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{{Short description|Railway Station in Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Infobox station
| name = Aurangabad railway station
(Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station)
| type = [[Regional rail]] and [[Light rail]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Aurangabad railway station (6).jpg
| image_caption =
| other_name = Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station (official)
| address = Station Rd, Padampura, [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] 431001, [[Maharashtra]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{Coord|19.86|N|75.31|E|type:railwaystation_region:IN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|1831|ft}}
| line = [[Secunderabad–Manmad line|Secunderabad–Manmad]]
| other =
| structure = [[Intersection_(road)#At_grade_railways|At grade]]
| platform = 5 (3 in use for passengers.)
| tracks = 8
| entrances =
| parking = {{parking symbol}} available
| bicycle =
| opened =
| status = Active
| electrified = Yes
| accessible = Yes {{access icon}}
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = CPSN
| zone = [[South Central Railway zone|South Central Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Nanded}}
}}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[South Central Railway]]
| former =
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| map_type = India Maharashtra
| map_dot_label = Aurangabad railway station
| map_size = 260
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map
| mapframe-custom = {{Maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=300|frame-height=180|zoom=14|type=point|marker=rail}}
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'''Aurangabad railway station''', officially '''Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar railway station'''<ref name="Renamed"/> (code '''CPSN'''), is a railway station located on the {{stnlnk|Kacheguda}}–[[Manmad]] section which mainly services [[Aurangabad City]].

==History==
Aurangabad railway station was opened in 1900. It was built under the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad [[Mir Osman Ali Khan]]as part of the Godavari Valley Railway Company under the [[Nizam's Guaranteed State Railway]]. In 1876 work began during the regime of 6th Nizam [[Mir Mahbub Ali Khan]]. The first line between Hyderabad and Bezwada was constructed.<ref name="Nizam_wayahead"/>

The first broad-gauge line between Secunderabad and Wadi was constructed in 1885. Hyderabad–Manmad line work completed in 1900. Hyderabad–Jaipur metre-gauge line work started and was completed in 1906.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railway and Cotton Industry |date=29 November 2018 |url=https://citykatta.com/hyderabad-godavari-valley-railway/ |access-date=15 February 2019 |archive-date=20 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420184113/https://citykatta.com/hyderabad-godavari-valley-railway/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1950 Nizam's Guaranteed Railway was nationalised and merged with the Indian Railways. In 1992, 94-metre-gauge work of Secunderabad–Manmad line was completed.<ref name="Nizam_wayahead">{{cite news |title=He was way ahead of his time|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/328902/he-way-ahead-his-time.html}}</ref>

Aurangabad railway station has been renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar on 25 October 2025, with a new station code CPSN. The former station code AWB have since been retired. The signs on the platforms have also been changed.<ref name="Renamed">{{cite news |title=Aurangabad railway station officially renamed as Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar {{!}} Know other names the city had |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/aurangabad-railway-station-officially-renamed-as-chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-10327699/ |work=The Indian Express |date=26 October 2025 |access-date=3 November 2025}}</ref>

==Connectivity==
Aurangabad railway station has rail connectivity with [[Mumbai]], [[Delhi]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Chennai Central]], [[Nizamabad, Telangana|Nizamabad]], [[Nanded]], [[Nagpur]], [[Nashik]], [[Pune]], [[Yadgir]], [[Raichur]], [[Hyderabad]], [[Secunderabad]], [[Ahmedabad]], [[Ahmednagar]], [[Visakhapatnam]]. The [[Jalna-Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express|Hazur Sahib Nanded - Mumbai CSMT Vande Bharat Express]] is the current fastest train connecting it with Mumbai with an average speed of 63 km/h. The Sachkhand Express connects it with the national capital of India, New Delhi (NDLS) with an average journey time of 23 hours and 35 minutes .<ref name="station info">{{cite web|title=Aurangabad railways station|url=http://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/1669|publisher=indiarailinfo|access-date=27 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.scr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,291|title = Divisions in SCR|access-date = 28 June 2014|publisher = Indian Railways-SCR zone portal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleartrip.com/trains/stations/AWB |title=Aurangabad Train Station Time Table |publisher=cleartrip.com |access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref>

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==See also==
* [[Jalna railway station]]
* [[Manmad Junction railway station]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
{{Wikivoyage|Aurangabad}}
{{Wikivoyage|Rail travel in India}}
* [http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/index_new.html/Official website]
*{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/Aurangabad/@19.8592644,75.3101229,370m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x3bdb9815a369bc63:0x712d538b29a2a73e!2sAurangabad,+Maharashtra!3b1!8m2!3d19.8761653!4d75.3433139!3m4!1s0x3bdb9858c6508c05:0xeb06772fe536ccbd!8m2!3d19.8598389!4d75.3113678|title=Aurangabad Railway station}}

{{South Central Railway zone}}
{{Railway stations in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Nanded railway division]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Transport in Aurangabad]]

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