Anand Junction railway station

Anand Junction railway station
Indian Railways station
General information
Location	Anand, Gujarat India
Coordinates	22°33′40″N 72°58′00″E
Elevation	45 metres (148 ft)
Owned by	Ministry of Railways, Indian Railways
Operated by	Western Railway
Line(s)	Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Anand–Godhra section Anand–Khambhat line
Platforms	6
Tracks	8
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground)
Parking	Yes
Other information
Status	Functioning
Station code	ANND
Zone(s)	Western Railway
Division(s)	Vadodara
History
Electrified	Yes
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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 Kanjari Boriyavi Junction, 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]

Anand Junction

Anand Junction connections

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
• 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

1. "ANND/Anand Junction". India Rail Info.
2. Brill-Leiden, E.J. (1978). Contributions to Asian Studies: 1978, Volumes 12-14. Canadian Association for South Asian Studies. p. 111. ISBN 9004058095.
3. Gujarat State Gazetteers: Kheda. Gujarat, India: Directorate of Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. 1977. p. 424.
4. M. R. Trivedi, U. M. Chokshi (1991). Gujarat State gazetteer, Part 2. Director, Govt. Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State. pp. 10, 11.
5. "Railway budget springs no surprises for Gujarat". The Times of India. 26 February 2011. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2012.