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Blog Entry# 413381
Posted: May 01 2012 (18:17)

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May 01 2012 (18:17)  
 
tiwarigp74
tiwarigp74   2449 blog posts
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A quiz – What is the criteria for making a station “Central, Junction, City and Cant”? Eg Kanpur Central, New Delhi Jn, Agra Cant, LKO city etc etc.
Are there any other type of stations in IR network?
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May 01 2012 (18:38)
soumitra.chawathe^~
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Summary:
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Central: The important station of that particular city
Junction: Where multiple lines originate to various other places
Road: The nearest railhead to that particular place, but a bit far from the place
Bazaar:
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Town/area which is predominantly a market
Cantt: Cantonment area (British), present day area controlled by military
Bridge: Self Explanatory
Halt: A halt of lesser importance (not sure on this)

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