Mahesana Junction railway station

Mahesana Junction
મહેસાણા જંક્શન
Indian Railway Junction Station
New railway station of Mehsana
Location Mehsana, Mehsana District, Gujarat
 India
Coordinates 23°36′11″N 72°23′20″E / 23.603°N 72.389°E / 23.603; 72.389Coordinates: 23°36′11″N 72°23′20″E / 23.603°N 72.389°E / 23.603; 72.389
Elevation 95 metres (312 ft)
Owned by Indian Railways
Operated by Western Railway
Line(s) Jaipur–Ahmedabad line
Viramgam–Mahesana section
Mahesana–Taranga Hill line (MG)
Mahesana–Patan line
Platforms 6
Tracks 8
Construction
Structure type Standard on ground
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities No
Other information
Status Functioning
Station code MSH
Division(s) Ahmedabad
History
Opened 1881
Location
Mahesana railway station
Location in Gujarat

Mahesana railway station (also spelt Mehsana unofficially) is located in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It serves the city of Mehsana.

The station

Mahesana railway station is at an elevation of 95 metres (312 ft) and is assigned the code — MSH.[1]

History

Rajputana State Railway extended the metre gauge Delhi–Ajmer line to Ahmedabad in 1881.[2] The Khodiyar–Mahesana sector was converted to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge in 1995 and the Mahesana–Palanpur section was converted in 1997, which along with the conversion of the Ajmer–Palanpur section, completed the conversion of the entire Jaipur–Ahmedabad line.[3] Viramgam-Mahesana section was re-opened in 2005, after gauge conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge.[4] Mahesana–Taranga Hill line is under gauge conversion to 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) wide broad gauge.[5] A new railway station on the west side of tracks is under construction.

References

  1. ↑ "Arrivals at MSH/Mehsana Junction". indiarailinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "IR History: Early Days II (1870-1899)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "IR History: Part VI (1995-1999)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "IR History: Part VII (2000-present)". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Gujarat polls: In Narendra Modi's Vadnagar, a trackless station and lack of jobs". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
Preceding station   Indian Railways   Following station
Bhandu Motidau
Western Railway zone
Sobhasan
Boriyavi
Western Railway zoneTerminus
TerminusWestern Railway zone
Mahesana-Patan line
Panchot
TerminusWestern Railway zone
Mahesana-Taranga Hill line (MG)
Visnagar


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