Surat Railway Station (Code: ST)[1] is a major railway station serving Surat, beside Gothangam, Kosad, Utran, Udhna Junction, Bhestan, Niyol and Sachin. It is under the administrative control of the Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. Surat is A1 – category railway station of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is on the Ahmedabad–Vadodara–Mumbai rail route. The railway station was built in 1860.
Surat | |||||||||||
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Indian Railways station | |||||||||||
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Location | Surat, Gujarat India | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 21°12′19″N 72°50′27″E / 21.20514°N 72.84089°E | ||||||||||
Elevation | 59.220 metres (194.29 ft) | ||||||||||
Line(s) | New Delhi–Mumbai main line Surat–Jalgaon line Ahmedabad–Mumbai main line Ahmedabad–Chennai line Howrah–Ahmedabad line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 4 | ||||||||||
Tracks | 6 | ||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (on ground) | ||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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Status | Functioning | ||||||||||
Station code | ST | ||||||||||
Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||||||||
Division(s) | Mumbai WR | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1852 | ||||||||||
Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||
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Going north, Utran Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Udhna Junction Railway Station is to the south of Surat.
In early 2016, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation rated the facility the best large station in India based on cleanliness.[2] Railway station of Surat is on the first floor from ground.
Surat Municipal Corporation planning to create world class new railway station.
The nearest international airport is Surat Airport.[3]
Major trains
editFollowing trains start from Surat railway station:
- Surat–Bandra Terminus Intercity Superfast Express
- Surat–Mumbai Central Flying Ranee Superfast Express
- Surat–Hapa Intercity Weekly Superfast Express
- Surat–Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express
- Surat–Bhagalpur Tapti Ganga Superfast Express
- Surat–Muzaffarpur Express
- Surat–Mahuva Superfast Express
- Surat–Malda Town Express
- Surat–Amravati Express
- Surat–Puri Superfast Express
Gallery
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Surat Railway Station
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Surat opening plaque
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Surat Railway Station
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New electronic coach indicators at Surat
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19132 Kutch Express at a curve outside Surat
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ST/Surat (4 PFs) Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone Indian Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
- ^ "Surat railway station cleanest: survey". The Hindu. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Ahmedabad Airport". AhmedabadAirport.com. Worldviewer.com. Archived from the original on 4 February 2012.