Amravati railway station

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.

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

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.

The 138 kilometres (86 mi)-long 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge Badnera–Narkhed line was completed in 2012. 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.

Amenities

Amravati railway station has total 4 platforms. Amenities at Amravati railway station include: computerised reservation office and waiting room.

Trains

Important trains departing Amravati Terminal:

Express

02118/02117 Pune–Amravati Express
02112/02111 Mumbai–Amravati Express
02766/02765 Tirupati–Amravati Express
09126/09125 Surat–Amravati Express

Passenger

Badnera–Amravati Shuttle.