Valsad railway station

Railway station in Gujarat

Valsad

Indian Railways station

Valsad railway station

General information
Location| Valsad, Gujarat
India
Coordinates| 20°36′27″N 72°55′53″E﻿ / ﻿20.607434°N 72.931341°E﻿ / 20.607434; 72.931341
Elevation| 15.920 metres (52.23 ft)
Owned by| Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Operated by| Western Railway
Line(s)| New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Platforms| 5
Tracks| 9
Construction
Structure type| Standard (on ground)
Parking| Available
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Status| Functioning
Station code| BL
Zone(s) | Western Railway
Division(s) | Mumbai WR
Classification| NSG3
History
Electrified| Yes
Previous names| Bulsar
Services
| Preceding station  |  Indian Railways | Following station

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Valsad railway station (Gujarat)

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Valsad railway station (station code:- BL) is a railway station of Western Railway Zone in the state of Gujarat, India.[1][2] It serves the city of Valsad.

## History

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Valsad Station Building

Grand Road-Valsad section was opened in 1864. The length of Grand Road-Valsad section was 194 km. Valsad-Navsari section was opened in 1861. The length of Valsad-Navsari section was 39 km.[3]

The railway station building was established in 1925.[4][5]

## Infrastructure

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Valsad is an A category railway station of Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Valsad is only non-junction railway station having five platforms and 3-4 freight sidings in South Gujarat. Adjacent to the railway station is the Valsad Electric Loco Shed which houses over 100 electric locomotives.

Valsad station has been renovated in European style recently. Valsad station's main entrance, waiting hall, ticket counter building, food stall, parking are revamped. The tiles floor, rain water harvesting and vertical garden have been added.[6]

On 15 August 2021, The National Flag was hoisted at a height of more than 100 feet by Shri ARM Annu Tyagi of Valsad and added another dimension to Valsad's splendor.[7]

## Facilities

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The station offers the following amenities: WiFi, parking, ATM, food stalls, footover bridge, coach indicator, parcel office, passenger reservation center, waiting room and toilets.[8]

## Major trains

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The following trains start from Valsad railway station:

Train No.  | Train name  | Destination

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19033/34  | Gujarat Queen | Ahmedabad Junction
20959/60  | Valsad–Vadnagar Intercity Superfast Express | Vadnagar
12929/30  | Valsad–Vadodara Intercity Superfast Express | Vadodara
12911/12  | Valsad–Haridwar Superfast Express | Haridwar
22909/10  | Valsad–Puri Superfast Express | Puri
19055/56  | Valsad–Jodhpur Weekly Express | Jodhpur Junction
19051/52  | Shramik Express | Muzaffarpur Junction
12943/44  | Udyog Karmi Express | Kanpur Central
59049/50  | Valsad–Viramgam Passenger | Viramgam Junction
59046  | Valsad–Bandra Terminus Passenger | Bandra Terminus
59023/24  | Mumbai Central–Valsad Fast Passenger | Mumbai Central
69151/52  | Valsad–Surat MEMU | Surat
69153/54  | Umargam Road–Valsad MEMU | Umargam Road

## Gallery

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* Valsad station building sparkling with LED lights

* Valsad station ticket center

* Heritage engine at Valsad

* WDS-4D heritage engine at Valsad

* Selfie Point at Valsad Station

* Valsad platform board

* Train indicator at Valsad

* Waiting hall at Valsad

* IRCTC Food plaza at Valsad

* National Flag at Valsad Station

* Fountain and Pickup Point at Valsad Station

## References

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1. ^ "Renaming of Stations". IRFCA.
2. ^ "Valsad Railway Station (BL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". India: NDTV. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
3. ^ "Section opening dates from History of Western Railways, Ministry of Railways" (PDF). Western Railway.
4. ^ "गुजरात: 95 साल पुराने स्टेशन का इस तरह बदल गया चेहरा, यूरोपियन स्टाइल में किया रेनोवेट". Nai Dunia.
5. ^ "Valsad/BL:Timetable". Yatra.
6. ^ "Valsad in Gujarat: The 95-year-old station gets European look". The Economic Times.
7. ^ "ખોવાયેલી રોનક પરત આવી:વલસાડ રેલવે સ્ટેશન પર 20 દિવસ બાદ નવો તિરંગો લહેરાતાં યાત્રિકો અને કર્મચારીઓમાં ખુશીની લહેર". Divyabhaskar.
8. ^ "Valsad (BL): Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018, Division : Mumbai". Raildrishti.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Valsad railway station.

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