Nasik Road railway station

Location
	Nasik Road/ Nashik Road Location in Maharashtra Nasik Road/ Nashik Road Location in India
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Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Nasik Road/ Nashik Road
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Nashik-Pune Road, Nashik, Maharashtra, PIN 422101; India
Coordinates	19°56′50″N 73°50′32″E / 19.9472°N 73.8421°E
Elevation	560.610 metres (1,839.27 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line; Howrah–Allahabad–Mumbai line; New Delhi–Bhopal–Mumbai line
Platforms	4
Tracks	7
Connections	Taxi,Rickshaw, Citybus,
Construction
Structure type	Standard, on ground
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available (HEXI)
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	NK
Zone(s)	Central railway
Division(s)	Bhusawal
History
Opened	1862; 162 years ago
Electrified	Yes, in 1921
Previous names	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Passengers
	700k daily passenger
Services
Location
Location
	Nasik Road/ Nashik Road Location in Maharashtra Nasik Road/ Nashik Road Location in India
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Nasik Road Railway Station or Nashik Road Railway Station serves Nashik city, Nashik Road and surrounding areas in Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the main railway station of Nashik. It is one of the oldest and busiest railway stations in India. It is located on Mumbai–Delhi, Mumbai–Kolkata main line. It is an A1 category railway station. It comes under the Bhusawal Division of Central Railway. Nearly 300 trains have stops at this railway station. It is one of the cleanest railway stations in India.

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Mumbai–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal was set up in 1860, but the service started in the mid-1860s. The line was extended to Khandwa in 1866 and to Nagpur in 1867.^[2]^[3]

Electrification

The railways in the Igatpuri–Manmad section were electrified in 1967–69.^[4]

Amenities

Amenities at Nasik Road railway station include: tourist information centre, computerized reservation office, waiting room, retiring room, light refreshments, book stall, lift and escalator.^[5]

Nasik Road railway station is located at a distance of 9 km from Nashik city centre. Taxis, auto & city buses are available at the railway station for travel to different parts of the city and outside.