Gandhinagar_Capital_railway_station

Gandhinagar Capital railway station

Gandhinagar Capital railway station

Railway Station in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Gandhinagar Railway Station or Gandhinagar Capital (Station Code: GNC) is a major railway station with a 5-star hotel on its top in the city of Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

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Location

It serves the capital city of Gujarat. The station is located in Sector-14 of Gandhinagar. It was constructed by Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation, a Public Sector Enterprise(PSE) formed by JV between IRCON and RITES.[1]

Major trains

Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station (Platform View)

Following trains halt at Gandhinagar Capital railway station in both direction:[2]

Infrastructure

The station consists of three platforms.
After redevelopment of the station was completed it was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 16 July 2021.[3] The redeveloped station has been designed to be disabled-friendly and a five-star hotel has been built atop the platform. The luxury hotel is said to have 318 rooms and will be operated by a private entity. The hotel has been built to host national and international guests with the entire building been constructed keeping in tune with green building features.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Gandhinagar railway station now has a 5-star hotel atop its railway track". NewsOnAir.
  2. [2]
    "GNC/Gandhinagar Capital:Timetable". Cleartrip.
  3. [3]
    Nandi, Tamal (15 July 2021). "Indian Railways shares 'before' and 'after' pic of Gandhinagar Capital station". Mint. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Gandhinagar Railway Station: 5-star hotel, green building, state-of-the-art lighting". Hindustan Times. 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
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