Palanpur Junction railway station
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]
Palanpur Junction | |
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Indian Railways station | |
Palanpur railway station, 1952 | |
Location | Palanpur, Banaskantha district, Gujarat India |
Coordinates | 24°10′28″N 72°25′50″E |
Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
Owned by | Indian Railways |
Operated by | Western Railway |
Line(s) | Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Gandhidham–Palanpur section |
Platforms | 5 |
Tracks | 6 |
Connections | Taxi stand, Autorickshaw |
Construction | |
Parking | Available |
Other information | |
Status | Functioning |
Station code | PNU |
Zone(s) | Western Railway Zone |
Division(s) | Ahmedabad |
Electrified | Construction Electrification of Rani-Palanpur Section |
Location | |
Palanpur Junction railway station Location within India Palanpur Junction railway station Palanpur Junction railway station (Gujarat) |
Overview
Palanpur Junction railway station, on the Jaipur–Ahmedabad 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, Porbandar 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.
References
- "Departures from PNU/Palanpur Junction (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
- "PNU/Palanpur Junction:Timetable". Cleartrip.