GANDHINAGAR CAPITAL STATION REVAMPED

GANDHINAGAR CAPITAL STATION OVERVIEW

There is no need to tell anyone who is an Indian citizen that how a major and key role the Indian Railways plays in their life. From many decades, Indian Railways is working tirelessly day in and day out to provide its duties for a whopping more than 135 crore population. Indian Railways is considered as the cheapest means of transport in India. The fare of journey is kept low so as to provide rail facilities to even the small income families. Indian Railways has become an integral part of our society. But over the time it is felt that modernisation of Indian Railways is quite important with the changing world. Now rail coaches and railway stations are redeveloped as per the modern standards. One such station is the newly redeveloped Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station.

Gandhinagar Capital is a major station of Gujarat and is located in the city Gandhinagar. Its station code is GNC. It is managed by the Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is located on 2 lines namely :- Ahmedabad-Delhi mainline and Khodiyar-Kalol section. It is the main station of capital of Gujarat that is Gandhinagar.

REDEVELOPMENT AT GANDHINAGAR CAPITAL RAILWAY STATION:-

The foundation for its redevelopment was laid by Honourable PM of India Shri Narendra Modi in the year 2017 at an estimated cost of Rs. 250 crores.
The stations has 3 platforms and 4 tracks. Each platform is equipped with all the basic facilities such as drinking water, food stalls and toilets for both men and women.

Model of GNC station showing design of platforms

A 5-star hotel is built inside the station premises to provide all the luxurious and modern facilities to the passengers and honourable guests. This hotel has 300 rooms for staying.

Building of 5-star hotel during its construction

As per the Western Railways, the parking area is designed to accommodate 1000 cars, 200 two-vehicles and 100 auto rickshaws.
The stations building is equipped with 3 lifts and 2 escalators which will be quite useful for senior citizens and divyangs.
There are two different subways to control the heavy traffic of passengers as one subway will serve as entrance and other will serve as exit.

The aerial view of Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station

The hotel building is 77 metres tall. It also has a restaurant and a shopping mall.
The station building is designed to provide tight security for both station and passengers. There are tunnels made to link platforms with each other. The outer boundary wall of the building will be long and tall so as to prevent any person from outside to enter in the station premises without ticket. CCTV cameras are installed at all major points for security purpose. Railway Police Force (RPF) is given the responsibility to safeguard the station.
The station will be declared as a “Green Building” means it will emit zero carbon emission in its day to day processes. 100% electricity for performing various tasks will be generated using the solar panels installed on the roof of the station building.

Model of GNC Railway Station after Redevelopment

As per the Indian Railways Station Development Corporation (IRSDC) which is the nodal agency working on the redevelopment of the station, almost 100% work is completed and station is ready for serving the passengers of Indian Railways. It is reported that PM Narendra Modi will be the honourable guest at the inaugural ceremony of the magnificent Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station.

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The ongoing Gandhinagar Railway Station Development Project involves re-development of existing Gandhinagar Capital Station (GNC) building through passenger amenities and modern facilities. pic.twitter.com/DBpRLZgUl2
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