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Gandhidham Junction railway station

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Owned by
  
Indian Railways

Structure type
  
Terminus

Opened
  
7 April 1955

Platforms in use
  
3

Operated by
  
Western Railway

Elevation
  
10 m

Owner
  
Indian Railways

Tracks
  
6

Gandhidham Junction railway station

Location
  
Gandhidham, Gujarat  India

Line(s)
  
Gandhidham-Bhuj section Gandhidham-Kandla Port section Gandhidham-Palanpur section Gandhidham-Ahmedabad main line

Connections
  
Taxi Stand,Pre paid Auto service

Address
  
Railway Station Rd, Lilashah Nagar, Gandhidham, Gujarat 370201

Similar
  
Samakhiali Junction railway st, Bhachau railway station, Rajkot Junction railway st, Vadodara Junction railway st, Anand Junction railway st

Gandhidham BG Railway Station, located in Gandhidham, Gujarat, India, serves the people residing in Gandhidham and Kandla areas.

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History

Before the formation of Gandhidham BG Railway Station by Indian Railways, the Cutch State Railway operated 2 ft 6inch narrow gauge railway line. A train used to run towards Anjar from the port of Tuna. The railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch. This started way back in 1905.

The railway line was extended from Anjar to Bhuj in 1908.

The rail line from Varshamedi to Bhachau was opened in 1910. The 15 mile rail line from Anjar to Kandla was started in 1930. Another line was laid from Kandla to Disa in North Gujarat in 1950 by the Indian Railways.

Trains Originating from Gandhidham

  • Gandhidham Kamakhya Express
  • Gandhidham Bandra (Via Wakaner) Weekly Express
  • Gandhidham Howrah Garbha Express
  • Gandhidham Puri Superfast Express(Via Sambalpur)
  • Gandhidham Puri Express (Via Vizianagaram)
  • Gandhidham Vishakhapatnam Express
  • Gandhidham Jodhpur Triweekly Express
  • Gandhidham Pune Ahimsa Express
  • Gandhidham Bengaluru City Weekly Express (Via Hubli)
  • Gandhidham Nagercoil Express
  • Gandhidham Palanpur Express

    • Trains Passing Via Gandhidham

  • Bhuj Palanpur Passenger(Daily)
  • Bhuj Pune Express(Weekly)
  • Bhuj Bareilly Junction Ala Hazrat Express(Triweekly)
  • Bhuj Shalimar(Weekly)
  • Bhuj Bandra AC Express(Triweekly)
  • Bhuj Bareilly Junction Ala Hazrat Express(Four days a week)
  • Bhuj Dadar(Biweekly)
  • Bhuj Bandra Terminus Sayaji Nagri Express(Daily)
  • Bhuj Bandra Terminus Kutch Express(Daily)

    • Railway Reorganization

    Cutch State Railway was merged with the Western Railway on 5 November 1951. The foundation stone of Gandhidham railway station was laid on 7 April 1955. After the gauge Conversion of Viramgam-Wankaner-Gandhidham section in the earlier 1980s. the first train from Gandhidham to Mumbai was introduced on 2 October 1984. After the gauge conversion of Gandhidham-Bhuj section in 2001. some of the trains were extended to Bhuj. Gauge conversion of Palanpur-Gandhidham was completed on 24 March 2006. New services were introduced via Palanpur.

    Achievements

    In July 2016, Gandhidham was pronounced the second cleanest railway station in India according to a passenger feedback survey conducted by the Indian Railways as part of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan.

    References

    Gandhidham Junction railway station Wikipedia
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