Gandhinagar Railway Station or Gandhinagar Capital (Station Code: GNC) is a major railway station with a 5-star hotel on its top in the city of Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Location
It serves the capital city of Gujarat. The station is located in Sector-14 of Gandhinagar.It was constructed by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation, a Public Sector Enterprise(PSE) formed by JV between IRCON and RITES.[1]
Major trains
Following trains halt at Gandhinagar Capital railway station in both direction:[2]
- Bandra Terminus - Delhi Sarai Rohilla Garib Rath Express
- Ahmedabad - Haridwar Yoga Express
- Gandhinagar Capital - Indore Shanti Express
- Anand - Gandhinagar Capital MEMU
- Gandhinagar Capital – Varetha MEMU
- Ahmedabad - Gandhinagar Capital MEMU
- Gandhinagar Capital - Bhavnagar Terminus Intercity Express
- Gandhinagar Capital – Varanasi Weekly Superfast Express
Infrastructure
The station consists of three platforms.
After redevelopment of the station was completed it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 July 2021.[3] The redeveloped station has been designed to be disabled-friendly and a five-star hotel has been built atop the platform. The luxury hotel is said to have 318 rooms and will be operated by a private entity. The hotel has been built to host national and international guests with the entire building been constructed keeping in tune with green building features.[4]
References
- ↑ Gandhinagar railway station now has a 5-star hotel atop its railway track. NewsOnAir.
- ↑ GNC/Gandhinagar Capital:Timetable. Cleartrip.
- ↑ Indian Railways shares 'before' and 'after' pic of Gandhinagar Capital station, Nandi, Tamal. Mint(2021-07-15). Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ↑ Gandhinagar Railway Station: 5-star hotel, green building, state-of-the-art lighting. Hindustan Times(2021-07-16). Retrieved 2021-07-16.