Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Mhow
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
Location	Simrol Road, Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh India
Coordinates	22.5558°N 75.7707°E / 22.5558; 75.7707
Elevation	577 m (1,893 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Akola–Ratlam line
Platforms	4
Tracks	9
Connections	Indore Metro, Taxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on-ground station)
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	DADN
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Ratlam
History
Opened	2003; 22 years ago (2003)
Rebuilt	2015; 10 years ago (2015)
Electrified	Yes
Previous names	Mhow
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station Haranya Kheri towards ? Western Railway zone Akola–Ratlam line Patalpani towards ?
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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]

Trains

Some of the important trains originating from this station is as follows:

• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Prayagraj Express
• Dr Ambedkar Nagar - Katra Malwa Express
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)–Yesvantpur Weekly Express
• Dr Ambedkar Nagar - Rewa Express
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Nagpur Superfast Express

See also

• Akola–Ratlam line

References

1. Jauhri, Rajesh (12 November 2012). "Mhow villagers may be deprived of rail services". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
2. "WR declare closure of Fatehabad-Indore & Fatehabad-Ujjain MG Section for GC works". RailNews. 24 February 2014.
3. "Indore-Ujjain Gauge Conversion Work Beings Tomorrow". Free Press Journal. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
4. "Rename Mhow station after Ambedkar: Thawar Chand Gehlot". Indian Express. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
5. PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". India Today. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
6. PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". Business Standard. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
7. "Indore: Mhow railway station now Ambdekar station". Free Press Journal. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

External links

• Unigauge sorely needed in Southern Railway^[usurped]
• `Project Unigauge' likely to be included in the 11th plan
• Does privatisation provide the answer?^[usurped]
• Pakala-Dharmavaram BG line opened
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station at the India Rail Info