Surat railway station
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Surat Railway Station, station code ST, is the largest and very important railway station serving surat city, beside Gotahngam, Kosad, Uttran, Udhan Jn, Bhestan, Niol and Sachin railway station serving Surat
city, the second largest city in the Gujarat state
of India
. It is under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways
. Though Surat deserve a division of western railway and Udhna Jn as full fledged tarminal It is not yet granted by Western railway. It is on the Ahemdabad Railway Station-Vadodara
-Mumbai
rail route. The railway station was built in 1860. It is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahemedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kanpur ,Nagpur and all the major stations in India by a number of trains. Jaipur Superfast Express , Ahmedabad-Mumbai Shatabdi Express, Karnavati Express, Paschim Express, Surat-Bandra Express, Indore - Mumbai Avantika Express
, Indore - Pune Express, Indore - Surat Express, August Kranti Rajdhani Express
, Valsad - Kanpur via. Bhopal Express, Valsad - Sonpur via. Jabalpur Express, Gujarat Express and Mumbai-Porbandar Saurashtra Express pass through this station.Recently Surat is introduced as an halt for Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani.
Advance Railway Ticketing System is installed at the station to issue unreserved tickets in advance. Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) is also available. Going north, Utran Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Udhna Junction Railway Station is to the south of Surat
.
Inside the Station you will find Axis bank ATM and also Atm's of some other bank. Food Express Restaurant which is opened for all 24 hours is located at 1st floor.
Outside the station there is the city bus terminal from where you can go to suburbs and important area of the city
Sardar Patel Museum, Textile Market and the Dutch Garden are nearby sites to visit.
Opposite the railway station is Hotel Yuvraj, a 3 star hotel catering to the needs of the travelers. Surat Bus Station is very near. The nearest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
(278 km.) and nearest domestic airport is surat airport.
As the train comes at first floor, Surat railway station is the only railway station in the world where the trains comes at first floor which makes it a special place.
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
city, the second largest city in the Gujarat state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. It is under the administrative control of Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. Though Surat deserve a division of western railway and Udhna Jn as full fledged tarminal It is not yet granted by Western railway. It is on the Ahemdabad Railway Station-Vadodara
Vadodara
Vadodara formerly known as Baroda is the third most populated city in the Indian State of Gujarat . It is one of the four cities with the population of over 1 million...
-Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
rail route. The railway station was built in 1860. It is connected to Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahemedabad, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Lucknow, Jaipur, Kanpur ,Nagpur and all the major stations in India by a number of trains. Jaipur Superfast Express , Ahmedabad-Mumbai Shatabdi Express, Karnavati Express, Paschim Express, Surat-Bandra Express, Indore - Mumbai Avantika Express
Avantika Express
The Avantika Express is a superfast express train service which runs between Indore Junction BG railway station of Indore City in the western part of Madhya Pradesh state and Mumbai Central railway station of Mumbai the capital of Maharashtra...
, Indore - Pune Express, Indore - Surat Express, August Kranti Rajdhani Express
August Kranti Rajdhani Express
The August Kranti Rajdhani Express which connects Mumbai to Delhi Hazrat Nizamuddin, is a sister train to the main Mumbai Rajdhani. It is named after the August Kranti Maidan formerly known as the Gowalia Tank Maidan from where the Quit India Movement was launched in August 1942.-Service:The...
, Valsad - Kanpur via. Bhopal Express, Valsad - Sonpur via. Jabalpur Express, Gujarat Express and Mumbai-Porbandar Saurashtra Express pass through this station.Recently Surat is introduced as an halt for Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani.
Advance Railway Ticketing System is installed at the station to issue unreserved tickets in advance. Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) is also available. Going north, Utran Railway Station is the nearest railhead. Udhna Junction Railway Station is to the south of Surat
Surat
Surat , also known as Suryapur, is the commercial capital city of the Indian state of Gujarat. Surat is India's Eighth most populous city and Ninth-most populous urban agglomeration. It is also administrative capital of Surat district and one of the fastest growing cities in India. The city proper...
.
Inside the Station you will find Axis bank ATM and also Atm's of some other bank. Food Express Restaurant which is opened for all 24 hours is located at 1st floor.
Outside the station there is the city bus terminal from where you can go to suburbs and important area of the city
Sardar Patel Museum, Textile Market and the Dutch Garden are nearby sites to visit.
Opposite the railway station is Hotel Yuvraj, a 3 star hotel catering to the needs of the travelers. Surat Bus Station is very near. The nearest international airport is Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is India's eighth busiest airport with an average of 250 aircraft movements a day. It services the metropolitan areas of two cities in the State of Gujarat - Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar. The airport is located from the Ahmedabad Railway Station. It is...
(278 km.) and nearest domestic airport is surat airport.
- Station Code: ST
- Reservation enquiry: Dial local line 135 (IVRS)
- Arrival and departure enquiry: Dial local line 131, 132,133 (IVRS)
As the train comes at first floor, Surat railway station is the only railway station in the world where the trains comes at first floor which makes it a special place.