Badnera Junction
Indian Railways junction station
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General information
LocationBadnera, Amravati, Maharashtra
India
Coordinates20°51′26″N 77°43′58″E / 20.8572°N 77.7327°E / 20.8572; 77.7327
Elevation300.800 metres (986.88 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byCentral Railway
Line(s)Nagpur–Bhusawal section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line Amravati link, Narkhed–Amravati Railway line
Platforms4
Tracks8
Construction
Structure typeStandard, at ground
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBD
Zone(s) CR
Division(s) Nagpur CR railway division
History
Opened1867
Electrified1989–91
Previous namesGreat Indian Peninsula Railway
Location
Badnera Junction is located in India
Badnera Junction
Badnera Junction
Location of Badnera railway station in Maharashtra
Badnera Junction is located in Maharashtra
Badnera Junction
Badnera Junction
Badnera Junction (Maharashtra)

Badnera railway station serves Badnera, an area in Amravati city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is a junction station on the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line. There is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge line to Narkhed. Today, Badnera is a part of Amravati Municipal Corporation. City buses are also available from this railway station to many areas of Amravati city. This is one of the major junctions on the Mumbai–Howrah railway line. Badnera is a crew change point for all goods trains plying the Bhusaval–Nagpur line; in addition to that some Express trains get a crew change here as well. Badnera is the last station of Bhusaval Division of Central Railway so, many express trains get slack time here to reach Badnera at the right time. There is one branch line for Amravati which is for 9 km one of shortest branch lines in India. Badnera, New Amravati railway station are in Amravati Municipal Corporation, so connected well with Amravati city. Trains starting from Amravati to Nagpur do not touch Badnera due to a chord line which eliminates reversal at Badnera. 51262 Wardha Amravati Passenger halts here for 110 minutes, 51198 Wardha Bhusaval Passenger halts here for 85 min which is very rare in Indian Railways in terms of halt time.[1]

History

The first train in India traveled from Mumbai to Thane on 16 April 1853. By May 1854, Great Indian Peninsula Railway's Bombay–Thane line was extended to Kalyan. Bhusawal railway station was set up in 1860 and in 1867 the GIPR branch line was extended to Nagpur.[2]

Electrification

Railways in the Badnera area were electrified in 1989–91.[3]

Amenities

Amenities at Badnera railway station include: subscriber trunk dialling/public call office booth, waiting room, retiring room, and light refreshment stall.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wardha - Bhusaval Passenger (UnReserved)/51198 Time Table/Schedule: Amravati to Bhusaval CR/Central Zone - Railway Enquiry".
  2. ↑ "IR History: Early Days – I". Chronology of railways in India, Part 2 (1832–1865). IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "History of Electrification". IRFCA. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Badnera Jn (BD), Badnera railway station". makemytrip. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Timtala
towards ?
Central Railway zone Takli
towards ?
Terminus Central Railway zone
Badnera–Amravati link line
 Amravati
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Central Railway zone New Amravati
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