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{{short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox station
| name = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|100px]]<br/>{{background color|darkblue|{{font color|white|Anand Junction railway station}}}}
| type = [[Indian Railways]] station
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Anand Junction.jpg
| image_size =
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| address = [[Anand, Gujarat]]
| country = India
| elevation = {{convert|45|m|ft}}
| coordinates = {{coord|22.561169|72.966655|format=dms|display=inline}}
| line = [[Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line]]<br>[[Anand–Godhra section]]<br>[[Anand–Khambhat line]]
| other =
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| platform = 6
| tracks = 8
| entrances =
| parking = Yes
| baggage_check =
| opened =
| closed =
| rebuilt =
| electrified = Yes
| ADA =
| code = {{Indian railway code
| code = ANND
| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| division = {{rwd|Vadodara}}
}}
| owned = [[Ministry of Railways (India)|Ministry of Railways]], [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former =
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'''Anand Junction''' (station code: '''ANND''') is a major junction located in [[Anand, Gujarat]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/departures/anand-junction-annd/62| title=ANND/Anand Junction| website=India Rail Info}}</ref> It is a junction on the railway line which connects [[Ahmedabad]] with [[Vadodara]] and [[Mumbai]] and was opened in 1901.<ref name=ejbl78>{{cite book|last=Brill-Leiden|first=E.J.|title=Contributions to Asian Studies: 1978, Volumes 12-14|year=1978|publisher=Canadian Association for South Asian Studies|isbn=9004058095|pages=111}}</ref>

A 14 mile long [[broad-gauge]] line was opened in 1929 connecting [[Vadtal]] with [[Anand, Gujarat|Anand Junction]] and {{stnlnk|Kanjari Boriyavi Junction}}, with 4 platforms benefitting pilgrims visiting the [[Swaminarayan Mandir, Vadtal|Swaminarayan Temple]] in Vadtal.<ref name=gujgazpg424>{{cite book|title=Gujarat State Gazetteers: Kheda|year=1977|publisher=Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State|location=Gujarat, India|pages=424|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCYbAAAAIAAJ&q=}}</ref> Other broad-gauge branches from Anand connect it to [[Godhra]] and [[Cambay]].<ref name=gsg91>{{cite book|last=M. R. Trivedi|first=U. M. Chokshi|title=Gujarat State gazetteer, Part 2|year=1991|publisher=Director, Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State|pages=10, 11}}</ref>
[[File:Anand Junction board.jpg|thumb|Anand Junction]]
[[File:Anand Junction connections.jpg|thumb|Anand Junction connections]]
In 2011, [[Indian Railways]] announced its intention to set up "multi-function complex" including budget hotels at Anand railway station.<ref name=toi11>{{cite news|title=Railway budget springs no surprises for Gujarat|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-26/ahmedabad/28636395_1_railway-budget-railway-station-new-trains|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103091423/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-26/ahmedabad/28636395_1_railway-budget-railway-station-new-trains|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|access-date=2 April 2012|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|date=26 February 2011}}</ref>

==Trains==

Some [[MEMU]] and [[DEMU]] trains which originate and terminates here are:

* Anand-Ahmedabad MEMU
* Anand-Bharuch MEMU
* Anand-Gandhinagar MEMU
* Anand-Godhra MEMU
* Anand-Dahod MEMU
* Anand-Dakor MEMU
* Anand-Khambhat DEMU
* Anand-Vadtal MEMU

Some of the important trains that pass through Anand Junction are:

* 22945/46 [[Saurashtra Mail]]
* 22955/56 [[Kutch Express]]
* 19217/18 [[Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Saurashtra Janta Express]]
* 12971/72 [[Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Express]]
* 12833/84 [[Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express]]
* 22137/38 [[Prerana Express]]
* 19167/68 [[Sabarmati Express]]
* 19165/66 [[Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express]]
* 22927/28 [[Lok Shakti Express]]
* 19707/08 [[Amrapur Aravali Express]]
* 22923/24 [[Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Humsafar Express]]
* 12947/48 [[Azimabad Express]]
* 12917/18 [[Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express]]
* 12479/80 [[Suryanagri Express]]
* 12901/02 [[Gujarat Mail]]
* 12933/34 [[Karnavati Express]]
* 12843/44 [[Puri–Ahmedabad Express]]
* 12989/90 [[Dadar–Ajmer Superfast Express]]
* 11463/64 [[Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi)]]
* 11465/66 [[Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina)]]
* 19115/16 [[Sayajinagari Express]]
* 12931/32 [[Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express]]
* 19309/10 [[Shanti Express]]
* 19215/16 [[Saurashtra Express]]
* 22953/54 [[Gujarat Superfast Express]]
* 19033/34 [[Gujarat Queen]]
* 12655/56 [[Navjeevan Express]]
* 12949/50 [[Kavi Guru Express]]
* 17017/18 [[Rajkot–Secunderabad Express]]
* 12009/10 [[Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express]]
* 12473/74 [[Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express]]
* 22959/60 [[Surat–Jamnagar Intercity Express]]
* 19035/36 [[Vadodara–Ahmedabad Intercity Express]]
* 11095/96 [[Ahimsa Express]]
* 14707/08 [[Ranakpur Express]]
* 16337/38 [[Ernakulam–Okha Express]]
* 16587/88 [[Yesvantpur–Bikaner Express|Yesvantpur – Bikaner Express]]
* 22451/52 [[Chandigarh–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express]]
* 19419/20 [[Chennai Central−Ahmedabad Express]]
* 16209/10 [[Mysore–Ajmer Express]]
* 16507/08 [[Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi)]]
* 12489/90 [[Bikaner–Dadar Superfast Express]]
* 12959/60 [[Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Railway stations in Gujarat}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Anand district]]
[[Category:Vadodara railway division]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1901]]

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103.240.170.217 at 11:37, 28 May 2021