Palanpur Junction railway station

24°10′28″N 72°25′50″E / 24.174509°N 72.430611°E / 24.174509; 72.430611Elevation261 m (856 ft)Owned byIndian RailwaysOperated byWestern RailwayLine(s)Ahmedabad–Delhi main line
Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Gandhidham–Palanpur sectionPlatforms5Tracks7ConnectionsTaxi stand, AutorickshawConstructionParkingAvailableOther informationStatusFunctioningStation codePNU Zone(s) Western Railway Zone Division(s) AhmedabadHistoryElectrifiedYes

Location
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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.

See also

• Gandhidham Junction railway station
• Bhuj railway station

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