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{{Short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Gandhidham Junction
| type = [[File:Indian_Railways_Suburban_Railway_Logo.svg|30px]] [[Terminal station]]
| style = Indian Railways
| image = Gandhidham Junction main entrance.jpg
| address = [[Gandhidham]], [[Gujarat]]
| country = India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.068337|70.147727|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|10.500|m|ft}}
| line = [[Gandhidham–Bhuj section]]<br>[[Gandhidham–Kandla Port section]]<br>[[Gandhidham–Palanpur section]]<br>[[Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line]]
| other = Taxi stand, pre-paid auto service
| structure = Standard (on ground)
| platform = 3
| tracks = 6
| parking = Available
| opened = 7 April 1955
| electrified = Yes
| code = {{Indian railway code| code = GIMB| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]| division = {{rwd|Ahmedabad}} }}
| owned = [[Indian Railways]]
| operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]
| status = Functioning
| former = [[Kutch State Railway]]
| map_type = India#India Gujarat
| map_dot_label = Gandhidham Junction railway station
| map_size = 300
}}
{{Gandhidham Railway}}
'''Gandhidham Junction railway station''' (code:- '''GIMB'''), located in [[Gandhidham]], [[Gujarat]], India, serves the people residing in Gandhidham and [[Kandla]] areas.

==History==
Before the formation of Gandhidham BG railway station by Indian Railways, the [[Cutch State Railway]] operated 2 ft 6inch narrow-gauge railway line. A train used to run towards [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] from the port of Tuna. The railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch. This started way back in 1905.

The railway line was extended from [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] to [[Bhuj]] in 1908.

The rail line from Varshamedi to Bhachau was opened in 1910. The 15 mile rail line from Anjar to Kandla was started in 1930. Another line was laid from [[Kandla]] to [[Disa]] in North Gujarat in 1950 by the Indian Railways.

== Major trains ==
The list of trains which originate from Gandhidham Junction is as follows:
* [[Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express]] (12473/12474)

* [[Garba Superfast Express]] (12937/12938)

* [[Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Superfast Express|Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Superfast Express (Via Bhubaneswar)]] (12993/12994)

* [[Kamakhya–Gandhidham Express]] (15567/15668)

* [[Gandhidham–Nagercoil Express]] (16335/16336)

* [[KSR Bangalore–Gandhidham Express]] (16505/16506)

* [[Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express]] (20803/20804)

* [[Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express]] (20923/20924)

* [[Gandhidham–Indore Weekly Express]] (20935/20936)

* [[Gandhidham–Jodhpur Express]] (22483/22484)

* [[Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Express|Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Express (Via Vizianagaram)]] (22973/22974)

==Railway reorganization==
[[Cutch State Railway]] was merged with the [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]] on 5 November 1951. The foundation stone of Gandhidham railway station was laid on 7 April 1955. After the gauge conversion of Viramgam–Wankaner–Gandhidham section in the earlier 1980s.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html |title = IR History: Part - 5 (1970 - 1995)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-08-11}}</ref> the first train from Gandhidham to Mumbai was introduced on 2 October 1984. After the gauge conversion of Gandhidham–Bhuj section in 2001.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/02/27/stories/122781b2.htm |title = Gandhidham–Bhuj gauge conversion | location=Chennai | work=The Hindu}}</ref>
some of the trains were extended to Bhuj.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.hindu.com/2000/02/26/stories/0226000g.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131112134009/http://www.hindu.com/2000/02/26/stories/0226000g.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 November 2013 |title = Extension of trains to Bhuj | location=Chennai, India | work = [[The Hindu]] | date=26 February 2000}}</ref>
Gauge conversion of Palanpur–Gandhidham was completed on 24 March 2006.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/03/25/stories/2006032501840700.htm |title = Gauge conversion of Palanpur–Gandhidham section}}</ref> New services were introduced via Palanpur.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=15847 |title = New services via Palanpur}}</ref>

==Diesel Loco Shed, Gandhidham==
Diesel locomotive shed, Gandhidham is situated at Gandhidham Junction railway station in Kutch, Gujarat, India. The shed code is '''GDLG'''.
{| class="wikitable"
!Serial No.
!Locomotive Class
!Horsepower
!Quantity
|-
|1.
|[[Indian locomotive class WDG-4G|WDG-4G]]
|4500
|213
|-
|2.
|[[Indian locomotive class WDG-6G|WDG-6G]]
|6000
|37
|-
| colspan="3" |'''Total active locomotives as of February 2026'''<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Traction Circulars |url=http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/railwayboard/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,1,304,366,541,710,717 |location= |publisher=[[Indian Railways|IR]] |access-date=29 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Electric Loco Holding & Availability Targets |url=http://elocos.railnet.gov.in/Holding/holding.html |website=elocos.railnet.gov.in |access-date=19 February 2026}}</ref><ref name = "Wabtec - Renewed agreement at Gandhidham">{{cite press release |last= |first= |date=19 December 2024 |title=Wabtec Renews Locomotive Services Agreement at the Gandhidham, India Site |url=https://www.wabteccorp.com/newsroom/press-releases/wabtec-renews-locomotive-services-agreement-at-the-gandhidham-india-site |location=[[Gandhidham]] |publisher=[[Wabtec]] |agency= |access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref>
|250
|}

==Achievements==
In July 2016, Gandhidham was pronounced the second cleanest railway station in India according to a passenger feedback survey conducted by the Indian Railways as part of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan.<ref>{{cite news| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-has-cleanest-railway-stations-bihar-dirtiest-shows-survey-2238454 |title = Gujarat has cleanest railway stations, Bihar dirtiest, shows survey | work=DNA}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IndiaRailInfo|369}}
{{Railway stations in Gujarat}}

[[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1955]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Kutch district]]
[[Category:Ahmedabad railway division]]
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Transport in Gandhidham]]
[[Category:Gandhidham]]

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BrianSop at 06:03, 4 March 2026