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| opened = 21 March 1887<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boomlive.in/did-vadnagar-railway-station-where-pm-modi-sold-tea-exist-before-1973/|title = Did Vadnagar Railway Station Where PM Modi Sold Tea Exist Before 1973?|date = 17 October 2017}}</ref> | | opened = 21 March 1887 (as [[metre-gauge]], converted to Broad Gauge in 2019) <ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.boomlive.in/did-vadnagar-railway-station-where-pm-modi-sold-tea-exist-before-1973/|title = Did Vadnagar Railway Station Where PM Modi Sold Tea Exist Before 1973?|date = 17 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
In | In 1881, the Government of [[Bombay]] addressed His Highness’ Government of [[Baroda State]] for the construction of feeder lines in Kadi after the completion of Dabhoi Railway. In Kadi, a network of railway line was spread out. The Government of Bombay and the government of Baroda State, sanctioned the Mehsana–Viramgam line in 1889. The Mehsana–Taranga Hill [[metre-gauge]] line was opened for traffic from 1887 to 1909. The line is 57 km. in length. The Mehsana–Vadnagar section was opened to traffic on 21 March 1887, Vadnagar–Kheralu section was opened on 12 Dec 1888 and Kheralu–Taranga Hill section was opened on 20 Aug 1909.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
The [[Viramgam–Mahesana section]] was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history7.html |title= IR History: Part VII (2000–present)| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> The Mehsana–Vadnagar section was converted to broad gauge in July 2019. The Vadnagar–Taranga Hill section is under conversion as of 2020. The Mehsana–Vadnagar section was electrified with [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV AC]] in Jan 2020. The electrification of Vadnagar–Taranga Hill section is under progress as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/railway-electrification-work-in-pms-hometown-done-in-8-months-6241860/|title = Railway electrification work in PM's hometown done in 8 months|date = 30 January 2020}}</ref> The railway line is also planned to be extended up to [[Abu Road railway station]] in neighbouring [[Rajasthan]], connecting to Ahmedabad–Delhi railway line. | The [[Viramgam–Mahesana section]] was converted to {{Track gauge|5ft6in|lk=on}} [[broad gauge]] in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-history7.html |title= IR History: Part VII (2000–present)| publisher=IRFCA| access-date=27 April 2014}}</ref> The Mehsana–Vadnagar section was converted to broad gauge in July 2019. The Vadnagar–Taranga Hill section is under conversion as of 2020. The Mehsana–Vadnagar section was electrified with [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV AC]] in Jan 2020. The electrification of Vadnagar–Taranga Hill section is under progress as of 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/railway-electrification-work-in-pms-hometown-done-in-8-months-6241860/|title = Railway electrification work in PM's hometown done in 8 months|date = 30 January 2020}}</ref> The railway line is also planned to be extended up to [[Abu Road railway station]] in neighbouring [[Rajasthan]], connecting to Ahmedabad–Delhi railway line. | ||
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[[Category:Railway stations in Mahesana district]] | [[Category:Railway stations in Mahesana district]] | ||
[[Category:Ahmedabad railway division]] | [[Category:Ahmedabad railway division]] | ||
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1887]] | [[Category:Railway stations in India opened in 1887]] | ||