Lamta railway station

Railway station in Madhya Pradesh, India

22°08′10″N 80°07′28″E / 22.1360°N 80.1245°E / 22.1360; 80.1245Elevation355 metres (1,165 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated bySouth East Central RailwayLine(s)Satpura Railway (1903–2015)Platforms2Tracks2ConnectionsAuto standConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Other informationStatusUnder construction – gauge conversionStation codeLTA Zone(s) South East Central Railway Division(s) Nagpur railway divisionHistoryElectrifiedNo

Lamta railway station is a small railway station in Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is LTA. It serves Lamta village.

Lamta was a railway station of the Satpura narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) railway, today part of Nagpur railway division of South East Central Railway zone.[1] In October 2015 all narrow gauge network in Nagpur division (622 km), was closed for gauge conversion, except Nagpur–Naghbir line.[2][3]

The approval of the gauge conversion works have been involved in controversy, since the Union's environment ministry authorized the construction works in Balaghat–Nainpur section (77 km), which passes through Kanha–Pench tiger corridor.[4]

The station is on the JabalpurGondia line (227 km),[4] almost entirely converted to broad gauge. As of January 2020, a small stretch of 25 km remains closed for conversion, from Samnapur to Lamta station (25 km).

References

  1. ^ "LTA/Lamta". India Rail Info. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  2. ^ "Narrow gauge section closes from Oct 1 in Satputda valley". Business Standard. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  3. ^ Pinjarkar, Vijay (1 November 2015). "Broad view on narrow gauge. Full Stop". Times of India. Nagpur. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.
  4. ^ a b Ghanekar, Nikhil M (21 March 2016). "After NH-7, Gondia–Jabalpur rail line doubling allowed through Kanha-Pench tiger corridor". DNA. Retrieved 4 Jan 2020.

External links

  • Jabalpur - Sukrimangela BG line delayed. To be operational by early August
  • Century-old narrow gauge train track finally gets new lease of life
  • Funds crunch hits gauge conversion work
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