The Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station, also Mhow railway station, is one of the local railway stations in Mhow, a suburb of Indore.
Dr. Ambedkar Nagar Mhow | |||||||||||
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| Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||||
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| Location | Simrol Road, Mhow, Indore, Madhya Pradesh India | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°33′21″N 75°46′15″E / 22.5558°N 75.7707°E | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||||
| Parking | Available | ||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
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| Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
| Station code | DADN | ||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||||||||
| Division(s) | Ratlam | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 2003 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2015 | ||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Mhow | ||||||||||
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History
editThis station on the Delhi–Hyderabad metre-gauge line was founded in the 1870s. The station is equipped with two reservation counters.[1]
Development
editMhow 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]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Jauhri, Rajesh (12 November 2012). "Mhow villagers may be deprived of rail services". The Times of India. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "WR declare closure of Fatehabad-Indore & Fatehabad-Ujjain MG Section for GC works". RailNews. 24 February 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Rename Mhow station after Ambedkar: Thawar Chand Gehlot". Indian Express. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". India Today. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ PTI (4 July 2016). "Centre nod for renaming of Mhow railway station after Ambedkar". Business Standard. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Indore: Mhow railway station now Ambdekar station". Free Press Journal. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2020.