Gandhinagar Capital railway station

From Wikipedia - Reading time: 7 min

Gandhinagar Capital
Indian Railways station
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview
General information
LocationGandhinagar, Gujarat
India
Coordinates23°14′05″N 72°37′48″E / 23.234777°N 72.630031°E / 23.234777; 72.630031
Elevation75.880 metres (248.95 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s)Khodiyar–Kalol section
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (On Ground)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGNC
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Ahmedabad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station is located in India
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station
Location within India
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station is located in Gujarat
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station (Gujarat)

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

Location

[edit]

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]

Major trains

[edit]
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station (Platform View)

Following trains halt at Gandhinagar Capital railway station in both direction:[2]

Infrastructure

[edit]

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]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Gandhinagar railway station now has a 5-star hotel atop its railway track". NewsOnAir.
  2. ^ "GNC/Gandhinagar Capital:Timetable". Cleartrip.
  3. ^ Nandi, Tamal (15 July 2021). "Indian Railways shares 'before' and 'after' pic of Gandhinagar Capital station". Mint. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Gandhinagar Railway Station: 5-star hotel, green building, state-of-the-art lighting". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
[edit]

Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gandhinagar_Capital_railway_station
3 views |
Download as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF