Palanpur Junction railway station

Palanpur Junction
Palanpur railway station, 1952
General information
Location	Palanpur, Banaskantha district, Gujarat India
Coordinates	24°10′28″N72°25′50″E / 24.174509°N 72.430611°E / 24.174509; 72.430611
Elevation	261 m (856 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Lines	Delhi-Ahmedabad main line Gandhidham–Palanpur section
Platforms	5
Tracks	7
Connections	State Transport (GSRTC), Taxi stand
Construction
Parking	Available
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	PNU
Zone(s)	Western Railway Zone
Division(s)	Ahmedabad
History
Electrified	Yes
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Palanpur Junction railway station is a major railway station located in Palanpur, Gujarat, India. The railway station is under the administrative control of Western Railway of Indian Railways. Palanpur Junction railway station has five platforms and a total of six tracks. ^{[1] [2]}

Overview

Palanpur Junction railway station, on the Delhi–Ahmedabad main line, comes under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has direct rail links on the broad gauge to the cities of Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysore, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, Dehradun, Muzaffarpur, Bareilly and Jammu. It is connected to most of the cities and towns in Gujarat such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodra, Bhuj, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Veraval, Porbandar, Bhavnagar and Gandhidham. Indian Railways' proposal to double the broad-gauge line between Palanpur and Samakhiali has received government backing. The doubling will benefit the districts of Kutch, Patan and Banaskantha in the state of Gujarat.

Trains

The following trains halt at Palanpur Junction railway station in both directions:

Train Number	Train Name
14893/94	Palanpur-Bhagat ki kothi Express
19405/06	Palanpur-Gandhidham Express
20927/28	Palanpur-Bhuj Intercity Express
14311/12	Ala Hazrat Express (via Mahesana)
14321/22	Ala Hazrat Express (via Bhildi)
12959/60	Bandra Terminus–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express
12965/66	Bandra Terminus–Bhuj Weekly Superfast Express
21901/02	Bandra Terminus-Barmer Humsafar Express
20491/92	Jaisalmer–Sabarmati Superfast Express
19271/72	Bhavnagar Terminus–Haridwar Weekly Express
74841/42	Bhagat Ki Kothi–Bhildi Demu
20485/86	Jodhpur–Sabarmati Intercity Express
12489/90	Shri Ganganagar–Dadar Superfast Express
05045/46	Lalkua–Rajkot Puja Special
12997/98	Bandra Terminus-Barmer Hamsafar Express
20625/26	Chennai Central–Bhagat Ki Kothi Superfast Express

See also

• Dhanera railway station
• Gandhidham Junction railway station
• Bhuj railway station

References

1. "Departures from PNU/Palanpur Junction (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
2. "PNU/Palanpur Junction:Timetable". Cleartrip.