Godhra Junction railway station
Railway Station in Gujarat, India
22°46′34″N 73°36′21″E / 22.776158°N 73.605836°E / 22.776158; 73.605836
Anand–Godhra section
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Godhra Junction railway station (code GDA) is a railway station in Panchmahal district, Gujarat, India. It serves Godhra city and the surrounding areas like Lunawada and Devgarh-Baria. The station has three platforms. It is under the Vadodara railway division of Western Railway zone of Indian Railways, located on New Delhi–Mumbai main line.[1]
History
The Godhra train burning occurred on the morning of 27 February 2002, in which 59 people died in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express train near the station.[2] The victims included Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the city of Ayodhya after a religious ceremony at the disputed Babri Masjid site.[3]
Major trains
The following MEMU trains start/terminate here:
- 69123/24 Godhra – Anand
- 69121/22 Godhra – Vadodara
- 69145/46 Godhra – Anand
- 69125/26 Godhra – Anand
- 69147/48 Godhra – Anand
References
- ^ "GDA/Godhra Junction". India Rail Info.
- ^ "Death for 11, life sentence for 20 in Godhra train burning case". The Times of India. 1 March 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Eleven sentenced to death for India Godhra train blaze". BBC News. 1 March 2011.
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