Amravati railway station

Amravati
Amravati
	Indian Railway 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 Railway
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
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 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 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]

Train

Important trains departing Amravati Terminal:

Express

11405/11405 Pune - Amravati Express
12111/12112 Mumbai CST - Amravati Superfast Express
12119/12120 Amravati - Ajni (Nagpur) Intercity Superfast Express
12159/12160 Amravati - Jabalpur Superfast Express
12765/12765 Tirupati - Amravati Superfast Express
22117/22118 Pune - Amravati AC Superfast Express
19025/19026 Surat - Amravati Express

Passenger

Badnera - Amravati Shuttle.
Amravati - Wardha Passenger.
Nagpur - Amravati Passenger.

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References

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

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[1] "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832 - 1865). IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

[2] Pinjarkar, Vijay. "Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line". The Times of India, Nagpur, 20 July 2012. 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.