Nagpur - Amravati Trip NH6

WDM007 · 26th August 2010, 14:18

Did a superb road trip last month from Nagpur to Amravati. The occasion was my cousin's wedding ceremony at Amravati.

I did this road trip after a really very long time. The roads have changed a lot in couple of years !

The highway which was previously 2-Laned, is now converted [mostly] into 4-Lanes.

Ready to leave from Nagpur. The dashboard:

The entertainer:

Travel from Nagpur to Amravati is abourt 156kms.

The route is:

Nagpur- Kondhali - Karanja - Talegaon - Tiwsa - Nandgaon Peth - Amravati.

Some statue in between . .

hvkumar · 26th August 2010, 14:50

Yes, the 4-lane road is up and running for some time now. Road condition good throughout?
How much is the toll?
Any restaurants that you will recommend en route?

dev_kudle · 26th August 2010, 15:03

Hi,

I used to do this route every week when I was doing my B.E. from Amravati. I had a Hero Honda Splendor at that time (1999-2003) and was based in Nagpur (Dattawadi Ordnance factory Estate).

The road conditions were bad on NH. The only good patch was between Nagpur till Talegoan.

Please post pics soon with the details. Can't wait to brush-up my memories

WDM007 · 26th August 2010, 15:07

Quote:

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Yes, the 4-lane road is up and running for some time now. Road condition good throughout?
How much is the toll?
Any restaurants that you will recommend en route?

Road condition is not good throughout. Road between Nagpur to Kondhali is still to be completed in between.

Lots of small restaurants enroute near each place mentioned in previous post. But we had breakfast somewhere near Karanja on the right side of road. Food joint was good. Especially the "khekda bhaje". Samosa were served with kadhi & that combination tasted yummy.

WDM007 · 26th August 2010, 16:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by dev_kudle

Hi,

I used to do this route every week when I was doing my B.E. from Amravati. I had a Hero Honda Splendor at that time (1999-2003) and was based in Nagpur (Dattawadi Ordnance factory Estate).

The road conditions were bad on NH. The only good patch was between Nagpur till Talegoan.

Please post pics soon with the details. Can't wait to brush-up my memories

Its too difficult to match the present road with the earlier one, to brush-up the memories. The new one is awesome. Here is the view:

Nagpur - Amravati Trip NH6-plainroad.jpg

WDM007 · 26th August 2010, 17:51

Location of Nagpur is strategic. The city is centrally located.

The zero mile stone of India is located in Nagpur. It is a stone, from where all the distances between various cities are calculated. In other words, Zero MileStone is considered as the origin point for all calculations.

The stone is located just near the intersection of major highway NH-7 (Varanasi - Kanyakumari) & NH-6 (Mumbai - Calcutta). In fact, major railway trunk route Mumbai-Howrah and Chennai-Delhi pass through the city.

Nagpur - Amravati Trip NH6-zero_mile_nagpur.jpg

ampere · 26th August 2010, 18:07

Thats a good triva.
For rail, even Itarsi serves as a centre many a time.

sanstorm · 26th August 2010, 19:01

Wow..some travelogue so close to my heart.

I have spent good 15 years from schooling to graduation in Amravati. When I travelled last time from Pune - Amravati- Nagpur , there is hardly any resemblance due to new highways and bypasses. I did Pune-Nagar-Aurangabad-Jalna-Sindhkhedraja-Washim (bypassed) - Amravati. The old road of Chikhali-Akola-Karanja-Amravati is no longer popular.

dev_kudle · 26th August 2010, 19:53

Hey WDM007,

Please post some more pics and info of your trip. Let us have the priviledge to experience and feel the roads and Amravati-Nagpur atmosphere from here.

WDM007 · 27th August 2010, 10:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by ampere

Thats a good triva.
For rail, even Itarsi serves as a centre many a time.

Nagpur Railway station is one of the busiest in the region. Also, this is one of the city in India connected to most of the state capitals by Rail route.

Nagpur Railway Station handles 3 times more traffic than Pune, but still Nagpur Station is 3 times more cleaner & better than that of Pune.

Then again,rail route is busy due to lots of freight trains carrying cargo containers, as Nagpur is one of the International Dry Port.

Apart from this, lots of wagon trains carrying coal from nearby coal fields of Umred, Kampthee, Warora etc. to the powerplants of Koradi, Khaperkheda, Bhadrawati, Chandrapur etc.

Nagpur region generates 1000s of Megawatts of electrical energy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sanstorm

Wow..some travelogue so close to my heart.

I have spent good 15 years from schooling to graduation in Amravati. When I travelled last time from Pune - Amravati- Nagpur , there is hardly any resemblance due to new highways and bypasses. I did Pune-Nagar-Aurangabad-Jalna-Sindhkhedraja-Washim (bypassed) - Amravati. The old road of Chikhali-Akola-Karanja-Amravati is no longer popular.

Yeah right ! The road has changed a lot in couple of years.

Also, people have stopped using this raod due to lot of maintainence activities going on. Even Pune - Nagpur buses go through the other route you have mentioned.

You can clearly see the amount of traffic on the road, in a pic, which I have attached. I remember this road earlier used having a bumper to bumper truck traffic.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dev_kudle

Hey WDM007,

Please post some more pics and info of your trip. Let us have the priviledge to experience and feel the roads and Amravati-Nagpur atmosphere from here.

sure dude, more pics & explainations coming down. We have reached only till zero mile right now.

Way to go ahead !

vrprabhu · 27th August 2010, 11:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by WDM007

Nagpur Railway station is one of the busiest in the region. Also, this is one of the city in India connected to most of the state capitals by Rail route.

Nagpur Railway Station handles 3 times more traffic than Pune, but still Nagpur Station is 3 times more cleaner & better than that of Pune.

So, the the thread is finally off and running, eh? Good work

I agree with you about Nagpur station being busiest - the crowds are next only to Mumbai and Delhi.... but there is an improvement at Pune Station. Platform 1 has been spruced up and there are now electric carts available for senior citizens to help them getting to the platform. The problem with Pune Railway Station = no space to expand

MX6 · 27th August 2010, 13:03

Expansion is not a problem. Hygiene is the problem in Pune station. Basic necessities like additional Foot Over Bridge are also not adequate. If one goes towards the platforms where the daund/ manmad/ shirdi trains come one can get the amazing stench of human excreta. Amongst all the city stations I'd been to, Pune would rank as the worst in terms of hygiene.

ampere · 27th August 2010, 13:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by WDM007

Nagpur Railway station is one of the busiest in the region. Also, this is one of the city in India connected to most of the state capitals by Rail route.

Nagpur Railway Station handles 3 times more traffic than Pune, but still Nagpur Station is 3 times more cleaner & better than that of Pune.

Then again,rail route is busy due to lots of freight trains carrying cargo containers, as Nagpur is one of the International Dry Port.

Apart from this, lots of wagon trains carrying coal from nearby coal fields of Umred, Kampthee, Warora etc. to the powerplants of Koradi, Khaperkheda, Bhadrawati, Chandrapur etc.

Nagpur region generates 1000s of Megawatts of electrical energy.

Well said. Have crossed through the city on train so many times, but never on road. Had a chance once to stay in the city and really amazed by the clean ambience and wide-wide (yes you need to mention word twice) roads!

Also every time I passed through Itarsi and Nagpur railway stations through th famed TN, it was a thrill. But never went through the road.

sami316 · 27th August 2010, 19:46

Hi WDM007,

Good start to the TL with some nice pics. Waiting for more.

CARvalho · 27th August 2010, 19:54

Nice travelogue. Any idea what would be the best route to take to reach Amravati from Mumbai and how long would it take?

26th August 2010, 14:18	#1
WDM007 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaverton, USA Posts: 236 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Nagpur - Amravati Trip NH6 Did a superb road trip last month from Nagpur to Amravati. The occasion was my cousin's wedding ceremony at Amravati. I did this road trip after a really very long time. The roads have changed a lot in couple of years ! The highway which was previously 2-Laned, is now converted [mostly] into 4-Lanes. Ready to leave from Nagpur. The dashboard: The entertainer: Travel from Nagpur to Amravati is abourt 156kms. The route is: Nagpur- Kondhali - Karanja - Talegaon - Tiwsa - Nandgaon Peth - Amravati. Some statue in between . .
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26th August 2010, 14:50	#2
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Yes, the 4-lane road is up and running for some time now. Road condition good throughout? How much is the toll? Any restaurants that you will recommend en route?
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26th August 2010, 15:03	#3
dev_kudle BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 65 Thanked: 24 Times	Hi, I used to do this route every week when I was doing my B.E. from Amravati. I had a Hero Honda Splendor at that time (1999-2003) and was based in Nagpur (Dattawadi Ordnance factory Estate). The road conditions were bad on NH. The only good patch was between Nagpur till Talegoan. Please post pics soon with the details. Can't wait to brush-up my memories Last edited by dev_kudle : 26th August 2010 at 15:04.
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26th August 2010, 17:51	#6
WDM007 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaverton, USA Posts: 236 Thanked: 15 Times View My Garage	Location of Nagpur is strategic. The city is centrally located. The zero mile stone of India is located in Nagpur. It is a stone, from where all the distances between various cities are calculated. In other words, Zero MileStone is considered as the origin point for all calculations. The stone is located just near the intersection of major highway NH-7 (Varanasi - Kanyakumari) & NH-6 (Mumbai - Calcutta). In fact, major railway trunk route Mumbai-Howrah and Chennai-Delhi pass through the city.
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26th August 2010, 18:07	#7
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,948 Thanked: 12,935 Times View My Garage	Thats a good triva. For rail, even Itarsi serves as a centre many a time.
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26th August 2010, 19:01	#8
sanstorm BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 180 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Wow..some travelogue so close to my heart. I have spent good 15 years from schooling to graduation in Amravati. When I travelled last time from Pune - Amravati- Nagpur , there is hardly any resemblance due to new highways and bypasses. I did Pune-Nagar-Aurangabad-Jalna-Sindhkhedraja-Washim (bypassed) - Amravati. The old road of Chikhali-Akola-Karanja-Amravati is no longer popular.
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26th August 2010, 19:53	#9
dev_kudle BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pune Posts: 65 Thanked: 24 Times	Hey WDM007, Please post some more pics and info of your trip. Let us have the priviledge to experience and feel the roads and Amravati-Nagpur atmosphere from here.
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27th August 2010, 13:03	#12
MX6 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: City of seven islands. Posts: 2,877 Thanked: 231 Times	Expansion is not a problem. Hygiene is the problem in Pune station. Basic necessities like additional Foot Over Bridge are also not adequate. If one goes towards the platforms where the daund/ manmad/ shirdi trains come one can get the amazing stench of human excreta. Amongst all the city stations I'd been to, Pune would rank as the worst in terms of hygiene.
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27th August 2010, 19:46	#14
sami316 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 484 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Hi WDM007, Good start to the TL with some nice pics. Waiting for more.
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27th August 2010, 19:54	#15
CARvalho BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 34 Thanked: 2 Times	Nice travelogue. Any idea what would be the best route to take to reach Amravati from Mumbai and how long would it take?
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