Aurangabad --- Aurangabad is titled 'The City of Gates' and also regarded as Tourism Capital of Maharashtra. It is the nearest rail head for tourist locations like Bibi Ka Maqbara, Daulatabad, Ghrushneshwar, Maheshmal, etc. The famous Ajantha & Ellora caves are 100 km from here & is a part of tourist circuit. Khadki was the original name of the village which was made a capital city by Malik Ambar, the Prime Minister of Murtaza Nizam, Shah of Ahmadnagar. Within a decade, Khadki grew into a populous and imposing city. Malik Ambar died in 1626. He was succeeded by his son Fateh Khan, who changed the name of Khadki to Fatehnagar. In 1653 when Mughal prince Aurangzeb was appointed the viceroy of the Deccan for the second time, he made Fatehnagar his capital and renamed it Aurangabad. Aurangabad was a part of the Princely State of Hyderabad during the British Raj, until its annexation into the Indian Union after independence and thereafter a part of Hyderabad state of India until 1956. In 1956 it became a part of newly formed bilingual Bombay state and in 1960 it became a part of Maharashtra state. The station have 5 platforms with stoppage of 52 trains. Station code - AWB.