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.

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	1870s; 154 years ago (1870s)
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 ?
Location Interactive map

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