Amravati railway station

Amravati
Indian Railway Station
Location Amravati, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates 20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E / 20.9315°N 77.7584°E / 20.9315; 77.7584Coordinates: 20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E / 20.9315°N 77.7584°E / 20.9315; 77.7584
Elevation 342 metres (1,122 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Central Railway
Line(s) Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Platforms 4
Tracks 4
Construction
Structure type Standard, at ground
Parking Available
Other information
Station code AMI
Division(s) Bhusawal
History
Opened 1867?
Electrified 1993-94
Previous names Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Location
Amravati railway station
Location in Maharshtra
Narkhed–Badnera section
114 Kuram
106 Takli
138 Narkhed / To Bhopal-Nagpur section
129 Mowad
Jam River
120 Pusala
SH 248
109 Warud Orange City
SH 244
100 Benoda
85 Hiwarkheda
Wardha River
79 Pala
SH 24A
72 Morshi
66 Astegaon
SH 24A
SH 24A
57 Kolihir
SH 241
Pendhi River
50 Chandur Bazar
37 Shirala
24 Walgaon
Pendhi River
SH 6
SH 200
11 New Amravati
9 Amravati
98 / 0 Badnera / Amravati Airport
NH 6
89 Timtala
83 Malkhed
69 Chandur
SH 243

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Amravati railway station serves Amravati in Amravati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is linked to Badnera railway station on the Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line. This is a Terminal Station. Train for Mumbai, Pune, Tirupati, Jabalpur, Surat, Nagpur originates from Amravati. It is one of the three railway stations of Amravati city.

History

The first train in India travelled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May, 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Bombay-Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.[1]

The 138 kilometres (86 mi) long broad gauge Badnera-Narkhed line was completed in 2012.[2] New Amravati railway station is on the new track.

Electrification

Railways in the Amravati area were electrified in 1993-94.[3] The 2 km long Amravati chord line was electrified in 2011-2012.[4]

Amenities

Amravati railway station has total 4 platforms. Amenities at Amravati railway station include: computerised reservation office and waiting room.[5]

Train

Important trains departing Amravati Terminal:

Express

Passenger

References

  1. ↑ "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  2. ↑ Pinjarkar, Vijay. "Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line". The Times of India, Nagpur, 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  4. ↑ "Electrification" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
  5. ↑ "Amravati railway station". makemytrip. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Central Railway zone
Badnera-Amravati link line
Terminus
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