Nashik Info

Nasik Railway Station



Overview - A delightful city Nasik or Nashik is situated in Maharashtra state of India. Also called the ?Grape City', Nasik is 180 km away from Maharashtra's capital city Mumbai. Situated in the Western Ghat ranges on the banks of the River Godavari, the city is known for its spectacular surroundings and soothing climate. Despite being a bustling city, Nasik presents an excellent blend of old and new, through its fascinating forts, magnificent temples and big industries. Nasik is also serves as a base to visit pilgrimage centre of Shirdi, the abode Shri Sai Baba, visited by thousands of devotees round the year.
Nasik Railway Station

Station Code NK

Arrival and Departure Enquiry 131, 136

Reservation Enquiry 137, 0253 - 460152


Panchawati

Station Details Nasik Road railway station is located at a distance of 9 km from the city centre and served by the Central Railways. The railway station is well-connected with important cities of the country such as Mumbai, Delhi and Kolkata. Several direct trains run between Nasik Road railway station and capital city Mumbai daily. From the railway station taxi services are available for various destinations of the city.

Amenities Amenities available at Nasik railway station include waiting room, retiring room, computerized reservation office, tourist information centres, light refreshment stall, tea stall, book stall and telephone booth.

Distances of major landmarks Airport (4.8 km), Bus Stand (9.6 km), Jain Mandir (4.1 km), Tapovan (8.1 km), Peth Naka (10 km), Panchvati (10.1 km), Trimbakeshwar Temple (11 km), Datta Temple (12.2 km) and Shirdi (90 km)

Photoes from Panchavati and Sita Gufa



The river Godavari which is very much part of the heritage and tradition of the Hindu belief is there with you throughout the city at all places where there is linkage to the epic Ramayana. There are many places in the banks of the river where small temples of Ram or Hanuman speak of the days gone by and the religious sanctity that is still attached to the river, temple, place or an event. More than half a dozen temples named Kala Ram, Gora Ram etc add a sense of amity to the mood of deep religious fervour that gets inundated in the mind as one come out of the area albeit unwillingly.

Tapovan is yet another place again in the banks of river Godavari that numbs one’s religious feeling. It is here the demon Surpanaka had her nose chopped off by Laxman for intimidating Sita. The river though very odorous has huge and wide rocky surface that are dry for the tourists to walk and have a feel of the event at that specific place. Small temples of Ram built years ago add to the sense of religious fervour. Godavari flows like a waterfall in Gangapur also in Nasik where a temple of Lord Balaji adds religious feel to the aesthetic sense that the river gives by its flowing falls.


Tapovan

Godavari flowing like a waterfall


It is four in a row at Someshwar where temples of Ram, Hanuman, Krishna and Shiva are located in small yet cutely religious ambience. Again in the banks of Godavari one can walk down the steps and have a feel of the river by dipping legs in the river from the steps or by choosing to go by speed boats that are an added attraction to the place. The river Godavari is visible in its broadest width at this place in the city.

Temple of all temples is a place called Mukthidam. It has deities of many of the Hindu temples especially of Lord Shiva. The myth of Hinduism speaks of Mount Kailash as the abode of Lord Shiva which is wonderfully depicted inside this temple. Apart from this if one is inclined to be on a pilgrimage or planning to include temples in their tour programme one can choose any number of temples depending upon the direction of travel.

Nasik has many more things than just religious places. Yet what rules the mind after a visit is the sense of peace that the religious places gave. Other items of interest including culinary matter in the next write up. One word of caution! While the place is so cool (Gulabi Tandi) in December and January it would not be that cool, a month or two before and after the end and beginning of the year respectively. During monsoon it rains virtually pouring cats and dogs. In summer it is roasting hot with around 45* Celsius being so common.