The are important stations served by West Central Railway namely Jabalpur, Bhopal, Kota, Habibganj, Itarsi, Bina, Vidisha, Ganjbasoda, Hoshangabad, Harda, Guna, Katni, Satna, Saugor, Maihar, Narsinghpur, Madanmahal, Pipariya, Damoh, Sawai Madhopur, Gangapur city, Bharatpur, Ramganj Mandi, Baran, Chau Mahla, Shri Mahavirji etc. The passenger and freight traffic at West Central Railway is fair enough. The originating commodities handled besides the most important cement include bauxite, limestone, dolomite and clinker on Jabalpur division, LPG and POL on Bhopal division fertilizer on Kota and Bhopal divisions, deoiled cake on Bhopal and Jabalpur divisions and food grain on Bhopal division. On the passenger side this railway deals with 254 no. of mail express and 74 no of passenger trains including 16 pair of Rajdhani/Shatabdi trains and 4 pair of Jan-Shatabdi trains.
The total staff strength in West Central Railway is of 65477 who are responsible to ensure that the wheel of the rail is always moving. The sincerity and hardwork of these officers take the passengers from Harot to Mahakoshal and from Malwa to Bundelkhand. The reach of the West Central Railway is also up to the national reserve frest of Kanha-Kisli, Bandhavgrh, Ranthambore, and Shivpur and bird sanctuary of bharatpur. If you wish to enjoy the scenic beauty of hills then visit Pachmarhi. The two major marshalling yards of West Central Railway are at New Katni Jn. And Itarsi Jn. It also has three electric loco sheds at New Katni, Itarsi and Tuglakabad with a total fleet of 349 electric locomotives and two diesel loco sheds at New katni and Itarsi with a total fleet of 349 diesel locomotives to keep the traffic moving on its routes.
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