Gandhinagar Capital | |||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Gandhinagar, Gujarat India | ||||
Coordinates | 23°14′05″N 72°37′48″E / 23.234777°N 72.630031°E | ||||
Elevation | 75.880 metres (248.95 ft) | ||||
Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
Operated by | Western Railway | ||||
Line(s) | Khodiyar–Kalol section | ||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||
Tracks | 7 | ||||
Connections | Taxi stand, Auto stand | ||||
Construction | |||||
Structure type | Standard (On Ground) | ||||
Parking | Available | ||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||
Accessible | Available | ||||
Other information | |||||
Status | Functioning | ||||
Station code | GNC | ||||
Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||
Division(s) | Ahmedabad | ||||
History | |||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Gandhinagar Railway Station or Gandhinagar Capital (Station Code: GNC) is a major railway station with a 5-star hotel on its top in the city of Gandhinagar, Gujarat. Its serve as one of the suburban station of Ahmedabad from where some Ahmedabad bound trains operate from here
It serves the capital city of Gujarat. The station is located in Sector-14 of Gandhinagar. It was constructed by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation, a Public Sector Enterprise(PSE) formed by JV between IRCON and RITES.[1]
Following trains halt at Gandhinagar Capital railway station in both direction:[2]
The station consists of three platforms.
After redevelopment of the station was completed it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 July 2021.[3] The redeveloped station has been designed to be disabled-friendly and a five-star hotel has been built atop the platform. The luxury hotel is said to have 318 rooms and will be operated by a private entity. The hotel has been built to host national and international guests with the entire building been constructed keeping in tune with green building features.[4]