Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station
The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station is one of the local railway stations in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, a suburb of Indore.[1]
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar | |||||||||||
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| Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Simrol Road, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22.5558°N 75.7707°E | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 577 m (1,893 ft) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Akola–Ratlam line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 9 | ||||||||||
| Connections | Indore Metro, Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
| Disabled access |  | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | DADN | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Ratlam | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 2003 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mhow | ||||||||||
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  Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Location within India  Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Madhya Pradesh) | |||||||||||
This station on the Delhi–Hyderabad metre-gauge line was founded in the 1870s. The station is equipped with two reservation counters.[2]
Mhow has been connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre-gauge railway lines. In 2008, the Union Cabinet approved the gauge conversion for the Ratlam–Mhow-Khandwa–Akola railway line. (472.64 km). The cost of the gauge conversion would be about Rs.1421.25 crore.[3][4]
In January 2017, the station was named after B. R. Ambedkar.[5][6][7][8]
Major trains
The following trains start from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station:
| Train No. | Train name | Destination |
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| 19323/24 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Bhopal Intercity Express | Bhopal Junction |
| 14115/16 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Prayagraj Express | Prayagraj Junction |
| 12919/20 | Malwa Express | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra |
| 19305/06 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express | Kamakhya Junction |
| 19301/02 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)–Yesvantpur Weekly Express | Yesvantpur Junction |
| 11703/04 | Rewa–Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express | Rewa Terminal |
| 12923/24 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Nagpur Superfast Express | Nagpur Junction |
| 52965/66 | Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kalakund Heritage Train | Kalakund |
See also
References
- "DADN/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)". India Rail Info.
- Jauhri, Rajesh (12 November 2012). "Mhow villagers may be deprived of rail services". The Times of India.
- "WR declare closure of Fatehabad-Indore & Fatehabad-Ujjain MG Section for GC works". RailNews. 24 February 2014.
- "Indore-Ujjain Gauge Conversion Work Beings Tomorrow". Free Press Journal. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- "Rename Mhow station after Ambedkar: Thawar Chand Gehlot". Indian Express. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". India Today. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". Business Standard. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- "Indore: Mhow railway station now Ambdekar station". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
External links
- Unigauge sorely needed in Southern Railway
- `Project Unigauge' likely to be included in the 11th plan
- Does privatisation provide the answer?
- Pakala-Dharmavaram BG line opened
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station at the India Rail Info
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