Palanpur Junction railway station
Palanpur Junction railway station is a major railway station located in Palanpur, Gujarat, India. The railway station is under the administrative control of Western Railway of Indian Railways. Palanpur Junction railway station has five platforms and a total of six tracks.[1][2]
Palanpur Junction | |
|---|---|
| Indian Railways station | |
 Palanpur railway station, 1952 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Palanpur, Banaskantha district, Gujarat India |
| Coordinates | 24°10′28″N 72°25′50″E |
| Elevation | 261 m (856 ft) |
| Owned by | Indian Railways |
| Operated by | Western Railway |
| Line(s) | Ahmedabad–Delhi main line Jaipur–Ahmedabad line Gandhidham–Palanpur section |
| Platforms | 5 |
| Tracks | 7 |
| Connections | Taxi stand, Autorickshaw |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Available |
| Other information | |
| Status | Functioning |
| Station code | PNU |
| Zone(s) | Western Railway Zone |
| Division(s) | Ahmedabad |
| History | |
| Electrified | Yes |
| Location | |
  Palanpur Junction railway station Location within India  Palanpur Junction railway station Palanpur Junction railway station (Gujarat) | |
Overview
Palanpur Junction railway station, on the Delhi–Ahmedabad main line, comes under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It has direct rail links on the broad gauge to the cities of Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram, Mysore, Bangalore, Pune, Mumbai, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Delhi, Dehradun, Muzaffarpur, Bareilly and Jammu. It is connected to most of the cities and towns in Gujarat such as Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodra, Bhuj, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Bhavnagar and Gandhidham. Indian Railways’ proposal to double the broad-gauge line between Palanpur and Samakhiali has received government backing. The doubling will benefit the districts of Kutch, Patan and Banaskantha in the state of Gujarat.
References
- "Departures from PNU/Palanpur Junction (5 PFs)". India Rail Info.
- "PNU/Palanpur Junction:Timetable". Cleartrip.