Mahesana Junction railway station

Mahesana Junction railway station (also spelt Mehsana unofficially) is located in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves the city of Mehsana.

Mahesana Junction
Indian Railways station
New railway station of Mehsana
Location	Mehsana, Mehsana District, Gujarat India
Coordinates	23°36′12″N 72°23′18″E
Elevation	95 metres (312 ft)
Owned by	Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Viramgam–Mahesana section Mahesana–Taranga Hill line (under gauge conversion and extension) Mahesana–Patan-Bhildi line
Platforms	6
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard on ground
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	No
Other information
Status	Functioning (WiFi enabled)
Station code	MSH
Division(s)	Ahmedabad
History
Opened	1881
Location
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About the station

Mahesana Junction railway station is at an elevation of 95 metres (312 ft) and is assigned the code MSH.[1] It has 6 platforms and 2 siding tracks. It is connected to rail by four lines that are Ahmedabad–Jaipur line, Mahesana–Taranga Hill line, Mahesana–Patan line, Mahesana–Viramgam line.

History

Rajputana State Railway extended the metre-gauge Delhi–Ajmer line to Ahmedabad in 1881.[2] The Khodiyar–Mahesana sector was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 1995 and the Mahesana–Palanpur section was converted in 1997, which along with the conversion of the Ajmer–Palanpur section, completed the conversion of the entire Jaipur–Ahmedabad line.[3] Viramgam–Mahesana section was re-opened in 2005, after gauge conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge.[4] Mahesana–Taranga Hill line is under gauge conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge.[5] A new railway station on the west side of tracks was built in 2019.

References

1. "Arrivals at MSH/Mehsana Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
2. "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
3. "IR History: Part VI (1995–1999)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
4. "IR History: Part VII (2000–present)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
5. "Gujarat polls: In Narendra Modi's Vadnagar, a trackless station and lack of jobs". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2018.

External links

• Trains at Mahesana

Preceding station		Indian Railways		Following station
Bhandu Motidau		Western Railway zone Jaipur–Ahmedabad line		Sobhasan
Boriyavi		Western Railway zone Viramgam–Mahesana section		Terminus
Terminus		Western Railway zone Mahesana–Patan line		Panchot
Terminus		Western Railway zone Mahesana–Taranga Hill line (MG)		Visnagar