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<p>2405:205:C8C0:B1E0:0:0:80A:D0A0: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Use Indian English|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}<br /> {{Infobox station<br /> | name = Gandhidham Junction<br /> | type = [[Terminal station]]<br /> | style = Indian Railways<br /> | image = Gandhidham Junction main entrance.jpg<br /> | address = [[Gandhidham]], [[Gujarat]]<br /> | country = India<br /> | coordinates = {{coord|23.068337|70.147727|format=dms|display=inline,title}}<br /> | elevation = {{convert|10.500|m|ft}}<br /> | line = [[Gandhidham–Bhuj section]]&lt;br&gt;[[Gandhidham–Kandla Port section]]&lt;br&gt;[[Gandhidham–Palanpur section]]&lt;br&gt;[[Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line]]<br /> | other = Taxi stand, pre-paid auto service<br /> | structure = Standard (on ground)<br /> | platform = 3<br /> | tracks = 6<br /> | parking = Available<br /> | opened = 7 April 1955<br /> | electrified = No<br /> | code = {{Indian railway code| code = GIMB| zone = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]| division = {{rwd|Ahmedabad}} }}<br /> | owned = [[Indian Railways]]<br /> | operator = [[Western Railway zone|Western Railway]]<br /> | status = Functioning<br /> | former = [[Kutch State Railway]]<br /> | map_type = India#India Gujarat<br /> | map_dot_label = Gandhidham Junction railway station<br /> | map_size = 300<br /> }}<br /> '''Gandhidham Junction railway station''' (code:- '''GIMB'''), located in [[Gandhidham]], [[Gujarat]], India, serves the people residing in Gandhidham and [[Kandla]] areas.<br /> <br /> {|{{Railway line header|collapse=yes}}<br /> {{BS-header|Gandhidham Railway}}<br /> {{BS-table}}<br /> {{BS|CONTg|km|to [[Samakhiali-Maliya Miyana section]]}}<br /> {{BS3|CONT2|ABZg+r|||to [[Samakhiali–Palanpur section]]}}<br /> {{BS|ÜST||Track switch}}<br /> {{BS|BHF|53|[[Samakhiali Bg railway station|Samakhiali]]}}<br /> {{BS|pBHF|42|Vondh}}<br /> {{BS|BHF|37|Bhachau BG}}<br /> {{BS|STR||}}<br /> {{BS|SKRZ-G4u||[[National Highway 8A (India)|NH 8A]]}}<br /> {{BS|STR||}}<br /> {{BS|HST|23|Chirai BG}}<br /> {{BS|STR||}}<br /> {{BS|SKRZ-G4u||[[National Highway 8A (India)|NH 8A]]}}<br /> {{BS|STR||}}<br /> {{BS|HST|14|Bhimasar BG}}<br /> {{BS|STR||}}<br /> {{BS|SKRZ-G4u||[[National Highway 8A (India)|NH 8A]]}}<br /> {{BS|STR||}}<br /> {{BS|SKRZ-G4u||[[National Highway 141 (India)|NH 141]]}}<br /> {{BS|STR||}}<br /> {{BS|ÜST||Freight Switch}}<br /> {{BS5|||ABZgl|STRq|STR+r||}}<br /> {{BS5|||pHST||STR|3|Gandhidham Cabin}}<br /> {{BS5|||ÜST||STR||}}<br /> {{BS7|STR+l|STRq|STRq|ABZgr+r||STR|||}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STR||STR|||}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||ÜST||STR|||}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STR||DST|||Freight Depot}}<br /> {{BS7|STR||PARKING|INT|BAHN|STR||0|Gandhidham BG railway station}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STR||STR|||}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||ABZg+l|STRq|STRr|||}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||ÜST|||||Track Switch}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STR|||||}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STRl|STRq|BOOT|||[[Kandla Port]]}}<br /> {{BS7|HST|||||||6|Gopalpur}}<br /> {{BS7|BHF|||||||9|Adipur}}<br /> {{BS7|SKRZ-Bo||||||||[[National Highway 8A (India)|NH 8A]]}}<br /> {{BS7|ÜST||CONTfq||||||}}<br /> {{BS7|ABZgl|STRq|STRq|STR+r||CONTf|||to [[Mundra Port]]}}<br /> {{BS7|BHF|||STR||||16|Anjar}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STR|||||}}<br /> {{BS7|HST|||STR||||33|Ratnal}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STR|||||}}<br /> {{BS7|HST|||STR||||46|Kukma}}<br /> {{BS7|STR|||STRl|STRq|STRq|BOOT||Mundra Port}}<br /> {{BS7|STR||||||||}}<br /> {{BS7|HST|||||||50|Madhapur}}<br /> {{BS7|STR||||||||}}<br /> {{BS7|BHF|||||||59|New Bhuj}}<br /> {{BS7|CONTf||||||||Bhuj-Naliya Section}}<br /> |}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==History==<br /> Before the formation of Gandhidham BG railway station by Indian Railways, the [[Cutch State Railway]] operated 2&amp;nbsp;ft 6inch narrow-gauge railway line. A train used to run towards [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] from the port of Tuna. The railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch. This started way back in 1905.<br /> <br /> The railway line was extended from [[Anjar, India|Anjar]] to [[Bhuj]] in 1908.<br /> <br /> The rail line from Varshamedi to Bhachau was opened in 1910. The 15 mile rail line from Anjar to Kandla was started in 1930. Another line was laid from [[Kandla]] to [[Disa]] in North Gujarat in 1950 by the Indian Railways.<br /> <br /> ==Railway Reorganization==<br /> [[Cutch State Railway]] was merged with the [[Western Railway (India)|Western Railway]] on 5 November 1951. The foundation stone of Gandhidham railway station was laid on 7 April 1955. After the gauge conversion of Viramgam–Wankaner–Gandhidham section in the earlier 1980s.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url = http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history5.html |title = IR History: Part - 5 (1970 - 1995)| publisher= IRFCA| access-date = 2013-08-11}}&lt;/ref&gt; the first train from Gandhidham to Mumbai was introduced on 2 October 1984. After the gauge conversion of Gandhidham–Bhuj section in 2001.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news| url = http://www.hindu.com/businessline/2001/02/27/stories/122781b2.htm |title = Gandhidham–Bhuj gauge conversion | location=Chennai | work=The Hindu}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> some of the trains were extended to Bhuj.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news| url = http://www.hindu.com/2000/02/26/stories/0226000g.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131112134009/http://www.hindu.com/2000/02/26/stories/0226000g.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 12 November 2013 |title = Extension of trains to Bhuj | location=Chennai, India | work = [[The Hindu]] | date=26 February 2000}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> Gauge conversion of Palanpur–Gandhidham was completed on 24 March 2006.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web| url= http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/2006/03/25/stories/2006032501840700.htm |title = Gauge conversion of Palanpur–Gandhidham section}}&lt;/ref&gt; New services were introduced via Palanpur.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url= https://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=15847 |title = New services via Palanpur}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Diesel loco shed==<br /> Newly form Gandhidham Diesel loco has code of GIMB.<br /> <br /> ==Achievements==<br /> In July 2016, Gandhidham was pronounced the second cleanest railway station in India according to a passenger feedback survey conducted by the Indian Railways as part of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news| url = http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-gujarat-has-cleanest-railway-stations-bihar-dirtiest-shows-survey-2238454 |title = Gujarat has cleanest railway stations, Bihar dirtiest, shows survey | work=DNA}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *{{IndiaRailInfo|369}}<br /> {{Railway stations in Gujarat}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Railway stations in Kutch district]]<br /> [[Category:Ahmedabad railway division]]<br /> [[Category:Railway junction stations in Gujarat]]<br /> [[Category:Transport in Gandhidham]]<br /> [[Category:Gandhidham]]<br /> <br /> <br /> {{Gujarat-railstation-stub}}</div>

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