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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Other uses|Amaravati (disambiguation){{!}}Amaravati}}<br />
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{{Infobox station<br />
| name = Amravati <br />
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
| image = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|80px]]<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| address = [[Amravati]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
| country = {{flagu|India}}<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|20.9315|77.7584|format=dms|type:railwaystation_region:IN|display=inline, title}}<br />
| elevation = {{convert|342|m|ft}}<br />
| line = [[Nagpur–Bhusawal section]] of [[Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line]] <br />
| other = <br />
| structure = Standard, at ground<br />
| platform = 4<br />
| tracks = 5<br />
| parking = Available<br />
| opened = 1867<br />
| closed = <br />
| rebuilt = <br />
| electrified = 1993–94<br />
| ADA = <br />
| code = {{Indian railway code<br />
| code = AMI<br />
| zone = [[Central Railway zone]]<br />
| division = [[Nagpur CR railway division]]<br />
}}<br />
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br />
| operator = [[Central Railway zone|Central Railways]]<br />
| status = <br />
| former = [[Great Indian Peninsula Railway]]<br />
| passengers = <br />
| pass_year = <br />
| pass_percent = <br />
| pass_system = <br />
| map_size = 260<br />
| map_type = India Maharashtra#India<br />
| map_dot_label = Amravati railway station<br />
}}<br />
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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.<br />
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{{Narkhed–Amravati Railway}}<br />
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==History==<br />
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><br />
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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.<br />
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===Electrification===<br />
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><br />
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==Amenities==<br />
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><br />
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== Trains ==<br />
Important trains departing Amravati Terminal:<br />
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=== Express ===<br />
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* 11405/11405 [[Pune–Amravati Express]]<br />
* 12111/12112 [[Mumbai–Amravati Express]]<br />
* 12119/12120 [[Amravati–Ajni Intercity Express]]<br />
* 12159/12160 [[Amravati–Jabalpur Superfast Express]]<br />
* 12765/12765 [[Tirupati–Amravati Express]]<br />
* 22117/22118 [[Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express]]<br />
* 19025/19026 [[Surat–Amravati Express]]<br />
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=== Passenger ===<br />
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* [[Badnera Junction railway station|Badnera]]–Amravati Shuttle.<br />
* Amravati–[[Wardha Junction railway station|Wardha]] Passenger.<br />
* [[Nagpur Junction railway station|Nagpur]]–Amravati Passenger.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://indiarailinfo.com/arrivals/amravati-ami/3446 Trains at Amravati]<br />
* {{Wikivoyage-inline|Amravati}}<br />
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{{Central Railway}}<br />
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Amravati district]]<br />
[[Category:Transport in Amravati]]<br />
[[Category:Bhusawal railway division]]</div>
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