Surat Railway Station (Code: ST) is a major railway station serving Surat, beside Gothangam, Kosad, , , , and . It is under the administrative control of the

Western Railway zone The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railw ...

of the

Indian Railways Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...

. Surat is A1 – category railway station of

Western Railway Zone The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquartered at Mumbai, Maharashtra. The major railway routes of Indian Railways which come under Western Railw ...

. It is on the

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rail route. The railway station was built in 1860. Going north, Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Railway Station is to the south of

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

. In early 2016, the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation rated the facility the best large station in India based on cleanliness. Railway station of Surat is on the first floor from ground. Surat Municipal Corporation planning to create world class new railway station. The nearest international airport is Surat Airport.

Major trains

Following trains start from Surat railway station: * Surat–Bandra Terminus Intercity Superfast Express * Surat–Mumbai Central Flying Ranee Superfast Express * Surat–Jamnagar Intercity Superfast Express * Surat–Hapa Intercity Weekly Superfast Express *

Surat–Chhapra Tapti Ganga Express The 19045 / 19046 Tapti Ganga Express is an Express train running between of Gujarat and of Bihar. The train is named for the Tapti River in Surat and the Ganga River in Chhapra. It was introduced in 1990 by George Fernandes to run between Sur ...

* Surat–Bhagalpur Tapti Ganga Superfast Express * Surat–Muzaffarpur Express * Surat–Mahuva Superfast Express * Surat–Malda Town Express *

Surat–Amravati Express The 19025 / 19026 Surat–Amravati Express is an express train belonging to Western Railway zone The Western Railway (abbreviated WR) is one of the 19 zones of Indian Railways and is among the busiest railway networks in India, headquarte ...

* Surat–Puri Superfast Express

Gallery

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Kutch Express The 22955 / 22956 Kutch Superfast Express is a Superfast Express train belonging to Indian Railways that runs between Bandra Terminus and . It is a daily service. It operates as train number 22955 from Bandra Terminus to Bhuj and as train numb ...

at a curve outside Surat

References

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