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Vadodara railway division is one of the six railway divisions under Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. This railway division was formed on 1 April 1952 and its headquarter is located at Vadodara in the state of Gujarat of India.

Mumbai WR railway division, Ahmedabad railway division, Bhavnagar railway division, Rajkot railway division and Ratlam railway division are the other five railway divisions under WR Zone headquartered at Churchgate, Mumbai. [1] [2]

List of railway stations and towns

The list includes the stations under the Vadodara railway division and their station category. [3] [4] [5]

Category of stationNo. of stationsNames of stations
A-1 Category1 Vadodara Junction
A Category7 Anand Junction, Bharuch Junction, Ankleshwar Junction, Nadiad Junction, Dabhoi Junction, Chhayapuri, Ektanagar (Kevadiya)
B Category--
C Category
(Suburban station)		--
D Category5 Pratapnagar, Chhota Udaipur, Alirajpur, Bodeli, Vasad Junction
E Category--
F Category
Halt Station		--
Total190-

Stations closed for Passengers -

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References

  1. ↑ "Zones and their Divisions in Indian Railways" (PDF). Indian Railways. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vadodara Railway Division". Railway Board . Western Railway zone . Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Statement showing Category-wise No.of stations in IR based on Pass. earning of 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "PASSENGER AMENITIES - CRITERIA= For Categorisation Of Stations" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Vadodara railway division - Overview" (PDF). Retrieved 15 January 2016.


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