Aurangabad railway station
Aurangabad railway station | |||||||||
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| Line(s) | Secunderabad–Manmad | ||||||||
| Platforms | 5 (3 in use for passengers.) | ||||||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking |  available | ||||||||
| Accessible | Yes  | ||||||||
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| Status | Active | ||||||||
| Station code | AWB | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | South Central Railway zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Nanded | ||||||||
| Fare zone | South Central Railway zone | ||||||||
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| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||
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Aurangabad railway station (code AWB) is a railway station located on the
History
Aurangabad railway station was opened in 1900. It was made by the 7th Nizam of Hyderabad
The first broad-gauge line between Secunderabad and Wadi was constructed in 1885. Hyderabad–Manmad line work completed in 1900. Hyderabad–Jaipur metre-gauge line work started and was completed in 1906.[2]
In 1950 Nizam's Guaranteed Railway was nationalized and merged in India railway. In 1992, 94-metre-gauge work of Secunderabad–Manmad line was completed.[1] In 2004, the Nizam railway line was made broad gauge by Indian Railways.
Administration
Aurangabad railway station falls under Nanded Sub-Division of South Central Railway. It is situated in between Manmad Junction (Central Railway) to Hazur Sahib Nanded station (South Central Railway) line. Aurangabad railway station is the only station in Nanded division that has A1 category status. Aurangabad station is one of the model stations in the country. It has 5 platforms of which 3 are used for passenger services. All four are covered. Aurangabad station has many facilities but it could use expansion because the city is the tourism capital of Maharashtra.
Connectivity
Aurangabad has rail connectivity with
Some of the important trains from Aurangabad are
Aurangbad has two more stations within the city limits. One is Chikhalthana railway station the other is newly constructed Mukundwadi railway station.
- Indian Railways
- South Central Railway zone
- Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- List of railway stations in India
References
- ^ a b "He was way ahead of his time".
- ^ "Hyderabad–Godavari Valley Railway and Cotton Industry". 29 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Aurangabad railways station". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Divisions in SCR". Indian Railways-SCR zone portal. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "Aurangabad Train Station Time Table". cleartrip.com. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
External links
- website
- Google. "Aurangabad Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
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