Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station explained

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Mhow
Style:Indian Railways
Type:Express train and Passenger train station
Address:Simrol Road, Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Country:India
Coordinates:22.5558°N 75.7707°W
Elevation:5770NaN0
Owned:Indian Railways
Line:Akola–Ratlam line
Platform:4
Tracks:9
Other:Indore Metro, Taxi stand, Auto stand
Bicycle:Available
Parking:Available
Structure:Standard (on-ground station)
Status:Functioning
Operator:Western Railway
Former:Mhow
Electrified:Yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map

The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station, also Mhow railway station, is one of the local railway stations in Mhow, a suburb of Indore.

History

This station on the Delhi–Hyderabad metre-gauge line was founded in the 1870s. The station is equipped with two reservation counters.[1]

Development

Mhow has been connected to Indore and Khandwa by metre-gauge railway lines. In 2008, the Union Cabinet approved the gauge conversion for the Ratlam–Mhow-Khandwa–Akola railway line. (472.64 km). The cost of the gauge conversion would be about Rs.1421.25 crore.[2] [3] In January 2017, the station was named after B. R. Ambedkar.[4] [5] [6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Mhow villagers may be deprived of rail services. Rajesh. Jauhri. 18 March 2021. The Times of India. 12 November 2012.
  2. Web site: WR declare closure of Fatehabad-Indore & Fatehabad-Ujjain MG Section for GC works. 24 February 2014. RailNews.
  3. News: Indore-Ujjain Gauge Conversion Work Beings Tomorrow . Free Press Journal . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140505142150/http://freepressjournal.in/indore-ujjain-gauge-conversion-work-beings-tomorrow/ . 5 May 2014 . 23 February 2014 . 27 January 2021.
  4. News: Rename Mhow station after Ambedkar: Thawar Chand Gehlot. 11 January 2016. 31 October 2020. Indian Express.
  5. News: Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar. PTI. 4 July 2016. India Today. 31 October 2020.
  6. News: Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar. PTI. 4 July 2016. Business Standard. 31 October 2020.
  7. News: Indore: Mhow railway station now Ambdekar station. 19 January 2017. Free Press Journal. 31 October 2020.