Amravati | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Amravati, Maharashtra |
Elevation: | 342m (1,122feet) |
Line: | Nagpur–Bhusawal section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line |
Structure: | Standard, at ground |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 5 |
Parking: | Available |
Opened: | 1867 |
Electrified: | 1993–94 |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Central Railways |
Former: | Great Indian Peninsula Railway |
Map Type: | India Maharashtra#India |
Map Dot Label: | Amravati railway station |
Map Size: | 260 |
Map State: | collapsed |
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.
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 138km (86miles)-long broad gauge Badnera–Narkhed line was completed in 2012.[2] New Amravati railway station is on the new track.
Railways in the Amravati area were electrified in 1993–94.[3] The 2 km-long Amravati chord line was electrified in 2011–2012.[4]
Amravati railway station has total 4 platforms. Amenities at Amravati railway station include: computerised reservation office and waiting room.[5]
Important trains departing Amravati Terminal: