Valsad railway station

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Valsad railway station
General information
Location Valsad, Gujarat
India
Coordinates 20°36′27″N72°55′53″E / 20.607434°N 72.931341°E / 20.607434; 72.931341
Elevation15.920 metres (52.23 ft)
Owned by Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Operated by Western Railway
Line(s) New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line
Platforms5
Tracks9
Construction
Structure typeStandard (on ground)
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codeBL
Zone(s) Western Railway
Division(s) Mumbai WR
ClassificationNSG3
History
ElectrifiedYes
Previous namesBulsar
Services
Preceding station Indian Railways Suburban Railway Logo.svg Indian Railways Following station
Dungri
towards ?
New Delhi–Mumbai main line Atul
towards ?
Location
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Valsad railway station
Location within India
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Valsad railway station
Valsad railway station (Gujarat)

Valsad railway station (station code:- BL) is a railway station of Western Railway Zone in the state of Gujarat, India. [1] [2] It serves the city of Valsad.

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History

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Valsad Station Building

Grand Road-Valsad section was opened in 1864. The length of Grand Road-Valsad section was 194 km. Valsad-Navsari section was opened in 1861. The length of Valsad-Navsari section was 39 km. [3]

The railway station building was established in 1925. [4] [5]

Infrastructure

Valsad is an A category railway station of Mumbai WR railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways. Valsad is only non-junction railway station having five platforms and 3-4 freight sidings in South Gujarat. Adjacent to the railway station is the Valsad Electric Loco Shed which houses over 100 electric locomotives.

Valsad station has been renovated in European style recently. Valsad station's main entrance, waiting hall, ticket counter building, food stall, parking are revamped. The tiles floor, rain water harvesting and vertical garden have been added. [6]

On 15 August 2021, The National Flag was hoisted at a height of more than 100 feet by Shri ARM Annu Tyagi of Valsad and added another dimension to Valsad's splendor. [7]

Facilities

The station offers the following amenities: WiFi, parking, ATM, food stalls, footover bridge, coach indicator, parcel office, passenger reservation center, waiting room and toilets. [8]

    Major trains

    The following trains start from Valsad railway station:

    Train No.Train nameDestination
    19033/34 Gujarat Queen Ahmedabad Junction
    20959/60 Valsad–Vadnagar Intercity Superfast Express Vadnagar
    12929/30 Valsad–Vadodara Intercity Superfast Express Vadodara
    12911/12 Valsad–Haridwar Superfast Express Haridwar
    22909/10 Valsad–Puri Superfast Express Puri
    19055/56 Valsad–Jodhpur Weekly Express Jodhpur Junction
    19051/52 Shramik Express Muzaffarpur Junction
    12943/44 Udyog Karmi Express Kanpur Central
    59049/50 Valsad–Viramgam Passenger Viramgam Junction
    59046 Valsad–Bandra Terminus Passenger Bandra Terminus
    59023/24 Mumbai Central–Valsad Fast Passenger Mumbai Central
    69151/52 Valsad–Surat MEMU Surat
    69153/54 Umargam Road–Valsad MEMU Umargam Road

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    References

    1. ↑ "Renaming of Stations". IRFCA.
    2. ↑ "Valsad Railway Station (BL) : Station Code, Time Table, Map, Enquiry". India: NDTV . Retrieved 20 January 2019.
    3. ↑ "Section opening dates from History of Western Railways, Ministry of Railways" (PDF). Western Railway.
    4. ↑ "गुजरात: 95 साल पुराने स्टेशन का इस तरह बदल गया चेहरा, यूरोपियन स्टाइल में किया रेनोवेट". Nai Dunia.
    5. ↑ "Valsad/BL:Timetable". Yatra.
    6. ↑ "Valsad in Gujarat: The 95-year-old station gets European look". The Economic Times.
    7. ↑ "ખોવાયેલી રોનક પરત આવી:વલસાડ રેલવે સ્ટેશન પર 20 દિવસ બાદ નવો તિરંગો લહેરાતાં યાત્રિકો અને કર્મચારીઓમાં ખુશીની લહેર". Divyabhaskar.
    8. ↑ "Valsad (BL): Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018, Division : Mumbai". Raildrishti.


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