This is a junction of BROAD GUAGE AND NARROW GUAGE and lies under S.E.C.R.Zone and has Routes to KATANGI , JABALPUR and GONDIA and a Branch Line to BHARVELI for Magnese Transport
NARROW GAUGE'S Fastest train ''''10001'''' SATPURA EXPRESS Balaghat to Jabalpur (First and also oldest Train of Indian Railway) And Presently queen of all Narrow gauge trains. Runs From Here
Balaghat is situated on
the Jabalpur-Nainpur-Gondia section of South East Central Railway. The line was formerly narrow gauge (2 ft 6 in (762 mm)) for its entire length, but the section between Balaghat and Gondia was converted to broad gauge in 2005-2006,
Work is underway to convert the Balaghat-Jabalpur section to broad gauge as well under Project Unigauge. The legendary "Satpura Express" a narrow gauge train used to pass through this town which falls on the Jabalpur Gondia Section of erstwhile Bengal Nagpur Railways (earlier called BNR and now South East Central Railway. page by AMMAR RIZVI , SUMIT SINGH BAIS , JITESH GAUTAM , IRTAQUA AKHTER
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