About: Nagpur – The Winter Capital of Maharashtra State – This photo was taken at Nagpur Junction Railway Station.

Nagpur

Nagpur city was first given the status of capital in 1702 when Raja Bulandshaha, the Maharaja of Gond, shifted the capital of Devgarh state from Harayagarh to Nagpur. Now Nagpur is the winter capital of Maharashtra state. Nagpur received rail services from 1867 when a part of the Bombay-Bhusaval-Nagpur line which falls under Nagpur district was opened for traffic. Later Nagpur city was connected to Howrah in 1881 by Chhattisgarh State Railway in meter gauge. It was converted to a broad gauge in 1888 by the Bengal Nagpur Railway Company. Nagpur-Chhindwara and Nagpur-Nagbhid narrow gauge lines are part of the old Satpura Railway. These lines were constructed between 1904 and 1911. In 1867, Nagpur station was located between Shukrawari Talab and Empress Mill. The present railway station was constructed in the year 1924.

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