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Mahesana Junction railway station
Mahesana Junction | |
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| Indian Railways station | |
 New railway station of Mehsana | |
| Location | Mehsana, Mehsana District, Gujarat India |
| Coordinates | 23°36′12″N 72°23′18″E / 23.603306°N 72.388366°ECoordinates: 23°36′12″N 72°23′18″E / 23.603306°N 72.388366°E |
| Elevation | 95 metres (312 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Western Railway |
| Line(s) | Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Viramgam–Mahesana section Mahesana–Taranga Hill line (under gauge conversion and extension) Mahesana–Patan-Bhildi line |
| Platforms | 6 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Standard on ground |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | No |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning (WiFi enabled) |
| Station code | MSH |
| Division(s) | Ahmedabad |
| History | |
| Opened | 1881 |
| Location | |
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Mahesana Junction railway station (also spelt Mehsana unofficially) is located in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves the city of Mehsana.
About the station[edit | edit source]
Mahesana Junction railway station is at an elevation of 95 metres (312 ft) and is assigned the code MSH.[1] It has 6 platforms and 2 siding tracks. It is connected to rail by four lines that are Ahmedabad–Jaipur line, Mahesana–Taranga Hill line, Mahesana–Patan line, Mahesana–Viramgam line.
History[edit | edit source]
Rajputana State Railway extended the metre-gauge Delhi–Ajmer line to Ahmedabad in 1881.[2] The Khodiyar–Mahesana sector was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge in 1995 and the Mahesana–Palanpur section was converted in 1997, which along with the conversion of the Ajmer–Palanpur section, completed the conversion of the entire Jaipur–Ahmedabad line.[3] Viramgam–Mahesana section was re-opened in 2005, after gauge conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge.[4] Mahesana–Taranga Hill line is under gauge conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)-wide broad gauge.[5] A new railway station on the west side of tracks was built in 2019.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Arrivals at MSH/Mehsana Junction". India Rail Info. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870–1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Part VI (1995–1999)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "IR History: Part VII (2000–present)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ↑ "Gujarat polls: In Narendra Modi's Vadnagar, a trackless station and lack of jobs". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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| Preceding station | Indian Railways | Following station | ||
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toward ? | Western Railway zone | toward ? |
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toward ? | Western Railway zone | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | Western Railway zone Mahesana–Patan line | toward ? |
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| Terminus | Western Railway zone Mahesana–Taranga Hill line (MG) | toward ? |
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