Surat | |
Type: | Indian Railways station |
Style: | Indian Railways |
Image Upright: | 0.5 |
Address: | Surat, Gujarat |
Country: | India |
Coordinates: | 21.2051°N 72.8409°W |
Elevation: | 59.22m (194.29feet) |
Line: | New Delhi–Mumbai main line Surat–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Ahmedabad–Chennai line Howrah–Ahmedabad line |
Structure: | Standard (on ground) |
Platform: | 4 |
Tracks: | 6 |
Parking: | Yes |
Electrified: | Yes |
Status: | Functioning |
Map Type: | India#India Gujarat |
Map Dot Label: | Surat railway station |
Map Size: | 300 |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map |
Surat Railway Station (Code: ST)[1] is a major railway station serving Surat, beside Gothangam, Kosad,,,, and . It is under the administrative control of the Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Surat is A1 – category railway station of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is on the Ahmedabad–Vadodara–Mumbai rail route. The railway station was built in 1860.
Going north, Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Railway Station is to the south of Surat.
In early 2016, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation rated the facility the best large station in India based on cleanliness.[2] Railway station of Surat is on the first floor from ground.
Surat Municipal Corporation planning to create world class new railway station.
The nearest international airport is Surat Airport.[3]
Following trains start from Surat railway station: