Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station

The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station is one of the local railway stations in Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, a suburb of Indore.[1]

Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Indian Railways station
LocationSimrol Road, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
India
Coordinates22.5558°N 75.7707°E / 22.5558; 75.7707
Elevation577 m (1,893 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Akola–Ratlam line
Platforms4
Tracks9
ConnectionsIndore Metro, Taxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Disabled access
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeDADN
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Ratlam
History
Opened2003
Rebuilt2015
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesMhow
Services
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Western Railway zone
Location
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Location within India
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Madhya Pradesh)

This station on the Delhi–Hyderabad metre-gauge line was founded in the 1870s. The station is equipped with two reservation counters.[2]

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.[3][4]

In January 2017, the station was named after B. R. Ambedkar.[5][6][7][8]

Major trains

The following trains start from Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station:

Train No. Train name Destination
19323/24 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Bhopal Intercity Express Bhopal Junction
14115/16 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Prayagraj Express Prayagraj Junction
12919/20 Malwa Express Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra
19305/06 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Kamakhya Weekly Express Kamakhya Junction
19301/02 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)–Yesvantpur Weekly Express Yesvantpur Junction
11703/04 Rewa–Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Express Rewa Terminal
12923/24 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar–Nagpur Superfast Express Nagpur Junction
52965/66 Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Kalakund Heritage Train Kalakund

See also

References
  1. "DADN/Dr. Ambedkar Nagar (Mhow)". India Rail Info.
  2. Jauhri, Rajesh (12 November 2012). "Mhow villagers may be deprived of rail services". The Times of India.
  3. "WR declare closure of Fatehabad-Indore & Fatehabad-Ujjain MG Section for GC works". RailNews. 24 February 2014.
  4. "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.
  5. "Rename Mhow station after Ambedkar: Thawar Chand Gehlot". Indian Express. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". India Today. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". Business Standard. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. "Indore: Mhow railway station now Ambdekar station". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2020.


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