Ahmedabad Junction Amdavad Junction | |||||||||
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 Express train and Passenger train station | |||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||
| Location | Kalupur, Ahmedabad, Gujarat India | ||||||||
| Coordinates | 23°01′35″N 72°36′07″E / 23.026265°N 72.601902°E | ||||||||
| Elevation | 52.500 metres (172.24 ft) | ||||||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||||||
| Operated by | Western Railways | ||||||||
| Line(s) | Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line, Ahmedabad–Delhi main line, Ahmedabad–Gandhinagar Capital section, Ahmedabad–Gandhidham main line, Jaipur–Ahmedabad line, Ahmedabad–Udaipur line, Ahmedabad–Botad line | ||||||||
| Platforms | 12 (3 under Bullet train construction) | ||||||||
| Tracks | 16 | ||||||||
| Connections | Ahmedabad Metro, BRTS, AMTS bus stop, taxicab stand, auto rickshaw stand | ||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on-ground station) | ||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||
| Other information | |||||||||
| Status | Functioning (WiFi enabled) | ||||||||
| Station code | ADI[1] | ||||||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway zone | ||||||||
| Division(s) | Ahmedabad | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Opened | 20 January 1863[2] | ||||||||
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Ahmedabad Junction railway station (station code: ADI), commonly known as Kalupur railway station, is the main railway station of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. It is also the biggest railway station within Gujarat and one of the major railway stations in India.[citation needed] It is the highest income-generating division in Western Railways. It connects to Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, Howrah and other major cities of India, in addition to being a center of the Gujarati rail network connecting Saurashtra, Kutch, Vadodara, Surat, Himmatnagar, Palanpur, Porbandar, and Bhavnagar Terminus.[citation needed]
- ^ "Indian railway codes". Indian Railways. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
- ^ "First train chugged out of Ahmedabad 154 years ago". The Times of India. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2024.