Amravati railway station

20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E / 20.9315°N 77.7584°E / 20.9315; 77.7584Elevation342 metres (1,122 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byCentral RailwaysLine(s)Nagpur–Bhusawal section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai linePlatforms4Tracks5ConstructionStructure typeStandard, at groundParkingAvailableOther informationStation codeAMI Zone(s) Central Railway zone Division(s) Nagpur CR railway divisionHistoryOpened1867Electrified1993–94Previous namesGreat Indian Peninsula Railway

Route map

Legend 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

Location
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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.

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 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) 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

• 22118/22117 Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express

• 12112/12111 Mumbai CSMT–Amravati Superfast Express

• 12766/12765 Tirupati–Amravati Express

• 29026/29025 Surat–Amravati Express

• 12119/12120 Amravati–Ajni Intercity Express

• 12160/12159 Amravati–Jabalpur Superfast Express

• 11025/11026 Pune–Amravati Express

Passenger

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

References

External links

• Trains at Amravati
• Amravati travel guide from Wikivoyage

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