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.

Amravati
Indian Railways station
Location	Amravati, Maharashtra  India
Coordinates	20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E
Elevation	342 metres (1,122 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railways
Line(s)	Nagpur–Bhusawal section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
Platforms	4
Tracks	5
Construction
Structure type	Standard, at ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	AMI
Zone(s)	Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Bhusawal
History
Opened	1867
Electrified	1993–94
Previous names	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Location
Amravati railway station Location within Maharashtra Amravati railway station Amravati railway station (India)

km on Bhopal–Nagpur section 138 Narkhed 129 Mowad Jam River 120 Pusala SH 248 109 Warud Orange City SH 244 100 Benoda 85 Hiwarkheda Wardha River 79 Shri Kshetra Pala SH 24 A 72 Morshi 66 Astegaon SH 24 A SH 24 A 57 Kolihir SH 241 Pedhi River 50 Chandur Bazar 37 Shirala Amravati MIDC Freight Yard Vitthalapur 24 Walgaon Pedhi River SH 6 SH 200 11 New Amravati 9 Amravati 0 Badnera Junction on Nagpur–Bhusawal section

Source:Google maps, 61105 Badnera-Narkhed Memu

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 138 kilometres (86 mi)-long 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

• Badnera–Amravati Shuttle.
• Amravati–Wardha Passenger.
• Nagpur–Amravati Passenger.

References

1. "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
2. Pinjarkar, Vijay (20 July 2012). "Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line". The Times of India. Nagpur. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
4. "Electrification" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
5. "Amravati railway station". makemytrip. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

External links

• Trains at Amravati
• Amravati travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Badnera		Central Railway zone Badnera–Amravati link line		Terminus