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An Analysis of Nagpur Diamond Crossing  
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May 13 2013 (14:04)
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S_V_Iyer^~
An Analysis of Nagpur Diamond Crossing

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May 13 2013 (13:23)
Blog Post# 751373-0     
soumitra.chawathe^~   Added by: S_V_Iyer^~  May 13 2013 (14:04)
*** AN ANALYSIS OF DIAMOND CROSSING AT NAGPUR ***
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Ref Blog: /blog/post/750874
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Location of Diamond Crossing: While going from Nagpur towards Gondia, in between Nagpur and Itwari stations
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Situation-1: Trains from West Terminating at Nagpur: (Sewagram, Nandigram, Pune-Nagpur GR, Prerana) - No Diamond Crossing

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May 13 2013 (13:24)
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soumitra.chawathe^~   Added by: S_V_Iyer^~  May 13 2013 (14:05)
Situation-2: Trains from Itarsi side terminating at Nagpur (BSL-NGP, INDB-NGP, etc.) – No Diamond Crossing

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May 13 2013 (13:24)
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soumitra.chawathe^~   Added by: S_V_Iyer^~  May 13 2013 (14:07)
Situation 3: Trains from Bilaspur side terminating at Nagpur: Pass through Diamond Crossing to enter NGP station

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May 13 2013 (13:25)
Blog Post# 751373-3     
soumitra.chawathe^~   Added by: S_V_Iyer^~  May 13 2013 (14:08)
Situation 4: Trains from West going to East (Azad Hind, Jnaneshwari, PUNE/CSTM-HWH Duronto, etc.) – Cross the Diamond crossing to continue their journey towards Gondia / Bilaspur
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Same as pic in Entry# 750874 - Take right turn after departing Nagpur

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May 13 2013 (13:26)
Blog Post# 751373-4     
soumitra.chawathe^~   Added by: S_V_Iyer^~  May 13 2013 (14:22)
Situation 5: Trains from South going to North (Rajdhanis/TN/GT/Kerala/AP/Dakshin/APSK/TNSK/KSK, etc.) – These trains enter Nagpur from Balharshah – Sewagram side. As Sewagram is on the CSTM-NGP-HWH Mainline, these trains enter NGP from mainline itself just like the trains from West-East do. As a result, you can see the above trains on any of PFs at NGP.
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When they depart NGP, they take a left turn towards Amla / Itarsi side. The passengers in these trains are able to see the diamond crossing on the right side, but they do not cross
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it as the train is entirely on a different track.
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Please consider the Pink Line. The Green line has been erroneously marked by IRI Atlas.

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May 13 2013 (13:27)
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soumitra.chawathe^~   Added by: S_V_Iyer^~  May 13 2013 (14:23)
Situation 6: Narrow Gauge trains of NGP (SECR) Cross the Diamond Crossing (NGP-CWA Passenger)

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May 13 2013 (13:28)
Blog Post# 751373-6     
soumitra.chawathe^~   Added by: S_V_Iyer^~  May 13 2013 (14:23)
South – North track: This is generally used by freight trains as this line joins the Nagpur freight yard located parallel to the station. The yard is connected to both HWH Mainline towards Sewagram and Itarsi line.
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Freight Yard to Itarsi side: Cross Diamond Crossing
Freight Yard to Gondia / Bilaspur side: No Diamond Crossing
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Yard to Sewagram Side: No Diamond Crossing
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The above inferences are purely my own based on own experiences and study of maps. Any corrections in the above data are most welcome. Waiting for inputs from Nagpur based members.
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