- Source: Godhra Junction railway station
Godhra Junction railway station (code GDA) is a railway station in Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India. It serves Godhra city and the surrounding areas like Lunawada and Devgarh-Baria. The station has three platforms. It is under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways, located on New Delhi–Mumbai main line.
History
The Godhra train burning occurred on the morning of 27 February 2002, in which 59 people died in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express train near the station. The victims included Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the city of Ayodhya after a religious ceremony at the disputed Babri Masjid site.
Major trains
The following MEMU trains start/terminate here:
69123/24 Godhra – Anand
69121/22 Godhra – Vadodara
69145/46 Godhra – Anand
69125/26 Godhra – Anand
69147/48 Godhra – Anand
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar kode pos di India
- Godhra Junction railway station
- Godhra
- Sabarmati Express
- Godhra train burning
- Anand Junction railway station
- Gwalior Junction railway station
- Western Railway zone
- Thasra railway station
- Vadodara Junction railway station
- Ujjain Junction railway station