Gandhinagar Capital railway station explained

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.

Location

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]

Major trains

Following trains halt at Gandhinagar Capital railway station in both direction:[2]

Infrastructure

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gandhinagar railway station now has a 5-star hotel atop its railway track. NewsOnAir.
  2. Web site: GNC/Gandhinagar Capital:Timetable. Cleartrip.
  3. Web site: Nandi. Tamal. 2021-07-15. Indian Railways shares 'before' and 'after' pic of Gandhinagar Capital station. 2021-07-16. Mint. en.
  4. Web site: 2021-07-16. Gandhinagar Railway Station: 5-star hotel, green building, state-of-the-art lighting. 2021-07-16. Hindustan Times. en.