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{{Short description|Railway station in Gujarat, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
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| name = Surat
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| address = Antroli, [[Surat]] [[Gujarat|GJ]]
| country = [[India]]
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| elevation = {{convert|38|m|ft}}
| line = [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
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| platform = 2
| tracks = 4
| levels = 1
| parking = Yes
| opening = {{start date and age|2027|08||df=y|p=n|br=n}}
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| electrified = Yes
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| operator = National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited
| status = Under construction<ref name="DG"/>
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'''Surat high-speed railway station''' is an under construction [[High-speed railway|high-speed railway station]] on the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]. It is located at Antroli near [[Surat]] and [[Kadodara]] in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It is the seventh station of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after [[Bilimora high-speed railway station|Bilimora station]] and before [[Bharuch high-speed railway station|Bharuch station]].<ref name="DG">{{cite web |title=Surat to be first station to be ready on bullet train route: MoS Railway|url=https://deshgujarat.com/2022/02/07/surat-to-be-first-station-to-be-ready-on-bullet-train-route-mos-railway/|website=DeshGujarat|date=7 February 2022|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> It was initially scheduled to be completed by December 2024, and is slated to become operational by August 2027 along with the opening of the Surat-Vapi section of the high-speed rail corridor.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-11-19 |title=India’s first bullet train inaugural run in 2027 to cover 100 km between Surat and Vapi, says Vaishnaw |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2025/Nov/19/indias-first-bullet-train-inaugural-run-in-2027-to-cover-100-km-between-surat-and-vapi-says-vaishnaw |access-date=2025-11-21 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> The station will have the third depot of the high-speed rail corridor, just south of it near Niyol railway station.<ref name="TMRG">{{cite web|title=Mumbai – Ahmedabad High Speed Rail – Information, Route Map, Fares, Tenders & Updates|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/nhsrcl-mumbai-ahmedabad-high-speed-rail-information-route-map-fares-timings-tenders-status-updates/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title=‘Surat-Bilimora section will be completed by Aug 2026’|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/surat-bilimora-section-will-be-completed-by-aug-2026/articleshow/92047140.cms|work=The Times of India|date=7 June 2022|access-date=21 December 2022|language=en}}</ref>

== Construction ==
The [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited|National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited]] (NHSRCL) had invited tenders for Package "C4" of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]] (MAHSR) in September 2020, with a deadline of around 4 years.<ref>{{cite web|title=3 Bidders for Mumbai – Ahmedabad HSR’s Package C4|url=https://themetrorailguy.com/2020/09/23/3-bidders-for-mumbai-ahmedabad-hsrs-package-c4/|work=The Metro Rail Guy|date=23 September 2020|access-date=11 October 2023}}</ref> In October 2020, [[Larsen and Toubro]] won the tender.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bullet train: L&T wins Rs 25,000-crore order for Gujarat stretch|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/bullet-train-lt-wins-rs-25000-crore-order-for-gujarat-stretch-6031011.html|work=Moneycontrol|date=28 October 2020|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> The NSHRCL signed an agreement with Larsen and Toubro for the design and construction of [[Vapi high-speed railway station|Vapi station]] and [[Vapi high-speed railway station#Vapi depot|its depot]], [[Bilimora high-speed railway station|Bilimora station]], Surat station and [[Surat high-speed railway station#Surat depot|its depot]], [[Bharuch high-speed railway station|Bharuch]] and [[Vadodara high-speed railway station|Vadodara]] stations in November 2020.<ref name="L&T">{{cite news|title=Bullet Train Project: Agreement Signed With L&T For India's Biggest Infrastructure Contract|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/mumbai-ahmedabad-bullet-train-project-agreement-signed-with-l-t-for-indias-biggest-infrastructure-contract-2331009|work=NDTV Profit|date=28 November 2020|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref> In mid-2021, Larsen and Toubro began construction on the station after acquiring 12.1 hectares of land near Antroli. The station is slated to be completed by August 2026, the time also slated for opening of the [[Gujarat]] section of the high-speed rail corridor.<ref name="DG"/><ref name="TOI"/>

== Lines ==
The station will be served by the [[Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]], and will be the seventh station of the Mumbai–Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor in [[Surat]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Joint Feasibility Study for Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Railway Corridor Final Report Volume 6|url=https://www.jica.go.jp/english/our_work/social_environmental/id/asia/south/india/c8h0vm00009v1ylc-att/c8h0vm0000bzv95y.pdf|work=[[Japan International Cooperation Agency]] (JICA)|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref name="TMRG"/>

== Structure ==
The station will have two platforms and two tracks for regular services. It will have three levels–the platform, concourse and service floor as the entrance level. The design of the station building will be inspired by the [[diamond]] because of [[Surat]]'s nickname as the '' 'Diamond City of India' '', where about 90% of the world's diamonds supply are cut and polished in the city. The station area will have 2 platforms of 425 m (1,394 ft) length for 16-coach [[E5 and H5 Series Shinkansen|E5 Series Shinkansen]] trains.<ref name="BT">{{cite news|title=Surat bullet train station: Railway Ministry shares first look; details here|url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/surat-bullet-train-station-railway-ministry-shares-first-look-details-here-322176-2022-02-10|work=Business Today|date=10 February 2022|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

=== Station Layout (TBC) ===
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| bottom = <div style="width:23.5em;text-align:center">Station with four tracks <nowiki>|</nowiki> Two Island platforms '''** Under Construction'''</div>
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{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3"
| valign="top" width="30" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''G'''
| valign="top" width="85" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Street Level
| valign="top" width="500" style="border-top:solid 1px gray;border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Exit/Entrance
|-
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L1'''
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Mezzanine
| style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Fare control, station agent, Metro Card vending machines, crossover
|-
| rowspan="6" valign="center" width="30" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 1'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards → [[Sabarmati high-speed railway station|Sabarmati]] '''Next Station:''' [[Bharuch high-speed railway station|Bharuch]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P''''''1'''<nowiki> Doors will open on the right | </nowiki>'''P2''' Doors will open on the left
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 2'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards → [[Sabarmati high-speed railway station|Sabarmati]] '''Next Station:''' [[Bharuch high-speed railway station|Bharuch]]
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |'''Platform 3'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px white;" |Towards ← [[Bandra Kurla Complex high-speed railway station|Mumbai BKC]] '''Next Station:''' [[Bilimora high-speed railway station|Bilimora]]
|-
| colspan="2" style="border-top:solid 2px black;border-right:solid 2px black;border-left:solid 2px black;border-bottom:solid 2px black;text-align:center;" |[[Foot overbridge|FOB]], [[Island platform]]<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P''''''3''' Doors will open on the left<nowiki> | </nowiki>'''P4''' Doors will open on the right
|-
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''Platform 4'''
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |Towards ← [[Bandra Kurla Complex high-speed railway station|Mumbai BKC]] '''Next Station:''' [[Bilimora high-speed railway station|Bilimora]]
|-
| rowspan="2" valign="top" width="30" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |'''L2'''
| width="85" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
| width="500" style="border-bottom:solid 1px gray;" |
|-
|}

== Features ==
Its design has been made to accommodate sufficient space for passenger movement and amenities at the concourse and platform areas. There will be ticketing and waiting areas, a business-class lounge, a nursery, restrooms, smoking rooms, information booths, retail centres and a public information and announcement system. Moreover, skylight provisions will be present on the roof and exterior sides for natural lighting and reduced energy usage. The station will be developed as a [[transport hub]] through integration with [[Auto-rickshaw|auto]]s, buses and taxis. Such features will be available in all 12 stations of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Aklekar B.|first=Rajendra|title=Maharashtra: Designs of four bullet train stations unveiled |url=https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/maharashtra-designs-of-four-bullet-train-stations-unveiled-23269713|work=Mid-Day|location=Mumbai|date=10 February 2023|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=First glimpses of Surat's Bullet Train station out! See pics|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/industry/first-glimpses-of-surats-bullet-train-station-out-see-pics-article-89476091|work=Hindustan Times|date=10 February 2022|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Surat depot ==
[[File:JR East Shinkansen lineup at Niigata Depot 201210.jpg|thumb|240px|The depot is being constructed on the lines of [[Shinkansen]] train depots of [[Japan]], such as the [[Niigata (city)|Niigata]] depot shown here.]]
The depot is one of the four planned depots of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor, after [[Vapi high-speed railway station#Vapi depot|Vapi]], [[Thane high-speed railway station#Thane depot|Thane]] and [[Sabarmati high-speed railway station#Sabarmati depot|Sabarmati]] depots, out of which the depot at [[Surat]] being built just on the north side of Niyol railway station is the third. It will have all modern and advanced technologies like [[Shinkansen]] train depots in [[Japan]], such as maintenance and cleaning of train sets, with inspection bays, washing plants, stabling lines, etc. Unlike Thane and Sabarmati depots, this depot is being constructed relatively smaller in size, because initially, after the opening of the [[Gujarat]] section of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]], it will handle trainsets on a large scale for a short period of time, until when the [[Maharashtra]] section will be opened. After its opening, the entire high-speed rail corridor will be completed, thus this depot will be converted into a maintenance depot, like the depots at [[Virar high-speed railway station#Maintenance depot|Virar]] and [[Bilimora high-speed railway station#Maintenance depot|Bilimora]]. After conversion, it will have facilities for the stabling of the inspection and maintenance vehicles and material for the maintenance of the track, bridges and [[overhead equipment]]s. Construction began on the depot in February 2022, after acquiring around 38 hectares of land near Niyol railway station, being constructed by [[Ircon International]]. It is part of the high-speed rail corridor project's Package "T-2", which was awarded to Ircon International by the [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited|National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited]] (NHSRCL) in the same month. The depot is also slated to be completed by the time of the station's completion.<ref name="TMRG"/><ref>{{cite news|title=NHSRCL, IRCON Int inks track package contract for MAHSR project|url=https://www.constructionworld.in/transport-infrastructure/metro-rail-and-railways-infrastructure/nhsrcl--ircon-int-inks-track-package-contract-for-mahsr-project/32516|work=Construction World|date=14 February 2022|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

== Connectivity ==
===Road===
The station is located just next to the [[Surat]]-[[Bardoli]] Road towards south. An approach road towards the station's entrance will be built to connect it with the road, from there to the [[Golden Quadrilateral]] and the under-construction [[Delhi–Mumbai Expressway]]. Most of the stations being built in the [[Gujarat]] section of the [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]] are located near or next to state or national highways, in order to provide better and direct connectivity to the stations.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rupera|first=Prashant|title=Bullet train terminals planned close to highways|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vadodara/bullet-train-terminals-planned-close-to-highways/articleshow/64182012.cms|work=The Times of India|date=16 May 2018|access-date=11 October 2023|language=en}}</ref>

===Rail===
The nearest railway station after the station's completion will be Niyol railway station, located around {{cvt|5|km}} south-west from the station, while the nearest major railway stations will be [[Surat railway station|Surat]] and [[Udhna Junction railway station|Udhna]] stations, both located around {{cvt|12|km}} north-west and south-west from the station.

===Air===
[[File:Surat Airport, Gujrat.png|thumb|[[Surat International Airport]]]]
The nearest airport after the station's completion will be [[Surat International Airport]], located around {{cvt|25|km}} south-west from the station.

== See also ==
* [[High-speed rail in India]]
* [[Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed rail corridor]]
* [[National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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{{Mumbai–Ahmedabad HSR corridor stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Surat]]
[[Category:Transport in Surat]]
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