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Palanpur Junction railway station

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Palanpur Junction
Palanpur railway station, 1952
General information
LocationPalanpur, Banaskantha district, Gujarat
India
Coordinates24°10′28″N 72°25′50″E / 24.174509°N 72.430611°E / 24.174509; 72.430611
Elevation261 m (856 ft)
SystemIndian Railways station
Owned byIndian Railways
Operated byWestern Railway
LinesDelhi-Ahmedabad main line
Gandhidham–Palanpur section
Platforms5
Tracks7
ConnectionsState Transport (GSRTC), Taxi stand
Construction
ParkingAvailable
Other information
StatusFunctioning
Station codePNU
Zone(s) Western Railway Zone
Division(s) Ahmedabad
History
ElectrifiedYes
Location
Palanpur Junction railway station is located in India
Palanpur Junction railway station
Palanpur Junction railway station
Location within India
Palanpur Junction railway station is located in Gujarat
Palanpur Junction railway station
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]

Overview

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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

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

Train Number Train Name
14893/94 Palanpur-Bhagat ki kothi DEMU 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
20823/24 Puri–Ajmer Superfast Express
20983/84 Bhuj–Delhi Sarai Rohilla Superfast Express
12461/62 Jodhpur–Sabarmati (Ahmedabad) Vande Bharat 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

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References

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