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.
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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 Template:Convert-long Template:Track gauge 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
- 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
References
- ↑ IR History: Early Days – I. IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line, Pinjarkar, Vijay(20 July 2012). Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ History of Electrification. IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
- ↑ Electrification. Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ↑ Amravati railway station. makemytrip. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
External links
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