Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station

Dr Ambedkar Nagar Mhow
Indian Railway Station
Other names Mhow Railway Station
Location Simrol Road, Mhow,Indore,Madhya Pradesh
 India
Elevation 577 m (1,893 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Line(s) Akola–Ratlam rail line
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Connections Taxi stand, auto stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Parking Available
Bicycle facilities Available
Disabled access
Other information
Status Construction - Single-Line Electrification
Station code DADN
Fare zone Western Railway
History
Rebuilt 2015
Electrified Yes
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Western Railway zone

The Dr Ambedkar Nagar Mhow railway station is one of the local railway stations in Mhow a suburb of Indore.

This station on the Delhi-Hyderabad Meter gauge line was founded in the 1870s. The station is equipped with two reservation counters and it is a meter gauge station but broad gauge conversion work is going on.[1]

Mhow has been connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre gauge railway lines. In 2008, the Union Cabinet approved the gauge conversion for the Ratlam-Mhow-Khandwa-Akola railway line. (472.64 km). The cost of the gauge conversion would be about Rs.1421.25 crore.[2][3]

In January 2017, the station was named after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar. [4][5][6][7]

Major Trains

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jauhri, Rajesh (12 November 2012). "Mhow villagers may be deprived of rail services". The Times of India.
  2. ↑ "WR declare closure of Fatehabad-Indore & Fatehabad-Ujjain MG Section for GC works". RailNews. 24 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "(untitled)". Free Press Journal. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Rename Mhow station after Ambedkar: Thawar Chand Gehlot
  5. ↑ Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar
  6. ↑ Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar
  7. ↑ Mhow railway station now Ambdekar station

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