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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Railway station in Maharashtra, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br />
{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Achalpur<br />
| native_name = <br />
| native_name_lang = Marathi<br />
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = Narrow_guage_train_'Shakuntala'_at_Achalpur_Railway_station.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| alt = <br />
| other_name = Elichpur<br />
| address = Achalpur, Amravati, Pincode 444806<br />
| country = India<br />
| borough = Maharashtra<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|21.2576|77.5087|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|388.|m|ft}}<br />
| line = <br />
| connections = <br />
| distance = <br />
| structure = <br />
| platform = 1<br />
| depth = <br />
| levels = <br />
| tracks = 1<br />
| bus_stands = <br />
| bus_operators = <br />
| routes = Achalpur-Murtajapur Junction NG line, [[Shakuntala Railway]]<br />
| parking = Yes<br />
| bicycle = Yes<br />
| disabled = <br />
| facilities = <br />
| opened = 1912<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = <br />
| code = ELP<br />
| iata = <br />
| owned = Killick-Nixon<br />
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railway]]<br />
| zone = [[Bhusawal railway division|Bhusawal]]<br />
| smartcardname = <br />
| smartcardstatus = <br />
| former = [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
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| services = <br />
| map_type = India Maharashtra<br />
| map_size = 300px<br />
}}<br />
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'''Achalpur railway station''' serves [[Achalpur]] in [[Amravati district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Achalpur Railway Station Info|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/departures/achalpur-elp/6782 |accessdate= 14 August 2015}}</ref> It is the terminal station on [[narrow-gauge]] Murtajapur Junction–Achalpur line of [[Shakuntala Railway]].<br />
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The Shakuntala Railway is the only privately owned railway in India.<ref name="killick">{{cite news |last1=Pal |first1=Sanchari |title=The Little Known Story of Shakuntala Railways, India's Only Privately Owned Railway Line |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/77512/shakuntala-railways-yavatmal-murtazapur-achalpur-maharashtra/ |accessdate=5 February 2019 |publisher=The Better India |date=7 December 2016}}</ref> The company, Killick-Nixon, originally British is now in Indian hands. The company operated a ZD steam engine on the run until 1994.<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Amravati district]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1912]]<br />
[[Category:1912 establishments in India]]<br />
[[Category:Railway stations in Maharashtra]]<br />
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