Rau railway station

Rau
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
LocationNH52 (earlier NH3), Rau, Indore
India
Coordinates22°38′01″N 75°48′11″E / 22.633636°N 75.8031038°E / 22.633636; 75.8031038
Elevation2 587 m (1,926 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Akola–Ratlam line
PlatformsBG
Tracks4 BG
ConnectionsTaxi stand, auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access
Other information
StatusFully operational broad gauge (BG converted lines)
Station codeRAU
Fare zoneWestern Railways
History
ElectrifiedYes, from 2017 onwards
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Rajendra Nagar
towards ?
Western Railway zone Haranya Kheri
towards ?
Western Railway zone Tihi
towards ?
Location
Map
Interactive map

The Rau railway station is one of the local railway stations in Rau, a suburb of Indore.[1]

Rau is situated on rail line from Ratlam to Akola. Rail line is now converted from meter-gauge to broad-gauge between Ratlam and Mhow. Rau is well connected to Indore, Ratlam, Mhow, Khandwa, Akola and Ujjain. Nearest broad-gauge railway station is the main railway station that is at Indore BG which is 18 km away. The next nearest stations are Mhow (Dr. Ambedkar Nagar railway station) towards the south which is around 13 km to the south and Tihi which is the on the new Indore–Dahod & Indore–Chota Udepur railway line which is under construction. Rau is soon to be an official junction once the aforementioned lines become fully operational for passengers. The new line which diverges to the west is single line broad-gauge and non-electrified railway line mainly used to transport containers from Pithampur dry containers port near Tihi. The new railway line from Rau is laid till Tihi and the is under progress at snails pace. 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][failed verification]

Major trains

The following trains have stoppage at the station.[4]

Number Train From To Type
NA Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Ratlam DEMU passenger train DADN RTM Local
NA Dr. Ambedkar Nagar - Indore DEMU passenger train DADN INDB Local

See also

References

  1. ^ railinfo
  2. ^ "railnews". Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ freepressjournal Archived 5 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Departures from RAU/Rau (2 PFs)". IndiaRailInfo. Retrieved 21 September 2022.