Gandhinagar Jaipur railway station

Gandhi Nagar Jaipur railway station (station code – GADJ) is a railway station in Jaipur. It is located in Bajaj Nagar area of the city. It is close to Tonk Road and Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg (Jaipur) and mainly caters to the southern areas of the city. Many trains to and from Delhi have a stoppage at this station.[1][2]

Gandhi Nagar Jaipur
Indian Railways station
General information
LocationTonk Road, Tonk Phatak, Jaipur, Rajasthan
India
Elevation428.63 metres (1,406.3 ft)
Owned byIndian Railways
Line(s)Delhi–Jaipur line
Construction
ParkingAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access Available
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeGADJ
Zone(s) North Western Railway zone
Division(s) Jaipur
History
Electrified2020
Location
Gandhi Nagar Jaipur is located in Jaipur
Gandhi Nagar Jaipur
Gandhi Nagar Jaipur
Location within Jaipur
Gandhi Nagar Jaipur is located in Rajasthan
Gandhi Nagar Jaipur
Gandhi Nagar Jaipur
Gandhi Nagar Jaipur (Rajasthan)
Map
Interactive map

This is the first all-woman operated railway station in India. This is a great step toward women's empowerment.[3]

Platform edit

The station has two platforms and entry/exit on either side of the station.

Mostly, Train going to Delhi, Gurgaon, Alwar, Kotputli, Ghaziabad, haridwar etc stops at platform no1 and Train coming from these places stops at platform no2

viceversa, Train going to Ajmer stops at platform no 2 and train coming from Ajmer, stops at platform no 1


Facilities edit

The station has current, reservation and tatkal ticket counter. Other amenities available at Gandhi Nagar railway station are one railway over-bridge, two foot over-bridges, semi-covered platforms, waiting seats, toilets, wheel-chair, Digital information screen, parking, etc. However, the station doesn't have any food vending kiosk or cloak room.

Now the station also have facility of escalator on both side so you don't have to climb on stairs.

Important trains edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Gandhinagar Jpr Railway Station – Trains Timetable passing through Gandhinagar Jpr Station". Cleartrip.
  2. ^ "Jaipur Gandhinagar Railway Station (GADJ) Timetable & Trains-Goibibo". www.goibibo.com.
  3. ^ "Indian Railways celebrates International Women's Day with fervor". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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