Harda railway station

Harda railway station
Indian Railway Station
Location National Highway 59A, Harda, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates 22°20′19″N 77°06′04″E / 22.3385°N 77.1012°E / 22.3385; 77.1012Coordinates: 22°20′19″N 77°06′04″E / 22.3385°N 77.1012°E / 22.3385; 77.1012
Elevation 289 metres (948 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Khandwa-Itarsi Line
Platforms 3
Tracks 4
Connections Auto stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking No
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code HD
Fare zone West Central Railway
Electrified Yes

Harda railway station is a small railway station in Harda district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is HD. It serves Harda city. The station consists of 2 platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1]

In August 2015, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus-Varanasi Junction Kamayani Express derails in near Harda, Madhya Pradesh, bogies fell into Machak river after flash floods dislodged a culvert near Machak river causing rail misalignment. The accident took place between Kurawan and Bhiringi railway station in Harda District on the Khandwa-Itarsi Line, approx.100 km from Itarsi Junction.[2] Rajendra Nagar Terminal-Mumbai Lokmanya Tilak Terminus Janata Express also derailed at the same spot.[3]

References

  1. "HD/Harda". India Rail Info.
  2. Yogendra Pratap Singh (5 August 2015). "Train tragedy in MP: Sudden flash flood may have caused accident". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. "Bhopal Divisional authorities still Groping in Dark for possible Cause of Accident". RailNews Media India Ltd. 8 August 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2016.


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