[3] In 2015 the signal control system was gutted in a fire incident resulting in hundreds of trains being cancelled for over 30 days till normality was restored.

[1][3] Itarsi Junction railway station is very well connected with rail routes from all four sides.

To the north lies the important capital city of Madhya Pradesh, Bhopal and the line goes all the way to New Delhi.

To the east lies another important railway junction Jabalpur where the line goes all the way to Prayagraj and Howrah.

The station always holds heavy over-traffic as the trains on the Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line and Jhansi–Bhopal–Nagpur routes cross at Itarsi.

Initially the extent of damage was considered small, but subsequent inspection post fire control found RRI in ashes, beyond repair.