Template:Infobox station 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.[1]
History
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.[2] The victims included Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the city of Ayodhya after a religious ceremony at the disputed Babri Masjid site.[3]
Major trains
The following MEMU trains start/terminate here:
- 69123/24 Godhra – Anand
- 69121/22 Godhra – Vadodara
- 69145/46 Godhra – Anand
- 69125/26 Godhra – Anand
- 69147/48 Godhra – Anand
References
- ↑ GDA/Godhra Junction. India Rail Info.
- ↑ Death for 11, life sentence for 20 in Godhra train burning case. The Times of India(1 March 2011).
- ↑ Eleven sentenced to death for India Godhra train blaze. BBC News(1 March 2011).