Ajni railway station

21°07′37″N 79°04′58″E / 21.12694°N 79.08278°E / 21.12694; 79.08278Elevation304.290 metres (998.33 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byCentral RailwaysPlatforms3 + 4(under construction)^[1]Tracks6ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on-ground station)ParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codeAJNI Zone(s) Central Railway zone Division(s) Nagpur CRHistoryElectrifiedYesPassengers18000

Location
Ajni Location within Maharashtra Show map of Maharashtra Ajni Ajni (India) Show map of India

Ajni railway station (station code:- AJNI) is a railway station in vicinity of Nagpur in Maharashtra on Delhi–Chennai line.

It is situated at a distance of about 2.8 km from Nagpur railway station. There are plans to develop it as a terminus alternative to Nagpur. A proposal has also been sent to Railway Ministry to develop it as a Coaching complex.^[2]

Many trains have a brief stop of about 2 minutes at this station. This station is mainly used by residents of Central, West, South-West and Southern suburbs of Nagpur and short-distance daily travelers. Trains terminating at Nagpur get almost 80 percent emptied here. And trains originating from Nagpur get filled here with almost 40 percent.^{[citation needed]}

Ajni is among the five small stations which falls within the extended city limits of Nagpur. The name of these five stations are Ajni, Itwari, Kalamna, Kamptee & Khapri.

In the past (until the mid to late 1990s), Ajni had the station code of AQ.

Loco Shed

Electric Loco Shed, Ajni holding 260+ locomotives like WAP-7, WAG-7, WAG-9 and WAG-12. It is currently holding 66 WAP-7, 49 WAG-7, 160+ WAG-9 and 26 WAG-12 locomotives.

Service

• Lokmanya Tilak Terminus–Ajni Express
• Pune–Ajni AC Superfast Express
• Amravati–Ajni Intercity Express
• Ajni–Kazipet Passenger

Gallery

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  Ajni station board

References