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Amravati
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Amravati, Maharashtra  India
Coordinates	20°55′53″N 77°45′30″E / 20.9315°N 77.7584°E / 20.9315; 77.7584
Elevation	342 metres (1,122 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Central Railways
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
Zone(s)	Central Railway zone
Division(s)	Nagpur CR railway division
History
Opened	1867
Electrified	1993–94
Previous names	Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Route map 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
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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.

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. 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

• 22118/22117 Pune–Amravati AC Superfast Express

• 12112/12111 Mumbai CSMT–Amravati Superfast Express

• 12766/12765 Tirupati–Amravati Express

• 29026/29025 Surat–Amravati Express

• 12119/12120 Amravati–Ajni Intercity Express

• 12160/12159 Amravati–Jabalpur Superfast Express

• 11025/11026 Pune–Amravati Express

Passenger

• Badnera–Amravati Shuttle.
• Amravati–Wardha Passenger.
• Nagpur–Amravati Passenger.

References

1. "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
2. Pinjarkar, Vijay (20 July 2012). "Green signal for traffic on Narkhed Amaravati rail line". The Times of India. Nagpur. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. 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.

External links

• Trains at Amravati
• Amravati travel guide from Wikivoyage

Preceding station	Indian Railways			Following station
Badneratowards ?		Central Railway zoneBadnera–Amravati link line		Terminus

• Railway stations in India opened in 1867
• Railway stations in Amravati district
• Transport in Amravati
• Bhusawal railway division