Viramgam Junction railway station is located in

Ahmedabad district {{Infobox settlement , name = Ahmedabad District , native_name = , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = District of Gujarat , image_skyline = D ...

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 ...

state of India. It serves

Viramgam Viramgam is a town and former princely state in the Indian state of Gujarat. The town is located in the Ahmedabad district, which contains the city of Ahmedabad, the state's largest city. Gateway Distriparks notably flagged off the first export ...

town. Its code is VG. It comes under division 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 ...

. Passenger, Express and Superfast trains halt here.

History

During 19th century Viramgam railway station owned by BB&CI. During which

Ahmedabad–Viramgam section The Ahmedabad–Viramgam section belongs to Western Railway of Ahmedabad Division. History During 19th century Ahmedabad–Viramgam section was owned by BB&CI. During which Ahmedabad–Viramgam section was laid in 1871 by BB&CI. Later BB&CI line ...

was laid in 1871 by BB&CI. Later BB&CI line was extended to Wadhwan.

Railway reorganization

Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway The Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway (reporting mark BB&CI) was a company incorporated in 1855 to undertake the task of constructing railway lines between Bombay to the erstwhile Baroda State, that became the present-day Baroda (Vadoda ...

was merged into the Western Railway on 5 November 1951. Later gauge conversion of

in 1969 and Viramgam–Hapa section has completed in 1980.

Features

It is on

Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line The Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line belongs to Western Railway of Ahmedabad Division in Gujarat State. Geography Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line passes through beautiful Creeks and Salt dunes of Kutch. The railway line is about 300 km in ...

. It is a junction railway station connecting , , , , , , , and . About 40 trains pass through this station daily.

References

Railway stations in Ahmedabad district Ahmedabad railway division Railway junction stations in Gujarat Railway stations opened in 1871 {{Gujarat-railstation-stub