Gandhidham Junction | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Gandhidham,Gujarat India | ||||
| Coordinates | 23°04′06″N70°08′52″E / 23.068337°N 70.147727°E /23.068337; 70.147727 | ||||
| Elevation | 10.500 metres (34.45 ft) | ||||
| System |  Terminal station | ||||
| Owned by | Indian Railways | ||||
| Operated by | Western Railway | ||||
| Lines | Gandhidham–Bhuj section Gandhidham–Kandla Port section Gandhidham–Palanpur section Gandhidham–Ahmedabad main line | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 6 | ||||
| Connections | Taxi stand, pre-paid auto service | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground) | ||||
| Parking | Available | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Functioning | ||||
| Station code | GIMB | ||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway | ||||
| Division(s) | Ahmedabad | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 7 April 1955 | ||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||
| Previous names | Kutch State Railway | ||||
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Gandhidham Junction railway station (code:-GIMB), located inGandhidham,Gujarat, India, serves the people residing in Gandhidham andKandla areas.
Before the formation of Gandhidham BG railway station by Indian Railways, theCutch State Railway operated 2 ft 6inch narrow-gauge railway line. A train used to run towardsAnjar from the port of Tuna. The railway was financed by the Maharao Khengarji Bawa of Cutch. This started way back in 1905.
The railway line was extended fromAnjar toBhuj in 1908.
The rail line from Varshamedi to Bhachau was opened in 1910. The 15 mile rail line from Anjar to Kandla was started in 1930. Another line was laid fromKandla toDisa in North Gujarat in 1950 by the Indian Railways.
The train which originates from Gandhidham Junction are :
●Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express (12473/12474)
●Garba Superfast Express (12937/12938)
●Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Superfast Express (Via Bhubaneswar) (12993/12994)
●Kamakhya–Gandhidham Express (15567/15668)
●Gandhidham–Nagercoil Express (16335/16336)
●KSR Bangalore–Gandhidham Express (16505/16506)
●Visakhapatnam–Gandhidham Express (20803/20804)
●Tirunelveli–Gandhidham Humsafar Express (20923/20924)
●Gandhidham–Indore Weekly Express (20935/20936)
●Gandhidham–Jodhpur Express (22483/22484)
●Gandhidham–Puri Weekly Express (Via Vizianagaram) (22973/22974)
Cutch State Railway was merged with theWestern Railway on 5 November 1951. The foundation stone of Gandhidham railway station was laid on 7 April 1955. After the gauge conversion of Viramgam–Wankaner–Gandhidham section in the earlier 1980s.[1] the first train from Gandhidham to Mumbai was introduced on 2 October 1984. After the gauge conversion of Gandhidham–Bhuj section in 2001.[2]some of the trains were extended to Bhuj.[3]Gauge conversion of Palanpur–Gandhidham was completed on 24 March 2006.[4] New services were introduced via Palanpur.[5]
The newly established Gandhidham Diesel loco has code of GIMB.
| Serial No. | Locomotive Class | Horsepower | Quantity |
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| 1. | WDG-4G | 4500 | 213 |
| 2. | WDG-6G | 6000 | 37 |
| Total Locomotives Active as of July 2025[6] | 250 | ||
In July 2016, Gandhidham was pronounced the second cleanest railway station in India according to a passenger feedback survey conducted by the Indian Railways as part of the Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan.[7]
