August 8, 2012

Pulgaon Railway Junction


       Pulgaon is a town in Wardha district of Maharashtra state. It is served with a railway junction which comes under Nagpur Junction of Central Railway Zone. Pulgaon Railway Junction is perched on Nagpur-Amravati rail line. There are several trains which connect Pulgaon Junction to other parts of Maharashtra and rest part of the country. There are some prominent cities located around it. Wardha which serves as the district headquarters is just about 33 km away from Pulgaon Junction. Sevagram located on the outskirts of Wardha is famous historic place. Sevagram was the place of Ashram of Mahatma Gandhi.
      Major cities like Amravati, Nagpur and Yavatmal are located around Pulgaon Junction.  Pulgaon Junction is just about 55 km away from Yavatmal city and has road access to it. The city of Amravati lies just about 75 km northwest of Pulgaon Junction and is connected to it by both rail and road. Pulgaon is just 110 km away from Nagpur, the orange city of India. Pulgaon has road and rail connections to it. Besides, Nagpur also serves to be closest airbase for Pulgaon Junction.
      Sevagram Exp (Nagpur- Mumbai), Mumbai central –Ballarpur exp, NagpurKolhapur Exp, Nagpur- Jabalpur Exp, Nagpur-Amravati Exp, Pune-Nagpur Exp, Mumbai-Gondia Exp and many other trains stop at Pulgaon Junction. State Highway no 243 and 244 also connect the town of Pulgaon to other parts of Maharashtra.

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