Kalakund railway station

Kalakund railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Kalakund, Indore district, Madhya Pradesh India
Coordinates	22.478°N 75.860°E / 22.478; 75.860
Elevation	403 metres (1,322 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	North Western Railway
Line(s)	Akola–Ratlam line
Platforms	1
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	KKD
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Ratlam
History
Electrified	No
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Choral towards ? Western Railway zone Akola–Ratlam line Patalpani towards ?
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Kalakund railway station is a small railway station in Indore district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is KKD. It serves Kalakund village. The station consists of a single platform, and is not well sheltered. It lacks some facilities including refreshment stalls.[1] Recently gauge conversion started on this line. After conversion it will connect Indore to South India.[2] This railway station was depicted in the R. Balki film of 2018, Pad Man, starring Akshay Kumar.

Connectivity

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.

Electrification

At present, the station is on non-electrified rail route.

Developments

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]

However, the Kalakund station would be bypassed in the gauge conversion process.[5]

References

1. "KKD/Kalakund". India Rail Info.
2. "Mhow-Kalakund track on Ratlam Division to get Heritage Status – RailNews Media India Ltd". railnews.in. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
3. Upadhyay, Manish (11 December 2019). "Indore-Khandwa gauge conversion: Stumbling blocks cleared for 142-yr old rail line". Indore: Free Press Journal. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
4. Staff Reporter (28 June 2021). "Indore gets a whopping Rs 333 cr more for three major railway projects announced by Railway Board". Indore. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
5. Khandelwal, Sandeep. "Mhow Sanawad Gauge Conversion Project, Western Railways" (PDF). Parivesh. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India. Retrieved 27 October 2023.