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History of Jabalpur Junction
Was constructed roughly around 1867 with the completion of Allahabad - Jabalpur branch line, by the East India Railway, thereby providing a link between Delhi - Jabalpur and Calcutta - Jabalpur, via Allahabad.
By this time, the Great Indian Peninsular Railway had already spread its lines to Igatpuri via the Thull Ghats. Soon, it extended tracks to Bhusawal, Khandwa and Itarsi.
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a motive of connecting Bombay with Calcutta, the GIPR laid tracks all the way upto Jabalpur, hence providing a direct connection between Bombay and Jabalpur.
In this way, after 17 years of running of the first train in India ( between Bombay and Thane ), in 1870 the Bombay - Calcutta route was opened and rail travel between Mumbai and Kolkata became possible.