Ambikapur railway station

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Ambikapur

अम्बिकापुर
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Ambikapur Railway station
General information
Location Ambikapur, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh
India
Coordinates 23°08′11″N83°08′37″E / 23.1365°N 83.1436°E / 23.1365; 83.1436
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeABKP
Zone(s) South East Central Railway zone
Division(s) Bilaspur

Ambikapur, station code ABKP, is a railway station that connects the city of Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh to the Indian Railway network. It is the connecting point of Surguja district and Surajpur district and falls within the South East Central Railway zone [1] of the Indian Railways.

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History

This is one of the Railway stations that connects North Chhatishgarh with Raipur. The Railway Ministry plans to build a new 178 km (111 mi) km line between Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh) and Barwadih (Jharkhand). [2] The proposed line will reduce the distance between Mumbai and Howrah via Jabalpur by about 420.25 km (261 mi).

Britishers were the first to moot the proposal way back in 1925 to connect Ambikapur and Barwadih, both coal-rich areas, by rail. The plan was aimed to facilitate the transportation of minerals.

The new rail line will give connectivity from Howrah, Dhanbad & Ranchi to Mumbai via Lohardaga, Barkakana, Latehar, Barwadih, Ambikapur, Katni, Jabalpur & Itarsi. It would help reducing the rail distance between the two Metros. At present, both the Metros are connected by two different rail routes one via Nagpur & Bilaspur and another via Itarsi & Jabalpur.

The distance between Howrah and Mumbai via Jabalpur is 2,162.5 km (1,344 mi) km while the same via Nagpur comes to be around 1,970.5 km (1,224 mi). The railway runs maximum trains between both the Metros via Nagpur–Bilaspur section. Besides a daily Kolkata mail, a couple of weekly trains chug on Jabalpur–Itarsi section.

Trains Operating

TRAINS STARTING FROM AMBIKAPUR

Ambikapur - Jabalpur Intercity Express # 11266

Ambikapur - Durg Express (Pt) # 18242

Ambikapur Shahdol Passenger # 58702

Ambikapur Durg Special # 08242

Ambikapur H Nizamuddin Special # 04043

Ambikapur - Shahdol Express # 18756

TRAINS TERMINATING AT AMBIKAPUR

Mml Ambikapur Express # 11265

Shahdol Ambikapur Passenger # 58701

Durg Ambikapur Special # 08241

Durg Ambikapur Express # 18241

Hazrat Nizamuddin - Ambikapur Ac Superfast Special # 04044

Shahdol Ambikapur Express # 18755

Upgradation

Ambikapur railway station has been identified by Indian Railways under the Amrit Bharat Station scheme for development. [3] Amrit Bharat Scheme involves preparation of Master Plans and their implementation in phases to improve the amenities at the stations like improvement of station access, circulating areas, waiting halls, toilets, lift/escalators as necessary, cleanliness, free Wi-Fi, kiosks for local products through schemes like ‘One Station One Product’, better passenger information systems, executive lounges, nominated spaces for business meetings, landscaping etc. keeping in view the necessity at each station.

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References

  1. ↑ "South East Central Railway". secr.indianrailways.gov.in. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "कोलकाता व मुंबई जाना होगा आसान, बरवाडीह-चिरमिरी रेल लाइन से 400 किमी कम हो जायेगी मायानगरी की दूरी". Prabhat Khabar (in Hindi). Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "1275 railway stations have been identified under Amrit Bharat Station scheme". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
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