Godhra Junction railway station


Godhra Junction railway station is a railway station in Panchmahal district, Gujarat. Its code is GDA. It serves Godhra city and around areas like Lunawada, Devgarh-Baria etc. The station consists of 3 platforms. It is under Vadodara railway division of Western Railway Zone of Indian Railways. It is located on New Delhi–Mumbai main line of the Indian Railways.

History

The Godhra train burning was an incident that occurred on the morning of 27 February 2002, in which 59 people died in a fire inside the Sabarmati Express train near the Godhra railway station. The victims included Hindu pilgrims who were returning from the city of Ayodhya after a religious ceremony at the disputed Babri Masjid site.

Major Trains

Following MEMU trains start from here: