Anand Junction (station code: ANND) is a major junction located in Anand, Gujarat. It is a junction on the railway line which connects Ahmedabad with Vadodara and Mumbai and was opened in 1901.
A 14 mile long broad-gauge line was opened in 1929 connecting Vadtal with Anand Junction and , with 4 platforms benefitting pilgrims visiting the Swaminarayan Temple in Vadtal. Other broad-gauge branches from Anand connect it to Godhra and Cambay.
In 2011, Indian Railways announced its intention to set up "multi-function complex" including budget hotels at Anand railway station.
Trains
Some MEMU and DEMU trains which originate and terminates here are:
Anand-Ahmedabad MEMU Anand-Bharuch MEMU Anand-Gandhinagar MEMU Anand-Godhra MEMU Anand-Dahod MEMU Anand-Dakor MEMU Anand-Khambhat DEMU Anand-Vadtal MEMU
Some of the important trains that pass through Anand Junction are:
22945/46 Saurashtra Mail 22955/56 Kutch Express 12971/72 Bandra Terminus–Bhavnagar Terminus Express 12833/84 Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express 22137/38 Prerana Express 19167/68 Sabarmati Express 19165/66 Ahmedabad–Darbhanga Sabarmati Express 22927/28 Lok Shakti Express 19707/08 Amrapur Aravali Express 22923/24 Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Humsafar Express 12947/48 Azimabad Express 12917/18 Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express 12479/80 Suryanagri Express 12901/02 Gujarat Mail 12933/34 Karnavati Express 12843/44 Puri–Ahmedabad Express 12989/90 Dadar–Ajmer Superfast Express 11463/64 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Itarsi) 11465/66 Somnath–Jabalpur Express (via Bina) 19115/16 Sayajinagari Express 12931/32 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Double Decker Express 19309/10 Shanti Express 19215/16 Saurashtra Express 22953/54 Gujarat Superfast Express 19033/34 Gujarat Queen 12655/56 Navjeevan Express 12949/50 Kavi Guru Express 17017/18 Rajkot–Secunderabad Express 12009/10 Mumbai Central–Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express 12473/74 Gandhidham–Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Sarvodaya Express 22959/60 Surat–Jamnagar Intercity Express 19035/36 Vadodara–Ahmedabad Intercity Express 11095/96 Ahimsa Express 14707/08 Ranakpur Express 16337/38 Ernakulam–Okha Express 16587/88 Yesvantpur – Bikaner Express 22451/52 Chandigarh–Bandra Terminus Superfast Express 19419/20 Chennai Central−Ahmedabad Express 16209/10 Mysore–Ajmer Express 16507/08 Jodhpur–Bangalore City Express (via Hubballi) 12489/90 Bikaner–Dadar Superfast Express 12959/60 Dadar–Bhuj Superfast Express 20959/20960 Valsad–Vadnagar Intercity Superfast Express 12997/98 Bandra Terminus - Barmer Humsafar Express 21901/02 Bandra Terminus - Barmer Humsafar Express 21903/04 Bandra Terminus - Bikaner AC Superfast Express
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