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| {{Infobox station
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| | name = Kevadia
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| | type = [[Indian Railways]] station
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| | address = Opp. Sardar Sarovar Resort, Near Ekta Dwar, [[Kevadia]], [[Narmada district]], [[Gujarat]]
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| | country = [[India]]
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| | caption = Kevadia railway station front view at night
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| | line = [[Dabhoi–Kevadia line]]
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| | structure = Standard on ground
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| | platform = 3
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| | elevation = {{convert|63.01|m|ft}}
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| | coordinates = {{coord|21.87506|N|73.69074|E|display=inline,title}}
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| | tracks = 4
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| | parking = Yes
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| | bicycle = Yes
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| | opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|2021|01|17}}
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| | electrified = Yes
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| | ADA = {{access icon|20px}} Available
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| | owned = [[Indian Railways]]
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| | operator = [[Western Railways]]
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| | code = {{Indian railway code
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| | code = KDCY | |
| | zone = [[Western Railway zone]]
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| | division = {{rwd|Vadodara}}
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| | status = Functioning
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| '''Kevadia railway station''' (station code: '''KDCY''') is located in [[Kevadia]], [[Narmada district]], [[Gujarat]], India. Kevadia railway station consists 3 platforms.
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| == Location ==
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| Facing the Narmada river, it is 7 kilometers away from the small town of [[Kevadia]]. The construction of the station aims to make the ''[[Statue of Unity]]'' more accessible to tourists. Kevadia railway station is located at a distance of just 5 kilometres from ''Statue of Unity''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/indian-railways-building-swanky-new-kevadiya-railway-station-near-the-statue-of-unity-top-10-facts/1741563/|title=Indian Railways building swanky new Kevadiya railway station near the Statue of Unity! Top 10 facts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/railways/you-could-soon-take-a-train-to-see-statue-of-unity/kevadia-station/slideshow/76975977.cms|title=You could soon take a train to see Statue of Unity}}</ref>
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| == Development ==
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| The President of India, [[Ram Nath Kovind]] had laid the foundation stone on 15 December 2018. It is also India's first railway station with a [[Green Building Certification Institute|Green Building Certificate]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/railways/train-to-statue-of-unity-kevadiya-railway-station-coming-up-soon-president-kovind-lays-foundation-stone/1414772/|title=Train to Statue of Unity! Kevadiya railway station coming up soon; President Kovind lays foundation stone|date=15 December 2018|website=The Financial Express|accessdate=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-kovind-visits-statue-of-unity-to-lay-foundation-for-railway-station/articleshow/67103770.cms|title=President Kovind visits Statue of Unity, to lay foundation for railway station|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/statue-of-unity-sardar-patel-narendra-modi-ram-nath-kovind-kevadiya-railway-station-5490689/|title=Town made famous by Statue of Unity to now get a railway station|date=12 December 2018|website=The Indian Express|accessdate=28 March 2019}}</ref><ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/mobi/news/nation/president-visits-statue-of-unity-lays-foundation-stone-of-railway-station/698858.html] {{dead link|date=March 2019}}</ref>
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| The construction of the railway station is set to cost 200 million Indian rupees. The railway line will connect Kevadia to [[Chandod]], Moriya, [[Tilakwada]] and Garudeshwar. The existing Narrow Gauge railway line between Chandod and [[Dabhoi]] has been converted to broad gauge. Another {{cvt|32|km}} stretch is being laid between Chandod and Kevadia.
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| The station building has three levels. The first two levels contain facilities for passengers and the third floor is an art gallery. It was inaugurated on 17 January 2021.
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| ==Trains==
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| * 12927/12928 [[Mumbai Central–Vadodara Express|Kevadia - Dadar Western SF Express]]
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| * 20903/20904 [[Vadodara–Varanasi Mahamana Express|Kevadia - Varanasi Mahamana Express]]
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| * 20905/20906 [[Vadodara–Rewa Mahamana Express|Kevadia - Rewa Mahamana Express]]
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| * 20919/20920 Kevadia–Chennai Central SF Express
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| * 20945/20946 Kevadia–Hazrat Nizamuddin Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express
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| * 20947/20948 Kevadia–Ahmedabad Jan Shatabdi Express
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| * 20949/20950 Kevadia–Ahmedabad Jan Shatabdi Express
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| * 69201/69202 Kevadia–Pratapnagar MEMU
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| * 69203/69204 Kevadia–Pratapnagar MEMU
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| * 69205/69206 Kevadia–Pratapnagar MEMU
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Vadodara Junction railway station]]
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| * [[Dabhoi Junction railway station]]
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| * [[Pratapnagar railway station]]
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| ==External links==
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| *{{IndiaRailInfo|12410}}
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| {{Railway stations in Gujarat}}
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| [[Category:Railway stations in Narmada district]]
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