Nishatpura railway station

{{short description|Railway station in Madhya Pradesh}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Indian English|date=September 2015}}

{{more citations needed|date=January 2021}}

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| name = Nishatpura

| type = Express, Suburban train and Passenger train station

| style = Indian Railways

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| address = Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

| country = India

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| code = {{Indian railway code

| code = NSZ

| zone = West Central Railway

| division = {{rwd|Bhopal}}

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| owned = Indian Railways

| operator = West Central Railway

| status = Functioning

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Nishatpura railway station (station code: NSZ) is a terminal railway station of Bhopal City, the capital of Madhya Pradesh.{{Cite web|title=Nishatpura Railway Station (NSZ) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry|url=https://www.ndtv.com/indian-railway/nishatpura-nsz-station|access-date=2021-01-12|publisher=NDTV}} It also has a goods train yard, siding, and fueling depot for diesel engines. It is operated by West Central Railway. It is famous for the coach repair workshop of the Indian railways.

Development

The railways decided to redevelop Nishatpura into a fully-functional railway station, to decrease the load on the Bhopal Junction railway station as the trains coming from Bina and going towards Indore have to undergo loco-reversal at Bhopal Junction. The development of Nishatpura would save the time and logistics both.{{cite news |title=Bhopal: Expansion of Nishatpura railway station on war footing |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/bhopal-expansion-of-nishatpura-railway-station-on-war-footing |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=The Free Press Journal |date=2 Jan 2022 |location=Bhopal, MP |language=English}}{{cite news |title=Bhopal Railway News: Nishatpura to be operational by year end, seven pairs of train to have stoppage|url=https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-bhopal-railway-news-nishatpura-station-will-start-by-the-end-of-the-year-seven-pairs-of-trains-will-stop-7603921 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Naidunia |date=19 Jun 2022 |language=Hindi}}{{cite news |last1=Pawar |first1=Vishal |title=Nishatpura to be fourth major railway station of Bhopal |url=https://bansalnews.com/nishatpura-will-be-the-fourth-major-station-of-indian-railway-bhopal/ |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Bansal News |date=1 Jan 2022 |location=Bhopal, MP |language=Hindi}}{{cite news |title=Indian Railways: A new station would be available in Bhopal by year end, 7 trains to stop |url=https://www.timesnowhindi.com/bhopal/article/a-new-station-will-be-available-in-bhopal-by-the-end-of-the-year-seven-pairs-of-trains-will-stop/416403 |access-date=12 September 2022 |work=Times Now Navbharat |date=19 Jun 2022 |language=Hindi}}

References

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{{Railway stations in Madhya Pradesh}}

Category:Railway stations in Bhopal

Category:Bhopal railway division

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