Gandhinagar Capital railway station

Gandhinagar Capital

Indian Railways station

Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview

General information
Location| Sector-14, Gandhinagar, Gujarat
India
Coordinates| 23°14′05″N 72°37′48″E﻿ / ﻿23.234777°N 72.630031°E﻿ / 23.234777; 72.630031
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 Capital Railway Station

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Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station

Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station (Gujarat)

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Railway Station in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

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

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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

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Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station

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

* Bandra Terminus - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express
* Ahmedabad - Haridwar Yoga Express
* Gandhinagar Capital - Indore Shanti Express
* Anand - Gandhinagar Capital MEMU
* Gandhinagar Capital – Varetha MEMU
* Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar Capital MEMU
* Gandhinagar Capital - Bhavnagar Terminus Intercity Express
* Gandhinagar Capital – Varanasi Weekly Superfast Express
* Mumbai Central - Gandhinagar Shatabdi Express
* Gandhinagar - Mumbai Central Shatabdi Express
* Gandhinagar Capital - Mumbai Central Vande Bharat Express

## Infrastructure

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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 was planned to include 318 rooms and be operated by a private entity. The hotel was built to host national and international guests with the entire building been constructed keeping with green building features.[4]

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Gandhinagar Capital railway station at the India Rail Info
* Gandhinagar travel guide from Wikivoyage
* Gandhinagar Urban Development Authority Archived 28 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine

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Railway stations in Gujarat

WRTooltip Western Railway zone|

| Ahmedabad|

* Adesar
* Adipur Junction
* Ahmedabad Junction
* Ambliyasan Junction
* Anjar
* Asarva
* Bhabhar
* Bhachau
* Bhildi Junction
* Bhuj
* Chandlodiya
* Chhapi
* Deshalpur
* Detroj
* Dhrangadhra Junction
* Disa
* Diyodar
* Gandhidham Junction
* Gandhinagar Capital
* Halvad
* Hapa Road
* Himmatnagar Junction
* Idar
* Kalol Junction
* Khedbrahma
* Khodiyar
* Mahesana Junction
* Maliya Miyana Junction
* Maninagar
* Naliya
* Naliya Cantonment
* Naroda
* Palanpur Junction
* Patan
* Radhanpur
* Ranuj Junction
* Sabarmati Junction
* Sahijpur
* Samakhiali Junction
* Sanand
* Santalpur
* Sardargram
* Siddhpur
* Unjha
* Vadnagar
* Vatva
* Vijapur
* Viramgam Junction

|

Bhavnagar|

* Amreli
* Badodar
* Bhanvad
* Bhavnagar Para
* Bhavnagar Terminus
* Bhayavadar
* Botad Junction
* Chorvad Road
* Delvada
* Dhari Junction
* Dhasa Junction
* Dhola Junction
* Dhoraji
* Dungar Junction
* Gomta
* Gondal
* Gop Jam
* Hadala Bhal
* Jam Jodhpur
* Jetalsar Junction
* Jorawarnagar
* Junagadh Junction
* Katkola
* Keshod
* Kodinar
* Lalpur Jam
* Liliya Mota
* Limbdi
* Mahuva Junction
* Maliya Hatina
* Navagadh
* Palitana
* Porbandar
* Prachi Road Junction
* Rajula Junction
* Ranavav
* Ranpur
* Sasan Gir
* Savarkundla
* Sihor Junction
* Somnath
* Songadh
* Surendranagar Gate
* Talala Junction
* Upleta
* Veraval Junction
* Virpur
* Visavadar Junction
* Wadhwan City
* Wansjaliya Junction

Mumbai WR|

* Ancheli
* Atul
* Amalsad
* Bagwada
* Bardoli
* Bhestan
* Bhilad
* Bilimora Junction
* Chalthan
* Dungri
* Gandhi Smriti
* Joravasan
* Karambeli
* Madhi
* Maroli
* Navsari
* Niyol
* Pardi
* Sachin
* Sanjan
* Surat
* Udhna Junction
* Udvada
* Ukai Songadh
* Umargam Road
* Valsad
* Vapi
* Vedchha
* Vyara
* Waghai

Rajkot|

* Aliyavada
* Bhaktinagar
* Bhatiya
* Dahinsara Junction
* Dwarka
* Hapa
* Jamnagar
* Jamwanthali
* Kanalus Junction
* Khambhalia
* Lakhtar
* Mithapur
* Morbi
* Muli Road
* Okha
* Paddhari
* Rajkot Junction
* Surendranagar Junction
* Than
* Wankaner Junction

Ratlam|

* Anas
* Dahod
* Limkheda
* Piplod

Vadodara|

* Anand Junction
* Ankleshwar Junction
* Bajva
* Barejadi Nandej
* Bharuch Junction
* Bochasan Junction
* Bodeli
* Champaner Road
* Chavaj
* Chhayapuri
* Chhota Udaipur
* Dabhoi Junction
* Dahej
* Dakor
* Derol
* Ekta Nagar
* Geratpur
* Godhra Junction
* Gothangam
* Itola
* Kanjari Boriyavi Junction
* Kathana
* Khambhat
* Kim
* Kosad
* Kosamba Junction
* Mahemadavad Kheda Road
* Makarpura
* Miyagam Karjan Junction
* Nabipur
* Nadiad Junction
* Nandesari
* Od
* Palej
* Panoli
* Petlad Junction
* Pratapnagar
* Rajpipla
* Ranoli
* Samlaya Junction
* Samni Junction
* Sayan
* Thasra
* Utran
* Vadodara Junction
* Vadtal Swaminarayan
* Vasad Junction
* Vishvamitri

NWRTooltip North Western Railway zone|

| Jodhpur|

* Dhanera

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Ajmer|

* Raigadh Road
* Shri Amirgadh

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