Surat railway station

Surat
Indian Railway Station

Surat railway station
Location Surat, Gujarat
India
Coordinates 21°12′17.80″N 72°50′26.15″E / 21.2049444°N 72.8405972°E / 21.2049444; 72.8405972
Elevation 59.220 metres (194.29 ft)
Line(s) New Delhi–Mumbai main line
Surat-Jalgaon line
Platforms 4
Tracks 6
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code ST
Zone(s) Western Railways
Division(s) Mumbai Central (WR)
History
Opened 1860 (1860)
Electrified Yes

Surat railway station, (Code: ST),[1] is a railway station serving Surat, beside Gothangam, Kosad, Uttran, Udhna Junction, Bhestan, Niol and Sachin. It is under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. It is on the Ahmedabad Railway Station-Vadodara-Mumbai rail route. The railway station was built in 1860.

Jaipur Superfast Express,[2] Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express, Karnavati Express, Paschim Express, Bandra Surat Intercity Express, Indore - Mumbai Avantika Express,[3] Indore - Pune Express, Indore - Surat Express, August Kranti Rajdhani Express,[4] Valsad - Kanpur via. Bhopal Express, Valsad - Sonpur via. Jabalpur Express, Gujarat Express and Mumbai-Porbandar Saurashtra Express pass through this station.

Surat Railway Station
New electronic coach display indicators at Surat railway station
19132 Kutch Express at a curve outside Surat railway station

Going north, Utran Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Udhna Junction Railway Station is to the south of Surat.

Surat opening plaque

In early 2016, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation rated the facility the best large station in India based on cleanliness.[5]

The nearest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (278 kilometres (173 mi)) and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai. The nearest domestic airport is Surat Airport.[6]

See Also

References

  1. ↑ "ST/Surat (4 PFs) Railway Station Map/Atlas WR/Western Zone Indian Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
  2. ↑ "12956/Jaipur- Mumbai Central (Gangaur) SF Express (PT) - Jaipur/JP to Mumbai/BCT WR/Western Zone Indian Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
  3. ↑ "12961/Avantika SF Express (PT) - Mumbai/BCT to Indore BG/INDB WR/Western Zone Indian Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
  4. ↑ "12953/August Kranti Rajdhani Express - Mumbai/BCT to Hazrat Nizamuddin/NZM WR/Western Zone Indian Railway Enquiry". indiarailinfo.com.
  5. ↑ "Surat railway station cleanest: survey". The Hindu. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
  6. ↑
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