Nadiad Junction railway station

Nadiad Junction railway station
Express train and Passenger train station
General information
LocationR.T.Patel Road, Nadiad, Gujarat
India
Coordinates22°41′36″N 72°51′27″E / 22.693275°N 72.857481°E / 22.693275; 72.857481
Elevation37 metres (121 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Nadiad–Modasa line
Nadiad–Bhadran line
Platforms4
Tracks8
ConnectionsAuto stand, Taxi stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on-ground station)
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes[citation needed]
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeND
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Vadodara
History
Opened1945[citation needed]
ElectrifiedYes
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Following station
Gothaj
towards ?
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Uttarsanda
towards ?
Location
Nadiad Junction railway station is located in India
Nadiad Junction railway station
Nadiad Junction railway station
Location within India
Nadiad Junction railway station is located in Gujarat
Nadiad Junction railway station
Nadiad Junction railway station
Nadiad Junction railway station (Gujarat)

Nadiad Junction (station code: ND[1]) is a major railway station in the Kheda district of Gujarat State of India. It serves Nadiad city. It is under Vadodara railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. It is "A" category railway station of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It has four platforms.[2] Each day five train originate from Nadiad Junction. Nadiad Junction handles more than 100 trains daily. If one wants to travel to Modasa, Kapadvanj, Petlad and Bhadran, they can change the train route from here. Indian Railways has decided to convert Nadiad-Bhadran Narrow Gauge Line to Broad Gauge line and Modasa line to be extended to Shamlaji.

History

Basically Structure of Nadiad Junction was built in 1945 but the First Railway line which is Nadiad to Bhadran (Narrow Gauge) was started in 1837 by Sayajirao Gaekwad. Also Nadiad to Kapadvanj a narrow gauge train was running but currently this line is converted to Broad Gauge.It is main railway station in nadiad .

Development

Indian Railways is going to develop a Multi Functional Complex at Nadiad Junction and Indian Railways is thinking to Create a New Railway line between Nadiad to Dholka and Nadiad - Mahemdavad - Kheda - Tarapur

Trains

Some of the trains that pass through Nadiad Junction are:

References

  1. ^ "ND:Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018 Division : Vadodara". Raildrishti.
  2. ^ "ND:Nadiad". India Rail Info.


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