Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station

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.

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. In January 2017, the station was named after B. R. Ambedkar.

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

External links

• `Project Unigauge' likely to be included in the 11th plan
• Pakala-Dharmavaram BG line opened