Anand Junction (station code: ANND) is a major junction located in Anand, Gujarat.[1] It is a junction on the railway line which connects Ahmedabad with Vadodara and Mumbai and was opened in 1901.[2]
A 14 mile long broad-gauge line was opened in 1929 connecting Vadtal with Anand Junction and Template:Stnlnk, with 4 platforms benefitting pilgrims visiting the Swaminarayan Temple in Vadtal.[3] Other broad-gauge branches from Anand connect it to Godhra and Cambay.[4]
In 2011, Indian Railways announced its intention to set up "multi-function complex" including budget hotels at Anand railway station.[5]
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
- 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
- ↑ ANND/Anand Junction. India Rail Info.
- ↑ Contributions to Asian Studies: 1978, Volumes 12-14{{#if:Brill-Leiden|, Brill-Leiden}. Canadian Association for South Asian Studies(1978). ISBN 9004058095
- ↑ Gujarat State Gazetteers: Kheda{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State(1977)
- ↑ Gujarat State gazetteer, Part 2{{#if:M. R. Trivedi|, M. R. Trivedi}. Director, Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State(1991)
- ↑ Railway budget springs no surprises for Gujarat. The Times of India(26 February 2011). Retrieved 2 April 2012.