Anand Junction railway station

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 Kanjari Boriyavi Junction, 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
 * 19217/18 Bandra Terminus–Jamnagar Saurashtra Janta 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