Gandhinagar Capital | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Address: | Gandhinagar, Gujarat |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 23.2348°N 72.63°W |
Line: | Khodiyar–Kalol section |
Other: | Taxi stand, Auto stand |
Structure: | Standard (On Ground) |
Platform: | 4 |
Elevation: | 75.88m (248.95feet) |
Tracks: | 7 |
Parking: | Available |
Bicycle: | Available |
Electrified: | Yes |
Accessible: | Available |
Owned: | Indian Railways |
Operator: | Western Railway |
Status: | Functioning |
Map Type: | India#India Gujarat |
Map Dot Label: | Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station |
Map Size: | 200 |
Gandhinagar Railway Station or Gandhinagar Capital (Station Code: GNC) is a major railway station with a 5-star hotel on its top in the city of Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
It serves the capital city of Gujarat. The station is located in Sector-14 of Gandhinagar. It was constructed by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation, a Public Sector Enterprise(PSE) formed by JV between IRCON and RITES.[1]
Following trains halt at Gandhinagar Capital railway station in both direction:[2]
The station consists of three platforms.
After redevelopment of the station was completed it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 July 2021.[3] The redeveloped station has been designed to be disabled-friendly and a five-star hotel has been built atop the platform. The luxury hotel is said to have 318 rooms and will be operated by a private entity. The hotel has been built to host national and international guests with the entire building been constructed keeping in tune with green building features.[4]