |
Parking: | No |
Bicycle: | No |
Electrified: | Ongoing |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Western Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Omkareshwar Road railway station is a small railway station in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is OM. It serves Omkareshwar town. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1] [2] The station is situated on the Akola–Ratlam rail line, which is the under gauge conversion. Once finished will provide vital connectivity between Indore with rest of Northern India.
Some of the important trains that runs from Omkareshwar are:
The station is connected with Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to the north west and Sanawad to the south-east on the Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (MHOW) - Sanawad Meter Gauge Railline.
The station is well-connected to Indore Jn. via Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, MHOW.
At present, the station is on non-electrified rail route.
The conversion of Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Railway Station (MHOW) to Sanawad (meter-gauge) to (broad-gauge) rail line is in progress.[3] Upon completion, It would directly connect Indore to Mumbai.[4]