Itarsi Railway Station is located in Hoshangabad District of Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. This railway station belongs to West Central Railway Zone of India and is considered as one of the important railway stations to connect Southern and Northern India.

Over 200 trains visit this station every day from various parts of India. Itarsi Railway Station is about 18km away from Hoshangabad and is considered as the busiest railway station in the Bhopal region. Two new platforms were added for Nagpur, Jabalpur and Bhusawal Routes. To reach the Itarsi railway station, passengers have to hire a car or auto that will charge based on the standardised charges and distance of travel.

Trains arriving at this station undergo maintenance work such as changing engines from diesel to electric and vice-versa. Diesel engines of types WDP, WDM or WDG work on broad gauge trains. The electric engines WAP, WAM and WAG, are interchangeable with the diesel engines. The change in engine is mainly done to trains that run on Jabalpur to Satna Railway line. Sometimes trains passing through Bhopal also get this change at this station.

Itarsi Railway Station Facilities –

Itarsi Railway Station has total 7 platforms and these are well furnished to give all the facilities to the passengers. In the case, there is a delay in the train arrival; passengers can comfortably get seated in the waiting halls. The multiple ticket counters in the station quickly give tickets to the travellers. To have food, passengers can either go the railway restaurant or to the cafeteria. The beautiful garden in front of the station keeps the atmosphere ambient even if the station is busy most of the time.

Some Of The Other Facilities At The Itarsi Railway Station Include:

• Hospital
• STD booths
• Luggage Room
• Information Booth
• Coaching Centre
• Over Bridge
• Toilets and Sanitation

Itarsi Railway Station nearby Restaurants –

There are a good number of restaurants near Itarsi Railway Station offering Thali foods. Some of the restaurants offer lunch or dinner food packages. The quality and quantity of food offered is quite admirable. Passengers can order food before they get off at Itarsi Railway station to receive food in time. The restaurants nearby the station usually are busy serving passengers. So ordering food at least 30 min earlier will be helpful. The restaurants near Itarsi railway station have dedicated a crew who make their every effort to serve customers as fast as possible. Food parcels are prepared using special containers with multiple compartments for different food dishes. These containers can be directly used as plates while having food.

Some Popular Hotels Near Itarsi Railway Station Are;

• Neelam Hotel – Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian food
• Kishore Restaurant – Purely Vegetarian food
• Rajhans Bhojnalaya- Purely Vegetarian food
• Ishwar Resturant- Vegetarian and Chinese food

Famous Food of Itarsi –

People visiting Itarsi should try the famous Kulfi served near the Gopal Mandir. Tower Chowk is another place where a variety of food from Itarsi is sold. The streets near this place have numerous street chat stalls serving snacks such as Pani Puri, Samosa, Aaloo Chat and others. After this, one can savour Vegetarian Hot Dogs made of potato and spices like coriander and tamarind. Other chat varieties such as Dahi Puri, Bhelpuri and Dahi Vada are served in Itarsi. To balance the heat formed by eating spicy food, one can buy lassi. For dessert, one can try out Falooda ice-cream, Rabadi, Jamoon and Rasgulla. It is quite amazing to look at the varieties of the food offered in Itarsi. But, as a traveller, one must ensure to eat food that is healthy and right for the body.

Train Passing through Itarsi Railway Station –