Mahesana Junction railway station (also spelt Mehsana unofficially) is located in

Mehsana district Mehsana district (alternate spelling "Mahesana") is one of the 33 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 1.8 million and an area of ov ...

in the Indian state of

Gujarat Gujarat (, ) is a state along the western coast of India. Its coastline of about is the longest in the country, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula. Gujarat is the fifth-largest Indian state by area, covering some ; and the ninth ...

. It serves the city of

Mehsana Mehsana (), also spelled Mahesana, is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat. Established in 14th century, the city was under Gaekwads of Baroda State from 18th century to the independence of India in 1947 ...

History

Rajputana State Railway extended the

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Delhi–Ajmer line to Ahmedabad in 1881. In 1880, the Government of

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addressed His Highness’ Government of

Baroda State Baroda State was a state in present-day Gujarat, ruled by the Gaekwad dynasty of the Maratha Confederacy from its formation in 1721 until its accession to the newly formed Dominion of India in 1949. With the city of Baroda (Vadodara) as its c ...

for the construction of feeder lines in Kadi after the completion of Dabhoi Railway. In Kadi, a network of railway line was spread out. The Government of Bombay and the government of Baroda State, sanctioned the Mehsana–Viramgam line in 1889. The Mehsana–Taranga Hill

line was opened for traffic from 1887 to 1909. The Khodiyar–Mahesana sector was converted to

broad gauge A broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the used by standard-gauge railways. Broad gauge of , commonly known as Russian gauge, is the dominant track gauge in former Soviet Union (CIS ...

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 The Jaipur–Ahmedabad line connects Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan to Ahmedabad, the largest city of Gujarat in India. It is present on Ahmedabad–Delhi main line. Swarna Jayanti Rajdhani Express is the fastest train in this route. History ...

Viramgam–Mahesana section The Viramgam–Mahesana section belongs to Western Railway of Ahmedabad Division. History Viramgam–Mahesana section exists from Princely state time before Independence. Viramgam–Mahesana gauge conversion started during 1991 and completed af ...

was re-opened in 2005, after gauge conversion to

. Mahesana–Taranga Hill line is under gauge conversion to

Infrastructure and Facilities

Mahesana Junction railway station is at an elevation of and is assigned the code MSH. It has 6 platforms and 2 siding tracks. It is railway junction of four lines that are Ahmedabad–Delhi line, Mahesana–Taranga Hill line, Mahesana–Patan line, Mahesana–Viramgam line.

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Trains at Mahesana
Railway stations in Mahesana district Ahmedabad railway division Railway junction stations in Gujarat Railway stations in India opened in 1881 1881 establishments in India Transport in Mehsana {{Gujarat-railstation-stub