August 3, 2012

Nagda Railway Junction,Madhya Pradesh

Nagda Junction


Nagda is a city in Ujjain district of Madhya Pradesh state. It is perched on the banks of Chambal River and serves to be a major industrial city housing several manufacturing plants like Viscose fibre, Chemical plant, thermal power plant, etc. Nagda is a major railway junction which belongs to Ratlam Jn division of Western Railway Zone. Rail line coming from Ratlam bifurcates at Nagda Railway Junction into two rail lines – one leading Ujjain and other to Kota. Trains that connect Nagda Jn to other parts of the country include Ajmer-Hyderabad Spl, Bandra- Indore Spl, Patna-Ahmedabad Spl, Mumbai Ctrl –Jaipur Exp, Jaipur- Indore Exp, Amritsar- Mumbai Ctrl Exp, Jaipur- Solapur Exp, etc.
Ratlam, Ujjain, Bansawra, Indore and Neemuch are some of the prominent places which are easily reachable from Nagda Jn.  Ratlam is dotted with several scenic places attracting a number of tourists. It is known for several picnic spots frequented by number of tourists from far and wide. Nagda has road and rail connections to Ratlam. Home to numerous historic structures and religious sites, Ujjain is major tourist and pilgrimage spot in Madhya Pradesh. Nagda Jn lies just about 70 km away from Ujjain and is well connected to it by rail and road. Nagda also has road and rail connections to Indore which serves to be closest airbase to it.

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