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Ever Heard Of Diamond Crossing? In This City Trains Meet From All Four Directions

Indian Railways is renowned worldwide for its extensive network across the country. Several tracks stand out due to their special features. Here is the unique place where trains come from all four directions. This unique track is known as the railway junction or 'Diamond Crossing,' located in Nagpur. This railway crossing is a remarkable example of engineering due to its distinctive structure. 

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Diamond Crossing is a unique railway junction design where railway tracks intersect in such a way that trains can pass through from multiple directions without colliding.

 

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Nagpur Diamond Crossing is India’s unique railway junction where trains come from all directions, making it the only one of its kind in the country.

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This Diamond Crossing connects the major railway lines running from Kolkata on the eastern edge to Mumbai on the western edge, and from Delhi in the north to Chennai in the south.

 

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Nagpur Junction is one of the oldest and busiest stations in Maharashtra and this crossing plays an important role in connecting various parts of the country.

 

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It has been carefully designed to ensure the safe and smooth operation of trains coming from all four directions.