Anand Junction (station code: ANND) is a major junction located in Anand, Gujarat. It is a junction on the railway line which connects Ahmedabad with

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and

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and was opened in 1901. A 14 mile long

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line was opened in 1929 connecting

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with Anand Junction and , with 4 platforms benefitting pilgrims visiting the Swaminarayan Temple in Vadtal. Other broad-gauge branches from Anand connect it to

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and

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In 2011,

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announced its intention to set up "multi-function complex" including budget hotels at Anand railway station.

Trains

Some

MEMU On Indian Railways, the MEMUs are electric multiple unit (EMU) trains that serve short and medium-distance routes in India, as compared to normal EMU trains that connect urban and suburban areas. The acronym stands for Mainline Electric Multiple ...

and

DEMU A diesel multiple unit or DMU is a multiple-unit train powered by on-board diesel engines. A DMU requires no separate locomotive, as the engines are incorporated into one or more of the carriages. Diesel-powered single-unit railcars are also ...

trains which originate and terminates here are: * Anand-Ahmedabad MEMU * Anand-Bharuch MEMU * Anand-Gandhinagar MEMU * Anand-Godhra MEMU * Anand-Dahod MEMU * Anand-Dakor MEMU * Anand-Khambhat DEMU * Anand-Vadtal MEMU Some of the important trains that pass through Anand Junction are: * 22945/46 Saurashtra Mail * 22955/56 Kutch Express * 19217/18

Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Saurashtra Janta Express Bandra ( æːɳɖɾa also known as Vandre ( �aːn̪d̪ɾe is an upscale coastal suburb located in Mumbai (Bombay) area of the Konkan division, Maharashtra, India. The suburb is located to the immediate north of River Mithi, which separates B ...

* 12971/72 Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Express * 12833/84

Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express The 12833 / 12834 Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 12834 from Howrah to Ahmedabad and as train number 12833 in the rev ...

* 22137/38

Prerana Express The 22137 / 22138 Nagpur–Ahmedabad Prerana Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22138 from Ahmedabad Junction to Nagpur Junction and as train number 22137 in th ...

* 19167/68

Sabarmati Express The 19167 / 19168 Sabarmati Express is an express train which connects the city of Ahmedabad in the western state of Gujarat to Varanasi city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh through Jhansi. The train may take up to two days to complete ...

* 19165/66 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express * 22927/28

Lok Shakti Express The 22927 / 22928 Lok Shakti Express is an Express trains in India, Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus & Ahmedabad railway station, Ahmedabad in India. It is a daily service. It operates as train numbe ...

* 19707/08

Amrapur Aravali Express The 14701 /14702 Amrapur Aravali Express is an mail/express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14701 from Shri Ganganagar to Bandra Terminus in DN direction and as train number 1470 ...

* 22923/24

Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Humsafar Express The 22923 / 22924 Bandra Terminus - Jamnagar Humsafar Express is a superfast train belonging to Western Railway zone that runs between Bandra Terminus and Jamnagar. It is currently being operated with 22923/22924 train numbers on tri-weekly ba ...

* 12947/48

Azimabad Express The 12947 / 12948 Azimabad Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train running between two capital cities of Ahmedabad in Gujarat and Patna in Bihar. "Azimabad" was the old name of Patna during the later Mughal peri ...

* 12917/18 Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express * 12479/80

Suryanagri Express The 12479 / 12480 Suryanagri Express is a Superfast train running between the Indian cities of Jodhpur and Bandra Terminus, Mumbai. It initially plied between Jodhpur and Ahmedabad as the 4845/46 Suryanagri Express. In the 2002/03 railway budg ...

* 12901/02 Gujarat Mail * 12933/34

Karnavati Express The 12933 / 12934 Karnavati Superfast Express is one of four express trains belonging to Indian Railways that offer Chair Car services between (ADI) and (MMCT) in India. It operates as train number 12934 from Ahmedabad Junction to Mumbai Cent ...

* 12843/44 Puri–Ahmedabad Express * 12989/90 Dadar–Ajmer Superfast Express * 11463/64

Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi) The 11463 / 11464 Somnath–Jabalpur Junction Express (via Itarsi) is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways – West Central Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 11463 from Somnath to Jabalpur Jun ...

* 11465/66

Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina) The 11465 / 11466 Somnath–Jabalpur Junction Express (via Bina) is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. Service The 11466 Jabalpur Junction–Somnath Express covers the distance of 1570 kilometres ...

* 19115/16

Sayajinagari Express The 20907/20908 Sayaji Nagari Express is a Superfast train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and . It operates as train number 20907 from Dadar to Bhuj and as train number 20908 in the reverse direction. It is a daily service. Co ...

* 12931/32

Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express The 12931 / 12932 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express is a Double Decker Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Mumbai Central (MMCT) and Ahmedabad Junction (ADI) in India. It runs 6 days in week except Sunday ...

* 19309/10 Shanti Express * 19215/16

Saurashtra Express The 19015/19016 Saurashtra Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 19015 from Mumbai Central to Porbandar and as train number 19016 in the reverse direction. It is ...

* 22953/54

Gujarat Superfast Express The 22953 / 22954 Gujarat Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railw ...

* 19033/34

Gujarat Queen The 19033 / 19034 Gujarat Queen is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that run between and in India. It operates as train number 19033 from Valsad to Ahmedabad Junction and as train number 19034 in the reverse direction. Coaches G ...

* 12655/56 Navjeevan Express * 12949/50

Kavi Guru Express The Kavi Guru Express series of trains were introduced by Indian Railways in 2011 for the 1st time together with the Rajya Rani Express. They were introduced by the then Railway Minister of India Ms. Mamata Banerjee in honour of Rabindranath Ta ...

* 17017/18

Rajkot–Secunderabad Express Rajkot Secunderabad Express (Train No.s 22717 / 22718) refers to a pair of superfast trains operated by the South Central Railway zone of the Indian Railways between in Gujarat and in Hyderabad, Telangana. History The Rajkot–Secunderabad ...

* 12009/10

Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express The 12009 / 12010 Mumbai Central - Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express is an Express train of Shatabdi class belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It is a 6 days in week service. Earlier it would operate excluding Fridays, later ...

* 12473/74

Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express Sarvodaya Express is a Express train of the Indian Railways connecting Gandhidham Junction in Gujarat and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra of Jammu and Kashmir. It is currently being operated with 12473/12474 train numbers on a weekly basis. Serv ...

* 22959/60

Surat–Jamnagar Intercity Express The 22959/22960 Surat - Jamnagar Intercity Express is a Superfast train belonging to Indian Railways - Western Railway zone that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22959 from to and as train number 22960 in the reverse ...

* 19035/36 Vadodara–Ahmedabad Intercity Express * 11095/96

Ahimsa Express The 11095/11096 Ahimsa Express is an Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It is currently being operated with 11095/11096 train numbers on a weekly basis. It operates as train number 11095 from Ahmedabad ...

* 14707/08

Ranakpur Express The 14707 / 14708 Ranakpur Express is an express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 14707 from Bikaner to Dadar and as train number 14708 in the reverse direction. It is named after ...

* 16337/38

Ernakulam–Okha Express The 16337 / 16338 Ernakulam–Okha Express also called as Okha Express is bi-weekly Express trains in India, Express train running between the cities of Kochi in Kerala and Okha, India, Okha in Gujarat. It mainly connects the people of Kerala l ...

* 16587/88 Yesvantpur – Bikaner Express * 22451/52

Chandigarh–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express The 22451 / 22452 Chandigarh–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and in India. It operates as train number 22452 from Chandigarh Junction to Bandra Terminus and as ...

* 19419/20 Chennai Central−Ahmedabad Express * 16209/10 Mysore–Ajmer Express * 16507/08 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi) * 12489/90

Bikaner–Dadar Superfast Express The 12489 / 90 Bikaner–Dadar Western Superfast Express is a Superfast Express trains in India, Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways – North Western Railway zone that runs between Bikaner, Bikaner Junction and in India. It ...

* 12959/60

Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express The 12959/12960 Bhuj Dadar Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between and Mumbai in India. It is a 2 days a week service. It operates as train number 12959 from Dadar Western to Bhuj and as tr ...

References

Railway stations in Anand district Vadodara railway division Railway junction stations in Gujarat Railway stations opened in 1901 {{Gujarat-railstation-stub