Amravati railway station
20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E / 20.9315°N 77.7584°E / 20.9315; 77.7584
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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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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]
Trains
Important trains departing Amravati Terminal:
Express
- 22118/22117 Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express
- 12112/12111 Mumbai CSMT–Amravati Superfast Express
- 12766/12765 Tirupati–Amravati Express
- 29026/29025 Surat–Amravati Express
- 12119/12120 Amravati–Ajni Intercity Express
- 12160/12159 Amravati–Jabalpur Superfast Express
- 11025/11026 Pune–Amravati Express
Passenger
References
- ^ "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ Pinjarkar, Vijay (20 July 2012). "Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line". The Times of India. Nagpur. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
- ^ "Electrification" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Amravati railway station". makemytrip. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
External links
- Trains at Amravati
Amravati travel guide from Wikivoyage
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