Ahmednagar Junction railway station explained

Ahmednagar Junction
Type: Indian Railways station
Style:Indian Railways
Address:Station Road, Ahmednagar
Country:India
Coordinates:19.0753°N 74.7217°W
Elevation:650m (2,130feet)
Line:Daund–Manmad line Ahmednagar-Beed-Parli Vaijnath line
Structure:Standard, on ground
Platform:2
Parking:Available
Opened:1878
Electrified:Yes
Owned:Indian Railways
Operator:Central Railway
Status:Functioning
Former:Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Map Type:India Maharashtra#India
Map Dot Label:Ahmednagar Junction

Ahmednagar Junction serves Ahmednagar in Ahmednagar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra

History

The broad gauge Manmad–Daund line was opened in 1878 and connects the two main sections (south-east and north-east) of Great Indian Peninsula Railway. The line is being doubled by Central Railway along with 4 other busy routes nearby.[1] [2]

Ahmednagar station will now be a part of the Pune railway division. Twenty four (24) stations of the Daund-Ankai section will be merged with Pune railway division. The Daund-Ankai section is currently under the management of the Solapur railway division. The change to the Pune division will increase the chances of starting demu services between Ahmednagar and Pune stations.[3]

One of the oldest and important railway project of Ahmednagar railway station was Kalyan-Ahmednagar railway project which was in planning stage since British regime. It was referred as 3rd ghat project. The survey of this project was carried out in 1973,2000, 2006, 2014 etc. This project was in pink book in 2010. This project could not be completed. The alignment length of this project was 184 km and it could have been shortest route for marathwada, andhra and telangana. The major challenge for this project was 18.96 km long tunnel in Malshej ghat section [4]

Malshej Kriti samiti is following for Kalyan - Ahmednagar railway project. Kalyan-Murbad section which is first phase of this project is already under survey stage.[5]

Survey of Ahmednagar-Aurangabad Railway line with 115 kms length was also carried out in March 2021. The DPR Report of this project is under preparation.[6]

Ahmednagar-Karmala railway option is also getting explored. Ahmednagar railway station will become an important railway junction in future to the level similar to daund railway junction. Kalyan-Murbad-Ahmednagar line is also possible in future.[7]

With a deadline of 2019, the Indian Railways has initiated work on the railway line between Parli and Beed, which is part of the long-pending Parli–Beed–Ahmednagar project. Work on the multicrore project has begun from either ends of the proposed 261 km track. The route has a financial outlay of Rs 2,272 crore. The centre and state government have agreed to bear 50% of the cost each. The work is still going on at a very slow pace.[8]

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The direct route between following places had not been started as of November 2017.

Amenities

Amenities at Ahmednagar railway station include: computerized reservation office, subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room, vegetarian refreshments, and book stall.[10]

Through trains from Ahmednagar

Express/Mail trains

Train nameDeparture daysArrival days
KolhapurGondia Maharashtra Express
Solapur–Gondia Maharashtra Express slip
Kolhapur–Gorakhpur Express slip
DailyDaily
New DelhiVasco da Gama Goa Express
New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin)–Hubli Express slip
DailyDaily
New Delhi (Hazrat Nizamuddin)–Bangalore Karnataka ExpressDailyDaily
PuneJhelum ExpressDailyDaily
Pune–Howrah Azad Hind ExpressDailyDaily
Pune–Danapur Superfast ExpressDailyDaily
NOTE: Days of arrival/departure are on Ahmednagar.

No slip coach attached/detached at Bhusawal. Passengers who board between Kolhapur & Bhusawal and traveling beyond Bhusawal up to Gorakhpur in S1 coach need to get down at Bhusawal and have to board 15017 at Bhusawal Jn and sit in same berth number of S1 coach. S1 coach of 15017 is reserved for 11039 slip train passengers who board from Bhusawal Jn.

Garib Rath / Express / Mails Trains (Weekly, Biweekly, Triweekly)

Train nameDeparture daysArrival days
Pune–Manduadih Gyan Ganga ExpressMondayThursday
CSMT Kolhapur–Hazrat Nizamuddin Superfast ExpressTuesdayFriday
Pune–Darbhanga Gyan Ganga ExpressWednesdaySunday
Mysore–New Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin Swarna Jayanti ExpressSaturdayTuesday
Hatia–Pune Superfast ExpressSunday, WednesdayTuesday, Saturday
Pune–Nagpur ExpressSunday, Tuesday, ThursdaySunday, Tuesday, Thursday
Pune–Nagpur Garib Rath ExpressMonday, Wednesday, SaturdayMonday, Wednesday, Saturday
Bilaspur–Pune ExpressFridayFriday
Pune–Nanded Superfast Express (via Manmad)Tuesday, ThursdayMonday, Wednesday
Mysore–Sainagar Shirdi ExpressWednesdayTuesday
Chennai–Sainagar Shirdi ExpressFridayThursday
Sainagar Shirdi–Pandharpur ExpressSunday, Tuesday, ThursdaySunday, Tuesday, Thursday
Yesvantpur–Ahmedabad Weekly ExpressMondayThursday
KolhapurDhanbad Deekshabhoomi ExpressFridayWednesday
NOTE: Days of arrival/departure are on Ahmednagar.

Passenger trains

Train nameDeparture daysArrival days
DaundNanded PassengerDailyDaily
Pune–Manmad PassengerDailyDaily
Pune–Nizamabad PassengerDailyDaily
Mumbai CST–Sainagar Shirdi Fast Passenger (via)DailyDaily
NOTE: Days of arrival/departure are on Ahmednagar.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railways . Ahmadnagar District Gazetteer . 2013-03-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130820192944/http://ahmednagar.gov.in/gazetteer/comm_railways.html . 20 August 2013 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Track doubling work on Pune–Daund, Manmad–Daund routes to begin soon . Samachar.com/ DNA . 2013-03-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308044914/http://www.samachar.com/track-doubling-work-on-pune-daund-manmad-daund-routes-to-begin-soon-lfhsKLjhfgi.html . 8 March 2014 .
  3. News: Dheeraj Bengrut . Pune railway division area to increase, 24 stations to be added . 3 November 2021 . . 14 November 2021 .
  4. News: कल्याण-नगर रेल्वे हा विकासाचा मार्ग - Development route of Kalyan Ahmednagar railway . mr. 4 August 2017 . . 14 November 2021 .
  5. Web site: 2 March 2016 . Revive Malshej Ghat Railway Line . 14 July 2023.
  6. News: Field survey for rail line begins today . The Times of India . 28 February 2021 .
  7. Web site: अहमदनगर-करमाळा नवीन रेल्वे मार्गाबाबत लवकरच निर्णयाची शक्यता . 2 November 2021 .
  8. News: Work begins on Parli, Ahmednagar railway route. The Times of India . 4 June 2017.
  9. //www.lokmat.com/beed/ahmednagar-ashti-high-speed-railway-run-december-17-a320/amp/
  10. Web site: Ahmadnagar Railway Station. makemytrip . 2013-03-27 .