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Omkareshwar Road railway station is a small railway station in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. Its code is OM. It serves Omkareshwar town. The station consists of two platforms. The platforms are not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.[1][2] The station is situated on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+38 in) metre gauge Akola–Ratlam rail line, which is the under gauge conversion. Once finished will provide vital connectivity between Indore with rest of Northern India.

Omkareshwar Road railway station
Indian Railways station
Omkareshwar Road railway station during Meter Gauge
General information
LocationKhandwa Road, Mortakka, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates22.2150°N 76.0463°E / 22.2150; 76.0463
Elevation182 metres (597 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Akola–Ratlam rail line
Platforms2
Tracks4 (metre gauge)
ConnectionsAuto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesNo
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeOM
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Ratlam
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Sanawad
towards ?
Western Railway zone
Akola–Ratlam line
Barwaha
towards ?
Location
Interactive map

Major trains


Some of the important trains that runs from Omkareshwar are:


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]


References


  1. "OM/Omkareshwar Road". India Rail Info.
  2. indore-the-tunnel-will-be-11-kilometers-between-mhow-barwaha
  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.





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