Kota Junction railway station


Kota Junction railway station is a railway station on the West Central railway network of India which serves Kota in Rajasthan. It is the headquarters of Kota railway division of West Central Railway zone.

Background

Kota is an important station on the New Delhi–Mumbai main line and has direct connectivity with all major cities in the country. More than 170 trains make a halt at the station. Many important trains originate from Kota including Kota - Damoh Passenger, Kota - Indore Intercity Express, Kota - Patna Express and Kota - Sriganganagar Express. Kota city is also served by another railway station called Dakaniya Talav station located in opposite of Rajeev Gandhi nagar in southern part of the city.

Electrification

The Kanwalpura-Kota and Gurla-Kota sections were electrified in the financial year of 1987-88 under Western Railways.

Passenger movement

Kota is amongst the top hundred booking stations of Indian Railway.

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