Amravati railway station

Amravati
Indian Railway Station
Location	Amravati, Maharashtra India
Coordinates	20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E / 20.9315°N 77.7584°ECoordinates: 20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E / 20.9315°N 77.7584°E
Elevation	342 metres (1,122 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railway
Line(s)	Nagpur-Bhusawal section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Construction
Structure type	Standard, at ground
Parking	Available
Other information
Station code	AMI
Division(s)	Bhusawal
History
Opened	1867?
Electrified	1993-94
Previous names	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Location
Amravati railway station Location in Maharshtra

Narkhed–Badnera section

Legend 114 Kuram 106 Takli 138 Narkhed / To Bhopal-Nagpur section 129 Mowad Jam River 120 Pusala SH 248 109 Warud Orange City SH 244 100 Benoda 85 Hiwarkheda Wardha River 79 Pala SH 24A 72 Morshi 66 Astegaon SH 24A SH 24A 57 Kolihir SH 241 Pendhi River 50 Chandur Bazar 37 Shirala 24 Walgaon Pendhi River SH 6 SH 200 11 New Amravati 9 Amravati 98 / 0 Badnera / Amravati Airport NH 6 89 Timtala 83 Malkhed 69 Chandur SH 243 Source:Google maps, Indore Yesvantpur Weely Express 19301 indiarailinfo

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 Terminal Station. Train for Mumbai,Pune,Tirupati, Jabalpur, Surat, Nagpur originates from Amravati.

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

Amenities at Amravati railway station include: computerised reservation office and waiting room.^[5]

References

1. "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
2. Pinjarkar, Vijay. "Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line". The Times of India, Nagpur, 20 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
3. "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
4. "Electrification" (PDF). Indian Railways. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
5. "Amravati railway station". makemytrip. Retrieved 2013-03-08.

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