Anand Junction railway station
Anand Junction railway station | |||||
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 Indian Railways station | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Anand, Gujarat India | ||||
| Coordinates | 22°33′40″N 72°58′00″E / 22.561169°N 72.966655°E | ||||
| Elevation | 45 metres (148 ft) | ||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Western Railway | ||||
| Line(s) | Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Anand–Godhra section Anand–Khambhat line | ||||
| Platforms | 6 | ||||
| Tracks | 8 | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground) | ||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | ANND | ||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Vadodara | ||||
| History | |||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
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Anand Junction (station code: ANND) is a major junction located in Anand, Gujarat.[1] It is a junction on the railway line which connects Ahmedabad with Vadodara and Mumbai and was opened in 1901.[2]
A 14 mile long broad-gauge line was opened in 1929 connecting Vadtal with Anand Junction and Kanjari Boriyavi Junction, with 4 platforms benefitting pilgrims visiting the Swaminarayan Temple in Vadtal.[3] Other broad-gauge branches from Anand connect it to Godhra and Cambay.[4]
In 2011, Indian Railways announced its intention to set up "multi-function complex" including budget hotels at Anand railway station.[5]
Trains
Some MEMU and DEMU trains which originate and terminates here are:
- Anand-Ahmedabad MEMU
- Anand-Bharuch MEMU
- Anand-Gandhinagar MEMU
- Anand-Godhra MEMU
- Anand-Dahod MEMU
- Anand-Dakor MEMU
- Anand-Khambhat DEMU
- Anand-Vadtal MEMU
Some of the important trains that pass through Anand Junction are:
- 22945/46 Saurashtra Mail
- 22955/56 Kutch Express
- 12971/72 Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Express
- 12833/84 Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
- 22137/38 Prerana Express
- 19167/68 Sabarmati Express
- 19165/66 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express
- 22927/28 Lok Shakti Express
- 19707/08 Amrapur Aravali Express
- 22923/24 Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Humsafar Express
- 12947/48 Azimabad Express
- 12917/18 Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express
- 12479/80 Suryanagri Express
- 12901/02 Gujarat Mail
- 12933/34 Karnavati Express
- 12843/44 Puri–Ahmedabad Express
- 12989/90 Dadar–Ajmer Superfast Express
- 11463/64 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi)
- 11465/66 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina)
- 19115/16 Sayajinagari Express
- 12931/32 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express
- 19309/10 Shanti Express
- 19215/16 Saurashtra Express
- 22953/54 Gujarat Superfast Express
- 19033/34 Gujarat Queen
- 12655/56 Navjeevan Express
- 12949/50 Kavi Guru Express
- 17017/18 Rajkot–Secunderabad Express
- 12009/10 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express
- 12473/74 Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express
- 22959/60 Surat–Jamnagar Intercity Express
- 19035/36 Vadodara–Ahmedabad Intercity Express
- 11095/96 Ahimsa Express
- 14707/08 Ranakpur Express
- 16337/38 Ernakulam–Okha Express
- 16587/88 Yesvantpur – Bikaner Express
- 22451/52 Chandigarh–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express
- 19419/20 Chennai Central−Ahmedabad Express
- 16209/10 Mysore–Ajmer Express
- 16507/08 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi)
- 12489/90 Bikaner–Dadar Superfast Express
- 12959/60 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express
References
- ^ "ANND/Anand Junction". India Rail Info.
- ^ Brill-Leiden, E.J. (1978). Contributions to Asian Studies: 1978, Volumes 12-14. Canadian Association for South Asian Studies. p. 111. ISBN 9004058095.
- ^ Gujarat State Gazetteers: Kheda. Gujarat, India: Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1977. p. 424.
- ^ M. R. Trivedi, U. M. Chokshi (1991). Gujarat State gazetteer, Part 2. Director, Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. pp. 10, 11.
- ^ "Railway budget springs no surprises for Gujarat". The Times of India. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2012.