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Running Train Status

Live Train Status

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Are you frustrated with the snail pace at which information on the position of trains is provided by Indian Railways? This is especially true of passengers wishing to disembark from trains, as well as those waiting on platforms to get on trains or want to receive certain passengers.

Now, Indian Railways cannot be fully to blame. It is one of the biggest and most complex rail networks in the world. 23 million passengers need to be ferried across over 7000 stations daily with clockwork precision in all corners of the country. This means there are inevitable delays, cancellations and rescheduling of trains.

Therefore, information on Indian railway live running status is vital for the general public as it saves them time and energy. The traditional method of train enquiry live status has been through the phone lines with numbers like 139, 131, etc. People using this facility were frustrated as these numbers would be busy at all times and difficult to get through.

But the best mode nowadays is through online sources and SMS. Some of the online sources of train details are as follows:

  • com: This is the official website of the Indian railways. Train running status online live information is provided by this site. Train live running information is now available at the click of a mouse and in a user-friendly fashion. The Enhanced National Train Enquiry system has won a national award for providing useful information on Indian rail live running status.

A ‘spot your train’ facility is provided by this website. Log in and provide train number, journey / boarding/ arrival date and journey/ boarding/ arrival station.  You will get a comprehensive feedback on expected departure, queried station, current position, expected departure and last updated station.
Facility of ‘Live station update” requires you to key in details of stations to get name of the trains, type of train, time limit, etc.

Facility of “Train schedule,” which needs you to feed in the train number and get the feedback on, scheduled arrival, station, day, scheduled  departure, as well as distance between stops.
‘Trains rescheduled’ is a service where you provide start date and train number. You will get a list of rescheduled trains and train number, train name, source, destination, train type, etc. You can get a list of trains diverted and trains cancelled.

Nowadays, the service of travelenquiry.com is available on your Smartphone. The website is compatible with all smart phones and one can track train running status live.

    • Rail radar: In October 2012, Indian railways launched ‘Rail radar’, a live train tracking system which runs on Google Maps. It is an improvement over earlier tracking system called as ‘spot your train.” The Rail Radar’s opening screen contains a map of India, which features details of all trains running. On the top right are indications of a number of trains tracked, as well as those running on time. One can zoom in or zoom out using the mouse or by selecting + or – buttons on the left side. The panel on the left has also facility to track specific trains. One can also search using stations. Trains running on time are depicted in blue and those running late are indicated in red. Clicking on a particular train will reveal its route, as well as current live status.

  • E Train.info: Enter simple information like train name or train number to track live train running status. This will give feedback on route, as well as current train running status. Provide station name to track arrival to and departure from stations.

  • IRCTC site: The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation provide a website that can track position of trains live as well as many other details that are useful for train travel. Get on to irctc.co.in. Enter details like destination (To and from). The site will immediately provide details of trains running between stations. Click on the train you need to track and get the correct position of that train. The website also provides details like last two stations crossed by the train and next two trains to reach, as well as the time taken for both.

  • Travelkhana.com : This portal is primarily in the business of train food delivery but has now diversified into areas like ticket booking, checking set availability and live tracking of trains, etc. Live tracking of trains is useful for the website also as it has to coordinate the delivery of meals at various stations to reach it to the customer at his seat. A method for using the site is as follows: There is a box for keying in train name or train number, right at the top. Move on to a drop down menu that shows stations. Now you must choose either arrival or departure time. You will get the live status of the train and the location of the train on the map. It is also possible to auto-track the train. This useful service helps both passengers on trains, as well as those waiting to board. Those waiting to receive passengers also like this service as they can coordinate their timing with that of the actual arrival of the train. For information on trains or to place an order for food, one can log onto www.travelkhana.com. A Customer care executive will also respond to your queries and orders at helpline: 0-8800-31-31-31. This service is provided from 7 am to 10 pm. Food is delivered by cash on delivery and no extra charge. To track trains, one must provide train name, train number, PNR number and station name for a quick update on current position of trains. As information is regularly updated, you need to key in details every time you wish to refresh the information.

These are some of the ways by which modern technology helps in tracking trains on the humungous network of Indian Railways.

Running Train Status

Train location status

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Tired of waiting for information on trains? Or travelling by train and tired of waiting for it to reach the next station?

Nowadays, you have varied choice for getting information on current location of train. Gone are the days of depending on phone lines and boards at stations to ascertain location of trains. Online tracking system and also SMS system of train tracking has made things much simpler.

Indian railways cart around 20 million passengers daily between 7000 stations. It is a humongous task to keep the network running with clockwork precision. Hence, there are inevitable delays, cancellations and diversions.

As such one waiting to board the train, or waiting inside train to get to a station or waiting to receive family or friends from trains will find useful the information on the current status of trains.

In 2011, the Indian Railways made efforts for a solution to this problem. It flagged of Rs110 crores system that is satellite based instead of manual tracking of trains to pinpoint train location of Indian Railways.  The Real Time Train Information System (RTIS) intends to give information on current train running information to the general public via SMS (mobile phones), Internet, call centers and train indication boards located at stations. It also aims to provide information for on-board passengers through display systems provided inside coaches.

The RTIS aims to replace the manual recording system that connects around 8000 trains across the 7000 stations across the country and to help tracking train location in India. Prior to RTIS, station masters called control rooms in the division headquarters to indicate that a particular train has passed his station. But this manual system was woefully inadequate.

The railways made efforts to set up loco devices in all locomotives as well as stations to get current movement data through satellites. Details of trains like speed, names, duration and all other relevant information were to be provided by system. The RTIS was first experimented on Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains and was quite successful.

This system developed by the collaboration of the RDSO with IIT Kanpur uses Global System (GS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) for mobile technology of communication to convey information.   The Railways has completed the digital mapping of most stations. The system also tracks freight trains.

The RTIS provided the first service for online train location tracking in India. Another advantage is the efficiency in running of trains because the movement data are made available to servers of Indian Railways. Information on real time basis about trains like speed, location, direction can be utilized to improve efficiency of trains in every section.

For linking various data of stations, signal information, yard details, city and infrastructure details like hospital details, digital maps can be used especially in times of emergency.

In March 2012, Indian Railways announced that it would soon start the real-time tracking of Indian trains on Google maps, which could be used through laptops and mobile devices. The technology arm of the Indian railways- Centre for Railway Information system (CRIS) in collaboration with the ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization ) developed a GPS-based solution that can provide the exact location of  a train on real time basis, which has an accuracy of ten meters and latency period of 2 minutes.

The GPS devices costing around Rs.1 lac per train was fitted first in 100 trains mainly to help in avoiding rail accidents and collisions. It will help trains assess each other’s location and divert before an accident. The breaking distance for freight trains is 1.4 km while for passenger trains is 1 km. The government was especially concerned about accidents. In recent times, over 15% of train accidents have taken place in India.

Passengers can also view real-time locations of their trains as CRIS has merged the GPS application with Google Maps. Insat-3C satellite of ISRO will help locate the position of moving trains. ISRO is aiming at reducing the accuracy of distance to 3 m as it is critical in avoiding accidents.

A successful GPS based system helps trains run at high speed. It also helps plan the transit of trains better in inclement weather. It replaced the manual system of train scheduling. Indian Railways have around 75 control offices for 7000 stations. The GPS system helps make things simple.

In October 2012, CRIS announced the setting up of the new RailRadar system. This is an application, which permits commuters to find the location of the train on a map and keep track of running train network in real time. RailRadar has been developed by the team of CRIS and RailYatri.in.

RailRadar features high functionality and user-friendly interface. Zoom in and Zoom out facility to get details of stations and trains available in this application. Customers can search for trains and station details and get specific details like current position of the train, its route and its stoppages. RailRadar also indicates details of late running trains and timely train schedules. RailRadar also communicates to the public unusual events like train cancellation, diversion or accident so that all can make efforts and plans accordingly.

RailRadar provides information on the status of trains by marking late trains with red color and timely trains in blue color on its map. Currently, it is configured to refresh/ update itself every 5 minutes.

The Indian Railways also set up a new version of its online service of trainenquiry.com, an application called as National Train Enquiry system, which offers live information on the several thousands of trains in our country.

Another source of information on current trains status is the IRCTC website. IRCTC stands for Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation. One can track trains via IRCTC train location status. All you need to do is to log on to irctc.co.in and follow user-friendly guidelines.

Thus, modern technology has made tracking of trains exceedingly simpler than ever before.

Running Train Status

Train Running Status

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Indian Railways is our nation’s lifeline and the third biggest rail network in the world. It ferries over 30 million passengers daily on over 10,000 passenger trains across the country and serves over 7500 railway stations.

The task of running a network on time and with accuracy and efficiency is a gargantuan and complex one. In spite of this, the Indian Railways has been making constant efforts to reach all information regarding its trains conveniently, efficiently and accurately to every passenger travelling on any one of its trains.

The oldest and most common method of imparting train related information is through the enquiry help line for Running Train Timetable. The phone numbers for train enquiry helpline are 139, 1330, 131, 1336, 1332, etc.

But phone enquiries for train information have become a thing of the past. People no longer ring up 139 and its sister numbers for getting information on updated status of trains, departure and arrival timings of trains, train schedules, delay in trains, etc. The main frustration with the traditional help lines is that at most times, all these lines are busy being flooded with calls and people do not like to deal with the heavy traffic on these lines.

Now, the question comes, which concerns most of us: How to check the current train running status in India? The answer to this problem is no longer negative. Nowadays, there is provision for online checking of train status.

The main agency to check train running status India is the Indian Railways website. Online facility for Indian Railways train running status has made things easier and simpler for train passengers throughout India.

Most passengers use the Railways timetable service on the Indian Railways website, which helps in tracking trains across the country. The ‘enhanced national train enquiry system’ made available by the Indian Railways has garnered a National Award for providing a useful service of Indian Railways train running status enquiry for passengers.

Online services are also provided by websites like www.trainenquiry.com, www.indianrail.gov.in, www. erail.in, indiarailinfo.com, www.irctc.co.in, www.travelkhana.com, etc. Here is how some of these sites operate:

www.trainenquiry.com: It provides a ‘spot your train’ service. Enter train number, journey/ boarding/ arrival station and journey / boarding/ arrival date. You will get a comprehensive feedback on queried station, expected departure, current position, last updated station and expected departure. It also gets ‘live station update’: enter name of stations to get the name of trains, the time limit, types of trains, etc. Another service is finding ‘Train Schedule’: enter train number to get station, day, scheduled arrival, scheduled departure and distance (km) between stops. For ‘trains rescheduled’, provide train number and start date and you will get a list of rescheduled trains, including train name, train number, train type, source and  destination.

You can also get train information using a Smartphone. The website www.trainenquiry.com is compatible with all smart phones and you can ascertain train running status using this website on your Smartphone.

Etrain.info: One must enter details like train name or train number to get route and running status. Give station name to track arrival and departure at stations.

IRCTC site: Train running status is useful information especially for planning a journey by train. Nowadays, passengers can go online to track the live progress of train running status. The IRCTC running trains status will help in this regard. Log on to irctc.co.in. Enter the destination (to and fro). It will reveal all trains on that route. Choose a particular train and get details. The site also indicates the last two stations crossed by the train and the next two stops, as well as arrival time at theses stops.

Travelkhana.com: In addition to the business of train food delivery, this online company has introduced a special feature like ‘track your train’ in addition to several others like ticket booking etc. It works in the following way: At the top, there is a box for entering train name or train number. Proceed now to a drop down menu where you can select your station. You must now indicate whether you want arrival time or departure time. You will get railway running status online and position of the train on map. Auto tracking of train movement is also possible. You can use this service not only on the train, but also on the platform. This service is useful for those waiting to meet others on the train as they can judge the right time to wait.

For information on trains or to place orders for food, one can log on to www.travelkhana.com. Else you can call the company’s helpline- 0-8800-31-31-31, which is available from 7 am to 10 pm. It does not charge extra for booking or for delivery of food. With our cutting edge website, one can track the movement of the train accurately. You need to provide station name, train number, and code as well as PNR number for a quick alert on the current Indian railway running status online. Note that running stations are updated regularly so you need to key in details every time you want an update.

 SIMRAN (Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation): It is a technology to track the train running status through satellites and was developed by the Indian Railways along with I.I.T. Kanpur. Live status will be provided by 139 helpline number, SMS and website of the railways.

These are some of the means by which very rail traveller can keep tabs on the trains of the Indian railways.

Railway Stations

Railway Stations in Coimbatore

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In India, railways are the lifeline of the nation. With a route network of rails of around 36,500 miles, Indian Railways is the among world’s largest rail networks. It is not only the best way of transportation for people but is also the cheapest and most convenient way of transporting goods to long distance.

Coimbatore is a major district in the state of Tamil Nadu in South India and is also known locally as Kovai. Coimbatore is a very rapidly developing tier II city of India with various industries such as Information and technology, health care and textile developing at a high rate in this city. Due to such a large number of industries, it needs a good infrastructure and a vast network of railways and railway stations.

The district of Coimbatore has one main station which is known as Coimbatore main or Coimbatore junction. It also has other suburban stations serving at Coimbatore namely Coimbatore North Junction (CBF), Podnar Junction (PTJ), Irugur Junction (IGU), Singanallur Junction (SHI), Peelamedu (PLMD), Sulur (SUU), and Somanur (SNO).

Railway stations in Coimbatore

Coimbatore Junction

Coimbatore junction or Coimbatore main is the primary railway station of the district and is one of the major railway stations in Southern India. After Chennai central, Coimbatore main is the second busiest and second largest revenue generating railway station of Tamil Nadu state. It is graded A1 railway station in Southern Railway Zone of Indian railways. This railway station also falls under the jurisdiction of Salem railway division. According to the records of Indian railways, it is one of the topmost booking stations in India.

Podanur Junction

Podanur Junction, located in Podanur, is the oldest and was the first railway station in Coimbatore. There are three platforms at the station and four routes branch off in 4 different directions. These routes are towards Irugur, towards Pollachi, towards Coimbatore Junction and towards Pakkad. This station handles both local trains and long distance trains from all over the country. This station comes under the command of Southern Railway Zone of Indian railway network. The railway division under which this station comes is the Salem Railway Division. The Podanur is the most important station in Coimbatore as it has trains for every part of India departing from here. It is one of the A graded railway stations in Southern Railway Zone. Once the work of Podanur – Dindigul gauge conversion will be over, many trains will operate from Podanur Junction and will be serving as a satellite railway station for city junction.

Coimbatore North Junction

Coimbatore North Junction or CBF is another railway station located in the city of Coimbatore. It is built as a relief station for Coimbatore main and is still under construction. Plans are to make 2 more platforms with approach roads being repaired. The main motive of building this station is to decrease the pressure on the Coimbatore main railway station by making more trains to stop here. From this railway station, the railway lines for Ooty and Mettupalayam branch off. Modernisation of this station is under process with the inclusion of retiring rooms, waiting rooms, refreshment stalls, a better concourse, and more pit and stabling lines.

Irugur Railway station

Irugur Railway station is situated in Irugur suburb of Coimbatore city. The railway station of this city connects to the Coimbatore Airport. The elevation of this railway station from the sea level is 343 meters and also acts as a connecting station for Coimbatore main and Coimbatore north Junction. It does not host many long distance trains but is a major stoppage for many local trains and is an important way of transportation for most of the people on a daily basis.

Restaurants near Railway Station

If you want to taste the essence of the delicious cuisine of Coimbatore, then the restaurants near Coimbatore railway stations are the best way to do that. Some of the restaurants where you can enjoy the special cuisine of Coimbatore (both Veg and Non-Veg) are

  • Travelkhana -08800313131

Food Delicacies of Coimbatore

You can enjoy traditional South-Indian such as Dosa, Idly, Vada Sambhar, Rice, Payassassam, and Sweet Pongal among others with filter coffee being the specialty of South Indian Cuisine. Besides these, one can get savour delicacies of North-Indian, Continental and Chinese.

 

 

Railway Stations

Railway Stations in Allahabad

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Indian Railways is among one of the world’s widest rail networks with over 36,500 miles of railway and is connected through a vast network of around 8000 thousand railway stations which carry tonnes of goods and millions of people to their destinations every day. Indian Railways is an enterprise owned by the government of India and is operated through the Ministry of Railways.

Allahabad is a major district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in North India and is famous for its rivers and its Mahakumbh. The three major rivers of India – Ganges, Yamuna and the mystical Saraswati meet here in Allahabad. The point at which these three rivers meet is called Sangam and holds a holy place in Hindu religion.

Allahabad Railway Station

Allahabad railway station is situated in the city of Allahabad in the Allahabad district and has an elevation of 316 m above the sea level. It is one of the major stations on the Howrah-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai lines. Allahabad station has many important trains passing through it and every train that is coming from east and is going to south has to pass this station.

The Allahabad railway station is one of the oldest railway stations of Indian railways and was constructed in mid-nineteenth century by the East India Company during the construction of Howrah-Mughalsarai Line. The first train that ran from Allahabad station was between Kanpur and Allahabad station in 1859. The first train that ran from Howrah to Delhi and passed Allahabad station was in 1864. Before the construction of Naini Bridge in 1865, the coaches used to be ferried in boats across Yamuna. The Allahabad was not linked with the regions beyond Ganges in the past, but with the construction of Curzon Bridge in 1903, all those regions were accessible from Allahabad through railways.

Around thirteen trains originate from this station for other parts of the country and around thirty trains have Allahabad as a major stoppage in their route.  Allahabad is among top hundred booking stations of Indian railways. There are two main entrances for the station that are city side to the south and civil lines side to the north. During the time of Mahakumbh, railway administration makes special arrangements of security and other amenities to handle such a huge number of people visiting the city in that short period of time.

When it comes to amenities provided at the Allahabad railway station, it has 9 double bedded Non AC retiring rooms, 3 double bedded Air conditioned retiring rooms and a 20 bedded dormitory.

There are many famous restaurants near the Allahabad junction railway station where you can enjoy delicious food and refreshment during your journey or on your arrival to Allahabad. Some of the famous restaurants near Allahabad railway station are:

  • Travelkhana – 08800313131

Prayag Railway station

Parayag railway station (PRG) is located at the Prayag Ghat, the meeting point of Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. The Prayag railway station is at a distance of six kilometres from Allahabad junction and hosts local trains and passenger trains coming to and from Allahabad junction to Prayag. This railway station has unreserved ticket counter and three platforms, but it does not have the facility of a reservation counter.

Rambagh City station

Allahabad city railway station or Rambagh city station is situated in the city of Allahabad and host thousands of passengers every day. Bengal and North Western Railway constructed the Varanasi-Allahabad City (Rambagh) line as a metre gauge line from 1899-1913 and was converted to broad gauge in the year 1993-94.The Rambagh city station has self reservation counter, which was started in the year 2013 and is very helpful for people in reservation of tickets.

To enjoy great food near Rambagh Railway station, you can go to Shri Krishna Shakahari Bhojanalaya, 184/A, Bai Ka Bagh, which serves great food and beverages.

Daraganj Railway station

Daraganj is another major suburb of Allahabad and is a landmark of this city. Daraganj railway station is located at a distance of 5 Km from Allahabad junction and is a major railway station for local trains and passenger trains. Parayag Ghat railway station also comes under Daraganj suburbs.

 

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Overview of Amritsar Railway Station – ASR

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The importance of Indian Railways in the life of Indians can be judged by the fact that every day around 24 million people travel through Indian railways and thousands of tonnes of freight are carried by the Indian railways to various parts of the country. Railway in India was started by East India Company in 1853 between Bombay and Thane. After that, the network of Indian railways spread rapidly to all the parts of the country and present day vast network of railway is the result of that rapid development of Indian Railways.

Amritsar or Ramdaspur (Historical name) is a major city of Punjab state in Northern India. The main attraction of this city is Harminder Sahib or commonly known as Golden Temple. It is a highly revered pilgrimage and cultural centre for Sikhs. Golden Temple hosts more than 100000 visitors’ every day and is one of the most preferred destinations for NRI visitors in India. This city is also the centre for Sikh political and temporal authority, the Akal Takht and Sikh Parliament.

Amritsar Railway Station –

Amritsar railway station is the foremost railway station of Amritsar city and has an elevation of 233 m above the sea level. Amritsar railway station connects the Amritsar city to the rest of the country with trains either originating or terminating at this station. Apart from Shatabadi, superfast, express, and passengers trains, a special train named Samjhota Express also runs from this station all the way to Lahore city in Pakistan across the border. The last Indian station that this train crosses is the Attari station at Wagah border. The Multan-Amritsar-Lahore railway line was completed in 1865 and is one of the oldest railway lines of Indian railway network.

Government of India has also proposed to run a high-speed railway line connecting Delhi to Amritsar, which will reduce the travelling time between two cities to two and a half hours, which is five hours at present. The trains on that corridor are expected to be running at the speed of 160KM/h, which is the second highest than Bhopal Shatabdi express.

The distance of railways station from golden temple is 3.2 Km and the Jalianwala Bagh is situated at a distance of 3.6 Km from the Amritsar railway station. Wagah border is at a distance of 25 Km from the railway station and the palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is at a distance of 4.4 Km from here.

Facilities at Railway Station –

The Amritsar railway station is equipped with amenities like computerised reservation centres, tourist information centre, retiring rooms, waiting rooms, vegetarian and non-vegetarian refreshment rooms, bookstall, telephone booths and General Railway Police Post.

Restaurants near Railway Station –

Amritsar is famous for its rich culture and vibrant cuisine and you can enjoy the richness of the food of Amritsar by visiting the restaurants near the railway station of Amritsar.

  • Joginder ka Dhaba (Opposite Railway Station) where you can enjoy tasty Naan and Palak mutton.
  • Kulcha Land near Amritsar junction. The Amritsari Kulchas of this place are very famous among people visiting this city.
  • Kesar da Dhaba at a distance of 3 Km from Amritsar junction. It is famous for its pure vegetarian Punjabi food cooked in pure ghee.

Food Delicacies of Amritsar –

When it comes to famous foods of Amritsar, there is a lot to discover regarding cuisine when you are in Amritsar. Here is a list of some of the most famous dishes of Amritsar.

  • Amritsari Kulcha– It is a version of Indian Flatbread filled with tasty fillings and is popular in north India and especially Punjab state.

  • Amritsari Fish– This is a must try dish for every Non-vegetarian visiting this city. Prepared with a coating of Grams, curd, and ginger garlic paste, it is a mouth-watering dish for every visitor.

  • Lassi– This is a healthy and refreshing Indian drink made from curd, sugar and some light herbs. It can refresh your senses in no time.

  • Sarson Da Saag and Makki di Roti– One of the most famous foods of Punjab and Amritsar, the Saag is prepared with mustard greens along with spinach leaves and the chapatti is prepared from corn flour and is an appetising dish served in most of the restaurants in the city.

Trains Passing through Amritsar Railway Station (ASR)  –

Train No. Train Name Arr. Time Dep. Time
NED JAT SPL
22:00
22:30
Mumbai LTT – Amritsar (Pathankot) Express
16:30
destination
Amritsar – Mumbai LTT (Pathankot) Express
origin
08:30
New Delhi-Amritsar Shatabdi Express
22:45
destination
Amritsar – New Delhi Shatabdi Express
origin
05:00
New Delhi – Amritsar Swarna Shatabdi Express
13:40
destination
Amritsar – New Delhi Swarna Shatabdi Express
origin
16:50
New Delhi – Amritsar Shatabdi Express
13:40
destination
Amritsar – New Delhi Shatabdi Express
origin
16:50
Haridwar – Amritsar Jan Shatabdi Express
22:05
destination
Amritsar – Haridwar Jan Shatabdi Express
origin
06:55
Saharsa – Amritsar Garib Rath Express
21:00
destination
Amritsar – Saharsa Garib Rath Express
origin
04:20
CDG ASR DURONTO(CDG-ASR)
21:25
destination
ASR CDG DURONTO(ASR-CDG)
origin
05:15
Akal Takht Express
17:20
destination
Akal Takht Express
origin
05:55
Durgiana SF Express
17:20
destination
Durgiana SF Express
origin
05:55
Jallianwalabagh Express
19:45
destination
Jallianwalabagh Express
origin
10:55
New Jalpaiguri Amritsar Karmabhoomi Express(NJP-ASR)
17:25
destination
Amritsar New Jalpaiguri Karmabhoomi Express(ASR-NJP)
origin
09:30
Amritsar – Chandigarh Intercity Express
origin
17:30
NED ASR SUP EXP
22:05
destination
ASR NED SF EXP
origin
14:30
New Delhi-Amritsar SF InterCity
21:45
destination
Amritsar-New Delhi Intercity Express
origin
06:15
Kochuveli-Amritsar Superfast Express
23:55
destination
Amritsar-Kochuveli Superfast Express
origin
05:55
Shan-e-Punjab Express
14:20
destination
Shan-e-Punjab Express
origin
15:10
Sachkhand SF Express
20:20
destination
Sachkhand SF Express
origin
05:35
Golden Temple Mail
05:45
destination
Golden Temple Mail
origin
21:25
Paschim Express
19:20
destination
Paschim Express
origin
08:10
Howrah – Amritsar (Punjab) Mail
08:55
destination
Amritsar – Howrah (Punjab) Mail
origin
18:45
Howrah-Amritsar Express
10:15
destination
Amritsar-Howrah Express
origin
18:10
Delhi-Pathankot Express
15:20
15:40
Pathankot Delhi Express
09:05
09:30
ASR CNB EXPRESS
origin
12:35
Saharsa-Amritsar Jan Sadharan Express (UnReserved)
02:55
destination
JANSADHARAN EXP.
origin
13:15
GARIB RATH EXP
14:45
destination
ASR-LKU GARIBRATH
origin
05:55
Dehradun – Amritsar (Lahori) Express
07:30
destination
Amritsar – Dehradun (Lahori) Express
origin
22:15
RAVI EXPRESS
origin
09:15
RAVI EXPRESS
16:40
destination
Saryu Yamuna Express
23:30
destination
Saryu Yamuna Express
origin
11:55
Shaheed Express
23:30
destination
Shaheed Express
origin
11:55
SHC-ASR JANSEWA EXP
17:00
destination
ASR-SHC JANSEWA EXP
origin
06:35
DBG-ASR JANNAYAK EXP
01:50
destination
ASR- DBG JANNAYAK EXP
origin
19:05
Amrapali Express
12:45
destination
Amrapali Express
origin
07:15
Dibrugarh – Amritsar Weekly Express
21:00
destination
Amritsar-Dibrugarh Weekly Express
origin
15:50
Tatanagar-Jammu Tawi MURI Express
07:50
08:20
Jammu Tawi -Tatanagar MURI Express
19:10
19:35
Jallianwalabagh Express
06:30
destination
Jallianwalabagh Express
origin
12:35
ROU MURI JAT EXPRESS(ROU-JAT)
07:50
08:20
Jammu Tawi – Rourkela MURI Express
19:10
19:35
DURG JAT EXPRES
15:20
15:40
JAT DURG EXP
10:30
10:55
Chhattisgarh Express
08:10
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Chhattisgarh Express
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16:15
Hirakud (Hirakund) Express
23:55
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Hirakud (Hirakund) Express
origin
23:45
Bathinda – Jammu Tawi Express
00:50
01:10
Jammu Tawi – Bathinda Express
01:55
02:15
Indore – Amritsar Express
21:00
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Amritsar-Indore Bi Weekly Express
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23:15
Ajmer – Amritsar Express (via Firozpur)
14:45
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Amritsar – Ajmer Express (via Firozpur)
origin
14:30
AJMER ASR EXP
10:40
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Amritsar – Ajmer Express (via Dhuri)
origin
17:50
Amritsar Express(JP-ASR)
14:45
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Amritsar Express(JP-ASR)
10:35
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Hisar-Amritsar Passenger
09:55
destination
Amritsar-Ludhiana MEMU
origin
13:50
Jalandhar City-Amritsar DMU
11:10
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Amritsar-Jalandhar City DMU
origin
21:00
Ambala-Amritsar DMU
20:40
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Amritsar-Ambala DMU
origin
03:30
Amritsar-DeraBaba Nanak DMU
origin
04:20
Derababa Nanak-Amritsar DMU
07:40
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Amritsar-Derababa Nanak DMU
origin
09:45
Derababa Nanak-Amritsar DMU
13:00
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Amritsar-Derababa Nanak DMU
origin
13:30
Derababa Nanak-Amritsar DMU
16:55
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Amritsar-Derababa Nanak DMU
origin
17:20
Derababa Nanak-Amritsar DMU
21:05
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Attari Amritsar DMU
09:05
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Amritsar-Pathankot DMU
origin
12:20
Pathankot-Amritsar DMU
07:20
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Amritsar-Pathankot DMU
origin
15:55
Pathankot-Amritsar DMU
15:10
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Amritsar-Pathankot DMU
origin
20:30
Pathankot Amritsar DMU
22:00
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Qadian – Amritsar DEMU
18:05
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Railway Stations

Railway Stations in Ghaziabad

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The Ghaziabad city, a district place in Uttar Pradesh, is a part of Delhi’s National Capital Region. The neatly-planned industrial city has a good road and railway network.  The Hindon river passes through the city dividing it in Trans-Hindon and Cis-Hindon. It is western Uttar Pradesh’s top commercial, industrial and educational center, but it is also a city of high crime rate and a highly polluted city.

Ghaziabad Railway Station (station code GZB) is a junction of the Northern Railway on the Howrah-Delhi main line with several lines passing through the city. The main railway station is at the city center, but the city has several other railway stations. These are New Ghaziabad Railway Station (station code GZN), Sahibabad Railway Station (station code SBB), Mahrauli Railway Station (station code MFH), Adhyatmik Nagar Halt Railway Station (station code AKNR) and Guldhar Railway Station (station code GUH).

There are regular local electric train services to various stations in the National Capital Region from Ghaziabad. Ghaziabad is just 27.5 from km New Delhi Railway Station, 25.1 km from Old Delhi Railway Station, 28.9 km from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station and 18 km from Anand Vihar. Ghaziabad is linked with Delhi and other cities like Meerut, Aligarh, Faridabad, Palwal, Mathura, Allahabad, Indore, and Ujjain by regular train services. The station has six platforms.

The amenities available for train passengers at Ghaziabad Railway Station include water coolers providing safe drinking water, waiting rooms, and refreshment rooms serving vegetarian and non-vegetarian food, computerized reservation, book stall, and telephone booths.

The electric loco shed at Ghaziabad serves the Delhi region. It is a maintenance hub for the country’s fastest locomotives, which are mostly deployed for running the Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto express trains.

Electrification of lines

The electrification of the Tundla-Aligarh-Ghaziabad sector was achieved 1975-76. The Ghaziabad-Nizamuddin-New Delhi-Delhi sector followed suit in 1976-77. The ongoing electrification work on the 140-km Ghaziabad-Moradabad line is scheduled to be completed by 2015. The electrification work on the 254-km Khurja-Meerut-Saharanpur line, including the Ghaziabad-Meerut link, has been completed.

The East Indian Railway Company introduced its train services on the Howrah-Delhi line as far back as 1866. The Meerut and-Delhi railway line stretch was built in 1864. The Sind, Punjab and Delhi Railway’s 483-kilometre Amritsar–Ambala–Saharanpur–Ghaziabad line was completed in 1870. It connected Multan (in Pakistan now) and Delhi. The Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway commissioned the Ghaziabad-Moradabad link in 1900.

Sahibabad Railway Station

Sahibabad Railway Station is used mostly by residents along the GT Road. A large section of the population commutes by Electrical Multiple Unit (EMU) trains to Delhi, Meerut, Hapur and Ghaziabad.

Vaishali Ghaziabad Metro station

Many areas of Ghaziabad already have access to Delhi Metro services. The Delhi Metro authorities, Uttar Pradesh government and Ghaziabad civic authorities have already signed agreements to extend the Metro services further. The work has already begun and expected to be completed in 2017.

The Delhi Metro reaches Dilshad Garden station at present.  This line will be extended to Old Bus Stand, Ghaziabad by 2016-17. Vaishali in Ghaziabad is an elevated metro station on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line and is a very busy station.  It was opened for passengers in 2011 and serves the area around it and Vasundhara and Indirapuram.  It provides parking facility for two-wheelers and cars. Commuters from Vaishali, Indirapuram, Vasundhara and Sahibabad use this station every day. The Metro service boosted the realty rates in the region.

Kaushambi Ghaziabad Metro station

Kaushambi in Ghaziabad is an elevated metro station on Delhi Metro’s Blue Line. It was opened in 2011 and has parking facility for the commuters in the area.

Restaurants near railway stations in Ghaziabad

The following are some of the restaurants in Ghaziabad: Walk In The Woods, Pind Balluchi, The Terrace and Rajdhani Thali Restaurant (all in Vaishali area).

Nazeer  Foods, Urban Punjab, Sir John Bakery Café, Fryday Fever, Cinnamon Kitchen, Mystery of Food, The Chinese Hut, Haandi Pure Veg,  Rasoi Deliver,  9 Mars Lounge,  Hutkar Burger and Ice Creams, Deepanshu Restaurant, KFC,  Tunday Kababi, Bakes N Cakes,  Biryaan, McDonald’s,  and Chawla’s (all in  Indirapuram area), Bikanervala and Black Lounge Bar (both in Sahibabad area), and Maini’s Green Leaf, Chillum, and Shree Rathnam (all in Kaushambi  area).

Food delicacies from Ghaziabad

Being a cosmopolitan culture of the city, the food habits are pretty similar to Northern India especially Delhi.  The city’s traditional cuisines are highly influenced by Mughlai means of cooking because of Mughal rule. It is also famous for Nawabi Cuisines due to influence of people moving in from Lucknow. You can find a variety of food such as Chats, Pakoras, Samosas, and regional food such as Rajasthani, Gujarati, Marathi and Bengali besides Italian, Continental, and Chinese.

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Railway Stations in Bhopal

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Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, is a major city in central India. Bhopal Junction with station code BPL is a major railway junction on the West Central Railway and is the main railway station in Bhopal city. Habibganj and Bairagarh are the other two important stations in Bhopal.  The city has three more railway stations in Misrod, Sukhisewania, and Mandideep.

Bhopal Junction Railway Station –

The Railway Station is on the main Delhi-Chennai route and has Bina Junction on its northern side and Itarsi Junction on the southern. Another rail line leads to the Ujjain Junction on the west.  The Bhopal Junction was built in 1941 and is well-connected to all parts of the country and to most major cities by direct trains. Bhopal Junction is centrally located in the country so it is connected with most states except the North-East.  As many as 210 pairs of express trains, including Rajdhani, Garibrath, Shatabdi, Duronto, and 13 pairs of passenger trains stop here.

Many trains originate and terminate either at Bhopal Junction or at Habibganj Railway Station. These include Bhopal Shatabdi Express, Bhopal Jan Shatabdi Express, Bhopal-Mumbai Express, Shaan-e-Bhopal Express, Bhopal-Lucknow-Pratapgarh Express, Bhopal-Rewa Rewanchal Express, Bhopal-Lucknow Express, Bhopal-Gwalior Intercity Express, Bhopal-Lucknow Garibrath Express, Bhopal–Durg Amarkantak Express, Bhopal-Howrah Express, Bhopal-Bilaspur Express, Bhopal-Indore Intercity Express, Bhopal – Jaipur Express, Bhopal-Damoh Intercity Express, Bhopal-Indore AC Double Decker Intercity Express, Bhopal-Indore AC Double Decker Non-Stop Express, Bhopal-Jabalpur Intercity Express, and Bhopal-Itarsi Vindhyachal Express.

The Bhopal Junction has six platforms, separate waiting halls for men and women, restaurants, food plazas, safe drinking water facilities, computerized reservation counters, unreserved ticket counters, and internet cafes.  The Bhopal Junction is among the country’s ISO 9001 certified railway stations.

Habibganj Railway Station –

Constructed in 1975, the Habibganj Railway Station is located at Habibganj, an area close to New Bhopal, BHEL Township, Arera Colony, and Saket Nagar. It is on the Bhopal-Itarsi stretch of the West Central Railway. It is seven km away from the main railway station at Bhopal. The superfast daily train service, Shaan-e-Bhopal Express, runs from Habibganj to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi.  The AC Bhopal-Indore AC double-decker, non-stop express train starts from Habibganj.  The Bhopal Shatabdi Express runs at speeds of 160 kmph and is the fastest train in the country. Habibganj is the country’s first ISO 9001 certified railway station and is used by 2.60 lakh passengers every day.

Habibganj Railway Station (HBJ) has six platforms, and services like computerised reserved ticket counters, un-reserved ticket counters, State Bank of India’s ATM, rail restaurant, Food Plaza parcel faculty, waiting rooms, railway parking ground, mineral water vendors, railway green park, separate waiting rooms for men and women, general waiting rooms, AC waiting rooms, toilets and sanitation, internet café, STD calling booths and baggage room. The station also has special facilities for the challenged persons. These include the train time-table in Braille and exit doors for the disabled.

Bairagarh Railway Station-

Bairagarh is another important railway station of Bhopal City. Many important trains passing along the route stop there. Bairagarh, at a distance of less than 15 km from Bhopal, has now become a part of Bhopal as the city’s boundaries have expanded. It is on the rail line leading to Ujjain from Bhopal. The airport of Bhopal is located at Bairagarh. Many of Bairagarh’s residents are Sindhi and a large number of refugees from Sindh, now in Pakistan, were settled there after the partition of the country.

Manideep Railway Station  –

Manideep Railway Station located south of Bhopal on the rail route to Itarsi has stops of many trains. These include Narmada Express, Panchvalley Express, Dadar-Amritsar Express, Amritsar-Bilaspur Chhattisgarh Express, Panchvalley Fast Passenger (Indore-Chhindwara), Bhopal Express, and Jhansi – Itarsi Passenger.

Restaurants near Station –

Some of the restaurants located near the station are:

  • Travelkhana – 08800313131
  • Raj Shudh Sakahari Bhojnalya
  • New Zaiqa Veg and Non Veg
  • Metro hotel
  • Sagar Gaire Fast Food Corner
  • Milan Restaurant
  • Jharokha
  • Taste of Hyderabad

Food delicacies from Bhopal –

The famous vegetarian dishes from Bhopal include poha, saboodana khichdi, bhutte ki kees, chhola burger, chaat, panipuri, and tikkis and chakki ki shaak. Its pickles leave a lingering taste in the connoisseur’s mouth. Hot almond milk, lassi and shikanji are its popular drinks. The non-vegetarian dishes include rogan josh korma, Seekh kebab, achari gosht, shami kebab, gosht korma, murgh rezala, murgh Nizami, paneer rezala, masala rice and murgh hara.  The favourite sweet dishes are mawa-bati, shreekhand, khoprapak, gulab jamun, and jalebi. And the food story cannot end without the nice-tasting and digestive Bhopali paan.

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Railway Stations in Lucknow

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Lucknow, located on the banks of the Gomti River, is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh and a metropolitan city in the country.  A city steeped in culture, Lucknow has always been in the forefront of north Indian cultural and artistic movements. The capital of the Awadh Nawabs in the 18th and 19th centuries, Lucknow retains its importance in the fields of governance, education and arts even today. It is now a leader in other fields like commerce, aerospace, technology, and tourism. Although Hindi is its main language, Urdu continues to be spoken widely.

Lucknow City has a number of railway stations such as Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station, Lucknow Junction Railway Station, Aishbagh, Lucknow City, Daliganj, Badshahnagar, Gomtinagar, Manaknagar, Malhour, Jugaur, Amausi, Alamnagar, Kakori, Malihabad, Mohibullapur, and Utretia. Extensive bus services and other public road transport connect all the stations with each other.

But Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station and Lucknow Junction Railway Station are two main railway stations:

 The Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station :  This station is also called Lucknow NR and its station code is LKO. The name comes from the Charbagh area in the southern part of the city, where it is located as the area earlier had four gardens.  Lucknow is well-connected with important cities across the country through one of its two main stations.

Lucknow Charbagh Railway Station (LKO) has been constructed on a raised plinth and has several towers and circular Awadh-type domes.  As many as 114 pairs of trains of the Northern Railway terminate or originate here.  It is also the focal point of the Lucknow-Kanpur Suburban Railway system.

The construction of the Charbagh railway station began in 1914 and was completed in 1923. The lovely building looks like a palace with a large garden in front. Its architecture is a blend of Rajput, Awadhi and Mughal styles. It is a unique building and is said that the aerial view of the Charbagh station looks like a chess board. The building’s domes and pillars seem to be the chess pieces. It is rated among the most beautiful stations in the country.

Charbagh Station is an architectural masterpiece and is one of the attractions of Lucknow. Tourists are greatly impressed as soon as they arrive. Designed by J.H. Hornimen, it cost Rs.70 lakh in those times.

The 47-mile Lucknow-Kanpur railway line became operational in 1867. It then was a part of the Oudh Rohilkhand Railway. The Lucknow division was under East Indian Railway till 1952. Before 1867, there was a large orchard on the land on which the Charbagh Railway Station stands. The impressive present building was built in 1926.

Lucknow Junction Railway Station :  Lucknow Junction Railway Station, also known as NER with station code LIN, has six platforms. Two-wheelers, auto-rickshaws and cars can reach its platform No.6 by a cabway underpass. This is the third such cabway after Howrah and Gorakhpur railway stations.

The facilities available at Lucknow NR include waiting rooms, baggage room, dormitories or retiring rooms, refreshments and ATM. Counters and water coolers make pure drinking water available.

The Lucknow Junction NER is almost a continuation of the Charbagh station. People often think of it as an extension of the Charbagh railway station. People continue to call it the “Chhoti Line” as earlier it was the station for NE Railway’s meter gauge trains. Now in the Lucknow division of North Eastern Railway, it is the terminus for broad gauge trains of North Eastern Railway. The trains arriving here have to reverse the direction to leave the station even if the train is going beyond Lucknow. The Lucknow Junction NER station has a separate building made of red sandstone and has its own distinct identity.

As many as 22 pairs of express or mail trains, and 5 pairs of passenger trains start from, terminate at or pass through the LJN station every day, but none of these trains is a Rajdhani or Shatabadi.

Lucknow Junction NER was the meter gauge trains terminus for almost all tracks of North Eastern Railway zone earlier. After conversion to broad gauge, the Lucknow junction has no meter gauge tracks. Lucknow Aishbagh Junction is now the terminus for the remaining meter gauge trains services. The Aishbagh junction has broad gauge tracks too.

The work on the two-stage, Rs12500-crore Lucknow Metro is scheduled to start soon. The first phase is expected to be completed by 2016–17.

 

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Railway Stations in Surat

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Surat Railway Station (codenamed ST) is the second largest in revenue generation for the Western Railway Zone. Located in the heart of the Surat city in Gujarat, Surat Railway Station is on the Mumbai-Vadodara-Ahmedabad railway line. The administrative control of the station is with the Western Railway Zone of the Indian Railways. The station was built in 1860 and is well -connected with major cities like Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, Jaipur, Kolkata, Delhi, Bengaluru and other cities in the country. It is one of the busiest railway stations in Gujarat and handles close to 1 lakh passengers daily. Majority of the passengers visiting Surat are business men, who have interests in the gem industry. The city is famous for diamonds and other gems for polishing services. Due to the influx of passengers over the years, the fourth platform at the station was started in 1952.

Surat Railway Station is located in the eastern part of the city, and also, connected to the Central Railways through Tapti line and Udhana Junction. The station is along the main Mumbai – Ahmedabad lane and receives a lot of traffic from passenger trains, local trains, and express trains. Recently, the Mumbai Rajadhani Express was given a halt at Surat Railway station due to the high demand from passengers. Many goods trains pass through Surat station as this junction serves a good transport corridor along the western India.

The facilities offered at the busy Surat Railway station are on par with some of the best-in-class railway offerings. The passengers are provided general and air-conditioned waiting halls on each platform. The cafeteria provides both vegetarian and non-vegetarian items, which are freshly cooked. The station also offers advance railway ticketing system, which issues tickets for unreserved passengers in advance. Only few stations are equipped with such systems based on the volume of passenger traffic in last few years. The high number of trains crossing this station is an ideal location for many last time travellers to visit their destinations. The enquiry counter operates throughout the day to respond passenger queries on the reservation status, train arrival and departure details. The station is also well guarded with x-ray machines at all entrances manned by Railway Protection Force (RPF). Surat Railway Station was recently modernized to include a series of bank ATM machines on platform one and food express restaurant serving variety of Gujarati dishes and sweets. The station is also famous for potters, who help passengers carry their luggage, and recently came into the news of corrupt practices followed by few potters.

The station is located at 16 Kilometres from Surat Airport and 278 Kilometres from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Mumbai. Surat Railway station is a hub for travellers and the best way to commute to the city as the airport was started only in 2007. The nearest railway stations to Surat are Udhna Junction (4 KM), Kosad Railway Station (7 KM), Gothangam Railway Station (11 KM), and Sachin Railway Station (13 KM)

Udhna Railway Station

Located at 7 kilometres from the Surat City, the Udhna Railway station (codenamed UDN) is a major station between Surat and Mumbai in Western India. The Surat Airport is located 14 Kilometres from the station. The station is also well connected with Central Railways through Jalgoan, Amaravati, and other major stations.

Kosad Railway Station

Another satellite station to Surat is the Kosad Railway station (codenamed KSE) and is located under 7 Kilometres. The station stands between Ahmedabad and Surat with many trains stopping here. The station was upgraded to include many facilities including well-designed ticket counters and clean restrooms on both the platforms. The station also has a dedicated prepaid taxi service for the benefit of passengers.

Gothangam Railway Station

This station is a passenger train hub and located at 11 Kilometres from Surat. Gothangam Railway Station (codenamed GTX) functions as a centre for all the passenger trains maintenance, and also have trains starting from here to Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Valsad. The station has basic amenities and is connected to around 89 other major stations.

Sachin Railway Station

Located on the Sachin- Kansad Road, Sachin Railway Station (codenamed SCH) is 13 Kilometres from Surat. The Station is on the Vadodara- Surat- Mumbai railway line.