Vadodara Junction railway station
Vadodara Junction Baroda City Junction | |||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Standard (on ground) | ||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||||||||
| Station code | BRC | ||||||||||||||
| Zone(s) | Western Railway zone | ||||||||||||||
| Division(s) | Vadodara | ||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1861 | ||||||||||||||
| Electrified | Yes | ||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Baroda[1] | ||||||||||||||
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  Vadodara Junction Location within Gujarat  Vadodara Junction Vadodara Junction (India) | |||||||||||||||
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Vadodara Junction railway station (formerly Baroda City Junction, station code: BRC) is the main
History
The station was built in 1861 for the Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway company by then Gaekwad ruler Maharaja Khanderao. The existing building was newly constructed by Indian Railways in 1954 by demolishing the original smaller station. The station celebrated 150 years of establishment on 9 January 2010.
Amenities
It is a fairly large station with 6 platforms on the main line with over 300 trains halting. There are 2 foot overbridges (FOB) connecting platforms 1 and 6. Platforms 2, 3 and 6 have sliding ramps. Platform 1 and platform 6 are equipped with escalators. Additionally there are lifts at platforms 1 and 2 for aged people. There are two exits. One via platform 1 that opens towards the old city (as well as Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and Central Bus Stand) while the other end is towards platform 6 (that open towards the new city- Alkapuri side).[5] Platform 6 is the longest with 704m length. A Pay & Use Toilet facility is available at platform 6.[6]
Platform 1 has waiting room and retiring rooms[7] as well as a refreshment canteen. Several ATM are located just outside platform 1. Platform 7 was situated ahead of platform 1 and acted as a terminus for some passenger and MEMU trains, along with facilitating the reversal of some trains, including the Shanti Express and the Gujarat Sampark Kranti Express, which use the Vadodara Delhi line as well as the Vadodara Ahmedabad line. It was eventually dismantled to make way for the High Speed Railway project.[8]
Railway lines and college
The station serves three lines: the direct line between
The Railway Staff College is the alma mater for Officers of Indian Railways. It is situated in a sprawling campus of 55 acres (22 ha) of garden and wooded land in the Pratap Vilas Palace (built in 1914) at Lalbaug, Vadodara. It provides training to all levels of Indian railway officers, from probationers to general managers.
The college was founded in 1930 at Dehradun and then shifted to its present sylvan surroundings at Vadodara in 1952. Pratap Vilas Palace is surrounded by lush green lawns and was designed by C. F. Stevens in the Renaissance style. The property was purchased from the Gaekwads, the erstwhile rulers of Vadodara, and is home to peacocks and migratory birds.
Electric Loco Shed
It is currently holds 10+
It also has a
.Trains
The following major trains start from Vadodara Junction railway station:
- 22929/30 Vadodara–Bhilad Superfast Express (now extended to Dahanu Road)
- 19035/36 Vadodara–Ahmedabad Intercity Express
- 12927/28 Vadodara–Mumbai Central Express (now extended to Ekta Nagar)
- 20903/04 Vadodara–Varanasi Mahamana Express (now extended to Ekta Nagar)
- 20905/06 Vadodara–Rewa Mahamana Express (now extended to Ekta Nagar)
- 12929/30 Vadodara-Valsad Intercity express
- 22959/60 Vadodara-Jamnagar Intercity express
Gallery
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Vadodara Junction -
Passengers wait next to the Rajkot Express at Vadodara station -
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Railway station new building
References
- ^ "Renaming of Stations". IRFCA.
- ^ "Baroda". indiarailinfo.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "वड़ोदरा स्टेशन पर नहीं ठहरेंगी दिल्ली से चलने वाली कई ट्रेनें". Amarujala.
- ^ "BRC:Passenger Amenities Details As on : 31/03/2018, Division : Vadodara". Raildrishti.
- ^ "1675209-0: You may not need a porter if you have tr BRC/BRC/Vadodara Junction (6 PFs)". India Rail Info. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "???" (PDF). Indianrailways.gov.in. pp. 19–23. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
- ^ "Vadodara station challenge solved". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. The Times of India. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2023.