Palanpur Junction railway station

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Palanpur Junction
Indian Railways station
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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
Elevation261 m (856 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
Line(s) AhmedabadDelhi main line
Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Gandhidham–Palanpur section
Platforms5
Tracks7
ConnectionsTaxi stand, Autorickshaw
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePNU
Zone(s) Western Railway Zone
Division(s) Ahmedabad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
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Palanpur Junction railway station
Palanpur Junction railway station (Gujarat)

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]

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Overview

Palanpur Junction railway station, on the DelhiAhmedabad 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.

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References

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