August 7, 2012

Pachora Railway Junction


      Pachora is a town and municipality in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra state. It is a railway junction which is managed by Bhusawal Jn division of Central Railway Zone. Pachora Railway Junction is perched on Manmad – Bhusawal rail route and is served with many trains connecting it to other parts of the state and the country. Pachora Jn is just about 60 km away from Jalgaon and is about 80 km away from Bhusawal Jn. Rail line coming from Jamner meets ManmadBhusawal rail route at Pachora Jn.
      There are several places of interest which are located around Pachora Jn and are easily accessible from it. World famous tourist spots of Ajanta and Ellora are just about 65 and 110 km away from Pachora, respectively. Grishneswar, one of the twelve Jyotirlingas, can also be visited from Pachora. It is located at Ellora and has road access to it.  Aurangabad which happens to be the tourism capital of Maharashtra state is about 140 km away from Pachora. Another important place one can visit from Pachora Jn is Shirdi, a major pilgrimage spot in Maharashtra.  
      Kulra – Gorakhpur Exp, Kurla – Muzaffarpur Exp, Pune - Jammu Tawi exp, Amritsar – Dadar Exp, Jamner – Pachora Passenger, Devlali –Bhusawal Passenger, Gondia- Solapur Exp, KolhapurSolapur Exp and many other trains pass through Pachora Railway Junction. Pachora town is also linked by state highway no 19 to other parts of Maharashtra. Chikalthana airport at Aurangabad serves to be the closest airbase to Pachora.  

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