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Patalpani–Kalakund Line
August 7 , 2025
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- Indian Railways has resumed the operation of the historic (155-year-old) Patalpani-Kalakund heritage train in Madhya Pradesh.
- It is a 9.5-kilometre section on the Dr Ambedkar Nagar (formerly Mhow) to Khandwa route.
- The line was proposed by Maharaja Tukoji Rao Holkar II, who ruled from 1844 to 1886.
- In 1870, he offered a loan of Rs 1 crore for 101 years and free land to build the railway to Indore.
- The princely state of Indore became a British protectorate under the Holkar dynasty in 1818, which created the need for railway development.
- The Patalpani–Kalakund line is considered one of the six heritage lines of Indian Railways, but still awaits official certification from the Railway Board.
- In 2008, the Union Cabinet has approved the conversion of the 472.64-kilometre Ratlam-Mhow-Khandwa-Akola corridor to Broad Gauge (BG).
- Broad Gauge work on the Patalpani–Kalakund section was not possible due to geological difficulties.
- Indian Railways later decided to restore this historic stretch for the heritage train operations.
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