Gandhinagar Capital railway station

Gandhinagar Capital
Indian Railways station
Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station Overview
General information
Location	Gandhinagar, Gujarat India
Coordinates	23°14′05″N72°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 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

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

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

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

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

• 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