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Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur)
Indian Railways station
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari
General information
LocationShantinagar Colony, Itwari, Nagpur, Pin-440002, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates21°09′00″N 79°08′00″E / 21.15000°N 79.13333°E / 21.15000; 79.13333
Elevation304 metres (997 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated bySouth East Central Railway (SECR)
Platforms6 + 3(under construction)[1]
Tracks10
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeNITR
Zone(s) South East Central Railway (SECR)  
Division(s) Nagpur SEC
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesItwari Junction
Passengers
18000
Location
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur) is located in India
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur)
Location within India
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur) is located in Maharashtra
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur)
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari (Nagpur) (Maharashtra)

Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari is a Railway Junction Station and Terminus about 5 km from Nagpur railway station in Maharashtra state of India.[2]

A few trains also terminate at this station. It is also a narrow-gauge line railway junction. The station code is NITR and is managed by South East Central Railway (SECR). 4 long-distance trains which starts from and terminates at Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari instead of Nagpur are, Rewa- Itwari Junction Express, Itwari Junction–Tatanagar Express, Bilaspur–Itwari Intercity Superfast Express & Shivnath Express. One new train Rewa-Itwari-Rewa Exp via Jabalpur-Nainpur-Balaghat-Gondia has been introduced. Itwari is among the five small stations which fall within the extended city limits of Nagpur along with Ajni, Kalamna, Kamptee and Khapri.

One of the few existing narrow-gauge lines of the Satpura Railway, the Nainpur–Chhindwara–Itwari line terminates here.[3]

Further, the area around Itwari railway station is also known as Itwari Locality of Nagpur.

Renaming Of Itwari Junction

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The Maharashtra government has decided to change the name of Itwari Junction Railway Station in Nagpur district to ' Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Itwari Junction ' Railway Station, a Bharatiya Janata Party MLA said on 29-June-2023. In a press release, Nagpur East MLA Krishna Khopde said a notification was issued by the state's Home Department on June 16, which also informed that a no-objection certificate to the name change had been received from the Ministry of Home Affairs on May 23.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "3 new platforms will be built in Itwari, Nagpur, Kalamna and Chhindwara will get connectivity". bhaskarhindi.com. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  2. ^ - Itwari Station Itwari railway station is managed by the South East Central Railways. It is located 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Nagpur. Durg–Nagpur Passenger, Ramtek–Nagpur Passenger, Nagpur–Gondiya Passenger and Nagpur–Chakradharpur Passenger pass through Itwari.
  3. ^ "Narrow-gauge line Nainpur–Chhindwara–Itwari". Archived from the original on 9 January 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Nagpur's Itwari Railway Station To Be Renamed After Subhash Chandra Bose". NDTV.com. Retrieved 25 January 2024.