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| type = [[Indian Railways]] station<br />
| style = Indian Railways<br />
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| image_caption = Godhra Junction<br />
| address = [[National Highway 47 (India)|National Highway 47]], [[Godhra]], [[Gujarat]]<br />
| country = India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|22.776158|73.605836|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br />
| line = [[New Delhi–Mumbai main line]]<br>[[Anand–Godhra section]]<br />
| other = Auto stand<br />
| elevation = {{convert|119.480|m|ft}}<br />
| structure = Standard (on-ground station)<br />
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| rebuilt = 1956<br />
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| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]<br />
| division = {{rwd|Vadodara}}<br />
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'''Godhra Junction railway station''' (code '''GDA''') is a railway station in [[Panchmahal district]], [[Gujarat]], India. It serves [[Godhra]] city and the surrounding areas like Lunawada and Devgarh-Baria. The station has three platforms. It is un the [[Vadodara railway division]] of [[Western Railway zone]] of [[Indian Railways]], located on [[New Delhi–Mumbai main line]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/godhra-junction-gda/874| title=GDA/Godhra Junction| website=India Rail Info}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The [[Godhra train burning]] occurred on the morning of 27 February 2002, in which 59 people died in a fire inside the [[Sabarmati Express]] train near the station.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-01/india/28643060_1_haji-billa-godhra-train-rajjak-kurkur | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104231901/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-01/india/28643060_1_haji-billa-godhra-train-rajjak-kurkur | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 November 2012 | work=[[The Times of India]] | title=Death for 11, life sentence for 20 in Godhra train burning case | date=1 March 2011}}</ref> The victims included Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the city of [[Ayodhya]] after a religious ceremony at the disputed [[Babri Masjid]] site.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12605659 |work=BBC News | title=Eleven sentenced to death for India Godhra train blaze | date=1 March 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Major trains==<br />
The following [[MEMU]] trains start/terminate here:<br />
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* 69123/24 Godhra – [[Anand Junction railway station|Anand]]<br />
* 69121/22 Godhra – [[Vadodara]]<br />
* 69145/46 Godhra – Anand<br />
* 69125/26 Godhra – Anand<br />
* 69147/48 Godhra – Anand<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Railway stations in Gujarat}}<br />
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[[Category:Railway stations in Panchmahal district]]<br />
[[Category:Vadodara railway division]]<br />
[[Category:Railway junction stations in Gujarat]]<br />
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