Gandhinagar Capital railway station

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Gandhinagar Capital
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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
Elevation75.880 metres (248.95 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Western Railway
Line(s)Khodiyar–Kalol section
Platforms4
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Auto stand
Construction
Structure typeStandard (On Ground)
ParkingAvailable
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
Accessible Wheelchair symbol.svg Available
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeGNC
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Ahmedabad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station
Location within India
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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

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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

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Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station

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

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.