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{{Infobox station
| name            = Amravati 
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image           = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|80px]]
| image_caption   = 
| address         = [[Amravati]], [[Maharashtra]]
| country         = {{flagu|India}}
| coordinates     = {{Coord|20.9315|77.7584|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline, title}}
| elevation       = {{convert|342|m|ft}}
| line            = [[Nagpur–Bhusawal section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]] 
| other           = 
| structure       = Standard, at ground
| platform        = 4
| tracks          = 5
| parking         = Available
| opened          = 1867
| closed          = 
| rebuilt         = 
| electrified     = 1993–94
| ADA             = 
| code            = {{Indian railway code
  | code = AMI
  | zone = [[Central Railway zone]]
  | division = [[Nagpur CR railway division]]
  }}
| owned           = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator        = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]]
| status          = 
| former          = [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]
| passengers      = 
| pass_year       = 
| pass_percent    = 
| pass_system     = 
| map_size        = 260
| map_type        = India Maharashtra#India
| map_dot_label   = Amravati railway station
}}

'''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.

{{Narkhed–Amravati Railway}}

==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 railway station|Kalyan]]. [[Bhusawal railway station]] was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to [[Nagpur railway station|Nagpur]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-hist.html| title = IR History: Early Days – I| work =  Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865)| publisher = IRFCA| access-date = 2013-03-08}}</ref>

The {{convert|138|km|mi}}-long {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] Badnera–Narkhed line was completed in 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/nagpur/32763645_1_extra-coaches-new-train-brijesh-dixit | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130411033540/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-20/nagpur/32763645_1_extra-coaches-new-train-brijesh-dixit | url-status = dead | archive-date = 11 April 2013 |title = Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line |last=Pinjarkar |first= Vijay|location=Nagpur|date=20 July 2012| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 2013-03-08}}</ref> New Amravati railway station is on the new track.

===Electrification===
Railways in the Amravati area were electrified in 1993–94.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://irfca.org/docs/electrification-history.html|title = History of Electrification| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-03-08 }}</ref> The 2&nbsp;km-long Amravati chord line was electrified in 2011–2012.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/uploads/directorate/stat_econ/pdf/YEAR_BOOK_ENG_2011_12/6.pdf|title =Electrification|publisher=Indian Railways |access-date = 2013-03-24}}</ref>

==Amenities==
Amravati railway station has total 4 platforms. Amenities at Amravati railway station include: computerised reservation office and waiting room.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.makemytrip.com/railways/amravati-ami-railway-station.html |title = Amravati railway station| publisher=makemytrip | access-date = 2013-03-08 }}</ref>

== Trains ==
Important trains departing Amravati Terminal:

=== Express ===

* 11405/11405 [[Pune–Amravati Express]]
* 12111/12112 [[Mumbai–Amravati Express]]
* 12119/12120 [[Amravati–Ajni Intercity Express]]
* 12159/12160 [[Amravati–Jabalpur Superfast Express]]
* 12765/12765 [[Tirupati–Amravati Express]]
* 22117/22118 [[Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express]]
* 19025/19026 [[Surat–Amravati Express]]

=== Passenger ===

* [[Badnera Junction railway station|Badnera]]–Amravati Shuttle.
* Amravati–[[Wardha Junction railway station|Wardha]] Passenger.
* [[Nagpur Junction railway station|Nagpur]]–Amravati Passenger.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/amravati-ami/3446 Trains at Amravati]
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Amravati}}

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{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Amravati district]]
[[Category:Transport in Amravati]]
[[Category:Bhusawal railway division]]